Charleston and Kanawha County West Virginia History & Genealogy

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History of Charleston and
Kanawha County, WV
By W. S. Laidley,
1911
1,021
pages, indexed, illustrated, searchble
- Bonus Book -
History of
Kanawha
County
From
Its Organization in 1789 Until the
Present Time
Embracing
Accounts of Early Settlements,
And Thrilling Adventures With
The Indians, Derived From
History and Aged Citizens.
Biographical Sketches of A
Large Number of the Early
Settlers of the Great
Kanawha
Valley
.
Illustrated by
Numerous Engravings
By Geo. W. Atkinson
1876
340 pages, indexed & illustrated
- Bonus Book -
Kanawha County, WV
Geological Survey
By Charles Krebs,
1914
792
pages, indexed, illustrated, searchable
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Simon Kenton and two companions whose names were not recorded built a cabin at the mouth of the Elk River in 1771, making them the first
Englishmen to call present day Kanawha County their home. A roving band of Indians discovered them, and considering them trespassers on t
heir hunting grounds, attacked them. One of Kenton's companions was killed in the attack. After making their escape, Simon Kenton and his
remaining companion decided to leave the county for good.
In 1773, Colonel Thomas Bullitt and several others explored the
Kanawha
Valley
to survey the land in anticipation of being granted large tracts
of the land in return for their military service.
In 1774, Walter Kelly, of
North Carolina
, attempted the first, permanent settlement in the county. He built a cabin along a stream, known as Kelly's
Creek, about 20 miles north of the current location of
Charleston
. He was killed by Indians later that year.
It is likely that Mary Ingles and Betty Draper were the first English women to pass through present-day
Kanawha
County
. Indians captured
them at Draper Meadows,
Virginia
(now
Blacksburg
) on July 8, 1755. They were taken through the county as they made
their way to
Shawnee
Village
at
Chillicothe
,
Ohio
. Mary Ingles' escape four months later and her return through the
wilderness to
Virginia
was an inspiration to all pioneers on the frontier.
Daniel Boone (1734-1820), the famous frontiersmen and founder of
Kentucky
, resided with his family in
Kanawha
County
for seven years (1788-1795), in a two-room log cabin in the
Kanawha
City
section of
Charleston
. He was appointed a
Lieutenant Colonel in the
Kanawha
County
militia and served under the command of Colonel George Clendenin. He and
Colonel Clendenin represented
Kanawha
County
in the General Assembly in 1791.
CONTENTS History of Charleston & Kanawha
Introductory 4
CHAPTER I Geographical Evolution of Kanawha County 19
CHAPTER II Rivers 28
CHAPTER III Native Races 33
CHAPTER IV Organization of Kanawha County 49
CHAPTER V The Pioneers 58
CHAPTER VI Bench and Bar 95
CHAPTER VII Industrial History 122
CHAPTER VIII Kanawha Politics 152
CHAPTER IX Charleston—The County Seat 159
CHAPTER X Public Institutions 176
CHAPTER XI Banks and Banking 183
CHAPTER XII Transportation 192
CHAPTER XIII Districts and Towns 215
CHAPTER XIV Education 240
CHAPTER XV Churches and Religions 252
CHAPTER XVI Kanawha Physicians 266
CHAPTER XVII Some Old Time Citizens 272
CHAPTER XVIII Miscellaneous 292
CHAPTER XIX History of the Coal Industry 315
CHAPTER XX The Preservation of History 330
CHAPTER XXI Chronological Record 342
Representative Citizens 355 - 1,021
Contents History of Kanawha County:
Chapter I. Organization of the county
Chapter II. Counties formed from Kanawha
Chapter III. Battle of Point Pleasant
Chapter IV. Early settlements
Chapter V. Murder of Cornstalk
Chapter VI. A pioneer wedding
Chapter VII. Wild game
Chapter VIII. First County Court, and public buildings
Chapter IX. The Lewis Family
Chapter X. Ancient civilization
Chapter XI. Early customs, incidents, and inventions
Chapter XII. The hermit
Chapter XIII. Early traditions
Chapter XIV. Sieges of Point Pleasant and Lewisburg
Chapter XV. Early history of Charleston
Chapter XVI. Early incidents
Chapter XVIIl. The Morris Family
Chapter XVIII. Religious history of the Kanawha Valley
Chapter XIX. Resources of the Kanawha Valley
Chapter XX. Biographical
Chapter XXI. Miscellaneous
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