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• St. Albans

  … town at the mouth of "Coal River":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/ … ;lock and dam system on Coal River":https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/ … wharf facilities on the "Kanawha River":https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/ …

• St. Albans Archeological Site

  … were found on the eroded bank of the "Kanawha River":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/1123 at St. … of flint, and larger implements including hammerstones and anvils made from river cobbles. Hearths and other types of thermal features were …

• St. Joseph’s Hospital

  … new hospital was built on the old McConahey estate at 19th Street and Murdoch Avenue, on an elevation overlooking the "Ohio River":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/1740. The new six-story brick structure was built for $600,000 in a colonial …

• St. Joseph Settlement

  Nestled in the hills above the "Ohio River":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/1740 on the Marshall-Wetzel county border are the pristine farms of the St. Joseph Settlement, also known as the German Settlement. The people who live here are …

• St. Marys

  … a shipping port on the "Ohio River":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/1740 … until 1928, a factory making buttons from river mussel shells employed between 50 and 100 … St. Marys is located on the Ohio River at the intersection of State Routes 2 …

• Agriculture

  … ://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/931, and "Wood":https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/1339 counties along the Ohio River and in the central counties of "Harrison":https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/273, "Barbour": …

• John Peter Salling

  … . They followed the New until the river became too dangerous to navigate, … and traveling overland to the "Coal River":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/ … ;:http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/1740 rivers, and reached the Mississippi on June …

• Salt Industry

  … of being closer to markets. Also, Ohio River salt manufacturing fit well with the … from the Kanawha field, the Ohio River field eventually marginalized the Kanawha salt … and eventually adversely affected the Ohio River field as well. Salt production on …

• Sampson Sanders

  … in Cabell County. He owned large acreages on the Guyandotte and Mud rivers east of Barboursville and the largest flour mill in Cabell County. At … and is buried with his mother near Milton. Saunders Creek, a Mud River tributary, is named for the family.

• Sandy Creek Expedition

  … settlements in the New, Greenbrier, and Tygart river valleys. Scores of settlers were killed, … , left Fort Frederick on the New River near Ingles Ferry on February 18. … due to harsh weather, swollen streams and rivers, and lack of provisions. They reached …

• Savage Grant

  … 28,627 acres along the Ohio River and the lower Guyandotte and Big Sandy rivers to John Savage and 59 others who had … to the mouth of the Guyandotte River to take possession. Thomas built … side of the Guyandotte at the river’s mouth, while Jonathan built …

• Alderson Federal Prison Camp

  … for Women. Its first warden was Mary B. Harris. The prison complex is located near Alderson on the "Greenbrier River":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/33 in Summers County. Prior to the construction of Alderson Federal Prison Camp, there …

• Allegheny Front

  … the northwest, west of the "Greenbrier River":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/ … miles southwest of the "New River":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles … the valley of the "Bluestone River":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/ …

• Battle of Scary Creek

  … on the west side of the Kanawha River just opposite Nitro, Scary Creek was the … consolidated at the mouth of the Pocatalico River, downstream and on the opposite side … Cox’s advance party crossed the Kanawha River and encountered Confederate pickets at the …

• Battle of Allegheny Mountain

  … first year. More than a month after an October 3 battle at Camp Bartow (known as the Battle of "Greenbrier River":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/33), the Confederate army stationed at that point withdrew to winter quarters atop the summit …

• Allegheny Trail

  … , Randolph, Tucker, and Preston counties on its way to Pennsylvania. The trail proceeds by way of the "Greenbrier River":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/33, Glady Fork, "Canaan Valley":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/908, …

• American Electric Power

  … is home to AEP’s largest generating facility—the giant coal-fired John E. Amos Plant, located on the "Kanawha River":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/1123 west of "Charleston":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/1089. The 2.9- …

• Hancock County

  … 88.2 square miles. The "Ohio River":https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/1740 … road, State Route 2, parallels the Ohio River, connecting Hancock County to Wheeling and … Newell farm in 1902 across the Ohio River in Hancock County. At Newell, the …

• Amphibians and Reptiles

  … sites for Blanchard’s cricket frog along the Ohio River and for the upland chorus frog in " … turtle * Northern map turtle * Ouachita map turtle * Eastern river cooter * Northern red-bellied cooter * Eastern musk turtle …

• Thomas Anshutz

  … , and William Glackens. Other landscapes by Anshutz include scenes along the "Shenandoah":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/388 and "Potomac":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/1904 rivers. Anshutz died in Pennsylvania.

• Sectionalism and the Virginias

  … The area east of the fall line, the point on the rivers where the first rapids or falls were encountered, became … were hampered by eastern control of the legislature. The "James River & Kanawha Canal":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/964 …

• Appalachia

  … /198 of West Virginia and Kentucky to the west. In the middle lies a fertile ridge and valley district split by great river drainages such as the "Shenandoah":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/388, the James, the "New":http://www. …

• Seneca

  … ceded all lands south and east of the "Ohio River":https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/1740, which despite … reduced the Seneca to a tiny reservation along the Allegheny River headwaters. Though individual Senecas and their "Mingo" …

• Seneca Caverns

  … , and flowstone mounds. Several of the formations are pure white in color. The cave is located in limestone of the Black River Group (Ordovician Age) along the crest of the Wills Mountain Anticline. Stratosphere Balloon Cave is also located on the Seneca …

• Seneca State Forest

  … ;:http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/1876, on the "Greenbrier River":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/33. It … County although not through the forest. The "Greenbrier River Trail":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/34 and …