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  • Schoolhouse Cave

    … quot;:https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/70 wars the occupants of Hinkle’s Fort … niter mining operation probably occurred during the War of 1812. At some point the … been worked by Unionists during the "Civil War":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/ …

  • Hardy County

    … of the Revolution, and during the "Civil War":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/ … was divided in its allegiances during the Civil War, with those favoring the Union … Hanson McNeill. Toward the end of the war, in their most daring raid, the …

  • Sewell Mountain

    … on the summit, and it was here that he first saw "Traveller":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/761, the great war horse he later purchased for $200 in Confederate currency. Mining in the Sewell coal seam began in the 1870s as railroads …

  • History of West Virginia

    … in 1781. The last important Revolutionary War engagement in Western Virginia occurred in … lot with the Confederacy. Throughout the Civil War, Virginia had two governments. … rayon, nylon, and automotive antifreezes. World War II further accelerated the making …

  • Berkeley County

    … During the "French and Indian War":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles … them. Between the French and Indian War and the Revolution, Adam Stephen purchased … 75 percent Confederate during the "Civil War":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org …

  • Berkeley Springs

    … named for him. During the "Revolutionary War":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/ … well as the wounded. After the war, Berkeley Springs prospered as a resort … other property owners. During the "Civil War":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org …

  • Storer College

    … a product of the Reconstruction Era following the Civil War, was established in 1867 in & … he was succeeded by Henry T. McDonald. Early civil rights activities took place at Storer … not hold a lasting place in the civil rights struggles of the 20th century. …

  • Strauder v. West Virginia

    … state law. In doing so, the 1879 decision gave meaning to the post-Civil War amendment’s ban on race discrimination. Taylor Strauder, a black man in … the colored race the enjoyment of all the civil rights that under the law are enjoyed …

  • Alexander Robinson Boteler

    … losses of Southern leaders Boteler knew, the war also exacted a toll on his property … Fountain Rock had escaped earlier in the war when Union troops first seized control … now Morgan's Grove Park. After the war, Boteler returned to Shepherdstown and ran …

  • 201st Field Artillery

    … Militia companies to reorganize after the Civil War was the Berkeley Light Infantry, … service in the "Spanish-American War":https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/ … again mobilized during the "Korean War":https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/ …

  • Thurmond’s Rangers

    … known as Thurmond’s, Morris’s, and Houndshell’s. An estimated 650 men served with this larger unit during the war, which in late 1863 became 44th Virginia Cavalry Battalion and part of the regular army. The mountaineers who comprised Thurmond’s Rangers …

  • Traveller

    … the horse for $200, Confederate money. Lee called his new mount Greenbrier, but later changed the name. For the remainder of the war and the rest of his life, Lee rode Traveller as his primary horse with an American saddle from St. Louis. With his grey …

  • Cabell County

    … . During the "French and Indian War":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/ … extended to Barboursville in 1814. During the Civil War era, residents of Cabell County … and Memorial Park, dedicated to World War I veterans. "Camden Park" …

  • Integration

    … ’s history of race relations is an unusual one. Born in the "Civil War":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/1193, the state had abolished " … prior to the signing of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. The schools in West Virginia were …

  • Stonewall Jackson

    … . Three promotions for gallantry came in the Mexican War. Jackson took part in the Siege of Veracruz … faced him. He was so unpretentious that for the first year of the Civil War, Jackson wore the blue uniform of a VMI faculty member. His favorite mount …

  • Capon Springs Resort

    … -room Mountain House at Capon Springs. After the Civil War, former Confederate Capt. William H. Sale took over and began a major … guest cottages were also added. During World War II, dignitaries and military officials vacationed from nearby …

  • Jefferson County

    … the family flourished there until the "Civil War":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/ … seceded from the Union. Disenfranchised after the war because of their support of the … of both the Brown and Mine Wars treason trials. Jefferson County’s economy, …

  • Jenkins Raid

    … 5,000 soldiers stationed in and near Charleston be brought to Washington, to be used in the more active eastern theater of war. This reduction of federal strength in the Kanawha Valley did not pass unnoticed. On August 18, Confederate Gen. William Wing …

  • Caves

    … Organ Cave was apparently mined during the War of 1812 and during the Civil … mined for saltpeter (potassium nitrate) during the Civil War. The best preserved "saltpeter … natural bomb shelters during the Cold War, and civil defense signs were placed near …

  • Wheeling

    … /838 evolved into "Dunmore’s War":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/ … had important Union facilities during the Civil War, including "Camp Carlile& … .wvencyclopedia.org/articles/305. After the war, Wheeling maintained its commercial prominence, …

  • Coal Industry

    … employed more than 1,000 workers. The Civil War retarded the industry’s growth, … /1576; and the Monongalia-Fairmont coalfield wars, which occurred between 1927 and 1931. … settlements. During the Depression and World War II, the coal industry laid the …

  • World War II

    … 830 West Virginians were killed in World War II. Mountaineers distinguished themselves throughout the … Medal of Honor recipient from World War II. "George ‘‘Spanky’’ Roberts" … on the home front joined the Civil Defense Corps and grew their own …

  • Madison

    … burned by Union troops early in the "Civil War":https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/1193. The second courthouse, made of … occupied a strategic place during the "Mine Wars":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/1799. …

  • Marshall University

    … until the beginning of the Civil War, when Marshall College closed … . At the end of the Civil War, the new state of … at the beginning of World War II, after inaugurating graduate courses … into the professional ranks. The war years under President John D …

  • Mason County

    … service in the "French and Indian War":https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/2069 … county was 4,868. During the "Civil War":https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/ … to a farm near Pliny after the war. Mason County was well represented in …

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