"Frank Riddel's The Historical Atlas of West Virginia is copiously illustrated with maps, tables, and charts showing everything from geological deposits and strata that have fed the state's industries to the settlement patterns of the immigrants who settled in West Virginia. Using federal and state statistics, it also includes revelations from the national census figures since 1790."--BOOK JACKET.

Frank S. Riddel is originally from St. Mary’s, West Virginia and has undergraduate and master’s degrees from Marshall University and a doctoral degree from The Ohio State University. He has co-authored two books published by the West Virginia Historical Education Foundation. West Virginia Government was published in 1983 and American Government: The USA and West Virginia was published in 1990. He is currently an emeritus professor of history at Marshall University where he has continued to teach West Virginia History since his retirement in 2005.

Geography	p. 1
West Virginia's Location	p. 2
Latitude, Longitude, and Size of West Virginia	p. 4
West Virginia within the Appalachian Region	p. 6
West Virginia's Borders	p. 8
Physical Subdivisions of West Virginia	p. 10
Land Relief in West Virginia	p. 12
Major Rivers in West Virginia	p. 14
Natural Wonders in West Virginia	p. 16
State and National Parks and Forests in West Virginia	p. 18
History	p. 21
The Adena and Hopewell Heartland	p. 22
Early Woodland Sites in West Virginia, 1000 B.C.-A.D. 1	p. 24
Early Middle Woodland Sites in West Virginia, A.D. 1-A.D. 500	p. 26
Late Middle Woodland Sites in West Virginia, A.D. 500-A.D. 1000	p. 28
Late Prehistoric Cultures in West Virginia, 1000-1700	p. 30
Major Indian Tribes and Their Approximate Locations during the Late Prehistoric and Early Historic Periods	p. 32
Major Indian Trails in West Virginia	p. 34
Hunting Areas of Predominant Tribes in West Virginia Early in the 18th Century	p. 36
Territorial Provisions of the Virginia Charter of 1606	p. 38
Territorial Provisions of the Virginia Charter of 1609	p. 40
The Exploration of Western Virginia, 1650-1673	p. 42
The Exploration of Western Virginia, 1674-1749	p. 44
The Exploration of Western Virginia, 1750-1752	p. 46
The Fairfax Proprietary: Granted in 1649 and Defined by Surveys in 1736 and 1746	p. 48
The Great Land Companies of Colonial Virginia	p. 50
European Claims East of the Mississippi, 1713-1763	p. 52
Frontier Defenses in West(ern) Virginia, 1750-1792	p. 54
Virginia and Conflict between France and Great Britain, 1753-1763	p. 57
European Possessions after the French and Indian War, 1763-1776	p. 60
Settlement in West Virginia by 1763	p. 62
Pontiac's Rebellion, 1763-1764	p. 64
The Royal Proclamation of 1763: A Barrier to Settlement beyond the Mountains	p. 66
The Indian Boundary Line, 1768-1771	p. 68
Land Schemes in West(ern) Virginia: Indiana and Vandalia	p. 70
Dunmore's War - 1774	p. 72
An Effort to Create a New State in West(ern) Virginia: Westsylvania	p. 74
The American Revolution in West(ern) Virginia	p. 76
The New Nation - 1783	p. 78
The Virginia-Pennsylvania Boundary Dispute	p. 80
Western Land Claims and Cessions, 1776-1802	p. 82
The Reduction of Virginia's Land Claims, 1632-1863	p. 84
Reducing the Indian Threat to West(ern) Virginia, 1793-1795	p. 86
Settlement in West Virginia by 1800	p. 88
The Civil War in West Virginia - 1861	p. 90
The Civil War in West Virginia - 1862	p. 92
The Civil War in West Virginia - 1863	p. 94
The Civil War in West Virginia - 1864	p. 96
The Civil War in West Virginia - 1865	p. 98
Counties Represented at the First Wheeling Convention - May 1861	p. 100
Results of the Virginia Referendum on Secession in the Counties that became the State of West Virginia - May 23, 1863	p. 102
Counties Represented at the Second Wheeling Convention - June 1861	p. 105
Boundaries of the Proposed State of 'Kanawha'	p. 105
Results of the Referendum on the New State Ordinance - October 24,1861	p. 108
Boundaries of West Virginia Adopted by the Constitutional Convention (November 26,1861-February 18, 1862)	p. 111
Boundaries of West Virginia when Admitted to the Union - June 20, 1863	p. 114
West Virginia's Capitals	p. 116
The West Virginia Mine Wars, 1912-1913 and 1919-1921	p. 118
Absentee Ownership in West Virginia	p. 120
The Evolution of Counties	p. 123
West(ern) Virginia Counties, 1734-1742	p. 124
West(ern) Virginia Counties, 1743-1753	p. 126
West(ern) Virginia Counties, 1754-1771	p. 128
West(ern) Virginia Counties, 1772-1775	p. 130
West(ern) Virginia Counties, 1776-1778	p. 132
West(ern) Virginia Counties, 1779-1782	p. 134
West(ern) Virginia Counties, 1783-1791	p. 136
West(ern) Virginia Counties, 1792-1800	p. 138
West(ern) Virginia Counties, 1801-1810	p. 140
West(ern) Virginia Counties, 1811-1820	p. 142
West(ern) Virginia Counties, 1821-1830	p. 144
West(ern) Virginia Counties, 1831-1840	p. 146
West(ern) Virginia Counties, 1841-1850	p. 148
West(ern) Virginia Counties, 1851-1863	p. 150
West Virginia Counties, 1863-Present	p. 152
West Virginia County Seats	p. 154
The Development of Transportation	p. 157
Principal Roads in West(ern) Virginia in 1800	p. 158
Principal Roads in West(ern) Virginia in 1835	p. 160
Principal Roads in West(ern) Virginia during the Civil War	p. 162
Principal Roads in West Virginia in 1955	p. 164
Principal Roads in West Virginia in 2008	p. 166
Railroads in West Virginia in 1863	p. 168
Railroads in West Virginia in 1893	p. 170
Railroads in West Virginia in 1920	p. 172
Railroads in West Virginia in 2000	p. 174
Locks and Dams in West Virginia	p. 176
Public Airports in West Virginia	p. 178
Natural Resources and Extractive Industries	p. 181
Salt Deposits in West Virginia	p. 182
Major Lumber-Producing Areas in West Virginia	p. 184
Oil Deposits in West Virginia	p. 186
Natural Gas Deposits in West Virginia	p. 188
Coal Deposits in West Virginia	p. 190
Education	p. 195
Academies Established in West(ern) Virginia prior to the Civil War	p. 196
Institutions of Higher Education in West Virginia	p. 200
Population, 1790-2000	p. 205
West(ern) Virginia's Population in 1790	p. 206
West(ern) Virginia's Population in 1800	p. 208
West(ern) Virginia's Population in 1810	p. 209
West(ern) Virginia's Population in 1820	p. 210
West(ern) Virginia's Population in 1830	p. 211
West(ern) Virginia's Population in 1840	p. 212
West(ern) Virginia's Population in 1850	p. 213
West(ern) Virginia's Population in 1860	p. 214
West Virginia's Population in 1870	p. 216
West Virginia's Population in 1880	p. 220
West Virginia's Population in 1890	p. 222
West Virginia's Population in 1900	p. 224
West Virginia's Population in 1910	p. 226
West Virginia's Population in 1920	p. 228
West Virginia's Population in 1930	p. 230
West Virginia's Population in 1940	p. 232
West Virginia's Population in 1950	p. 234
West Virginia's Population in 1960	p. 236
West Virginia's Population in 1970	p. 238
West Virginia's Population in 1980	p. 240
West Virginia's Population in 1990	p. 242
West Virginia's Population in 2000	p. 244
Legislative, Judicial, and Congressional Districts	p. 247
West Virginia House of Delegates Districts	p. 248
West Virginia State Senate Districts	p. 250
West Virginia Judicial Circuits	p. 252
West Virginia Congressional Districts (Apportionment of 1863)	p. 254
West Virginia Congressional Districts (Apportionment of 1882)	p. 256
West Virginia Congressional Districts (Apportionment of 1901)	p. 257
West Virginia Congressional Districts (Apportionment of 1915)	p. 258
West Virginia Congressional Districts (Apportionment of 1934)	p. 259
West Virginia Congressional Districts (Apportionment of 1951)	p. 260
West Virginia Congressional Districts (Apportionment of 1961)	p. 261
West Virginia Congressional Districts (Apportionment of 1971)	p. 262
West Virginia Congressional Districts (Apportionment of 1982)	p. 263
West Virginia Congressional Districts (Apportionment of 1992)	p. 264
West Virginia Congressional Districts (Apportionment of 2002)	p. 265
Governors of West Virginia	p. 267
United States Senators from West Virginia	p. 268
References	p. 269
Index	p. 291
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