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Rivers
Big Sandy River
Blackwater River
Birch River
Bluestone River
... 28 more
Coal Mining
Mining for the Salt Industry
Cannel Coal
Coal River Navigation
Coming of the Railroads
... 18 more
Geology
Paleozoic Era
"Old Appalachia"
The Mountains Rise
Appalachian Orogeny
... 15 more
River Transportation
Prehistoric River Travel
Keelboats and Flatboats
James Rumsey's Steamboat
The First Steamboats
... 5 more
Charleston's Oldest Houses
Holly Grove
Col. Henry Hewitt Wood House
Augustus Ruffner House
Craik-Patton House
... 3 more
Hatfield-McCoy Feud
The Feud Begins: 1865
The Feud Ignites: 1878-1880
A Feud Romance
Murder
... 5 more
Other Historic Charleston Houses
Justus Collins House
W. A. Ohley House
Frank Woodman House
Staunton-Zimmerman House
... 50 more
Early Industry
Making Iron
U.S. Armory and Arsenal
Making Pottery
Making Salt
... 6 more
Timbering and Logging
TIM-BER!
Log Skidding
Log Drives
Logging Railroads
... 12 more
Glass Making
The Natural Ingredients
Types of Glassmaking
Tableware
Seneca Glass
... 16 more
Roads
National Road
Wheeling Suspension Bridge
James River & Kanawha Turnpike
Northwestern Virginia Turnpike
... 13 more
Colleges and Universities
West Liberty University
Bethany College
Greenbrier College for Women
Storer College
... 30 more
West Virginia since 1945
Coal Mine Mechanization
Decline in Manufacturing
Civil Rights Movement
Growing Poverty
... 22 more
Mountains and Knobs
Allegheny Mountains
Blue Ridge Mountains
Cheat Mountain
Droop Mountain
... 13 more
Wildlife
Amphibians and Reptiles
Cheat Mountain Salamander
Snakes
Birds
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