West Virginia

by Dodge, J. R.; Bailey, Kenneth R.

• ISBN13: 9781935978114
• ISBN10: 193597811X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2011-10-01
• Publisher: West Virginia Univ Pr

Summary

West Virginia: Its Farms and Forests, Mines and Oil-Wells celebrates the state of West Virginia. Originally published in 1865 as a series of studies on mineral resources, observations on agriculture, and interviews with businessmen, West Virginia details the industrial statistics, terrain, and population of a state during its infancy. With no record of natural wealth or reported transactions of agriculture or geography prior to this overview, West Virginia sparked the curiosity of non-residents, enticing investment and settlement through descriptions of abundant natural resources and an agreeable industrial condition. With an introduction by Kenneth R. Bailey, this new edition reminds us of the state's alluring beginning and rich, yet often exploited development.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. ix
preface	p. 1
West Virginia
Cradled In Convulsion
A Sturdy Race
Old Jealousies
Reorganization
New Laws
Finances
Her Boys In Blue	p. 3
Original Settlement
Where Virginians Emigrate
Tobacco And The Blue Laws
Lands
The "Tomahawk Right."
How The Pioneers Lived
Getting Married
Progress
Population	p. 16
Location
Value Of Lands
Stock Growing
Fertility
No Waste Areas.
Comparison With Maryland, Minnesota, And New Hampshire	p. 31
Climate
Altitude Temperature.
Rain-Fall
Salubrity
Scenery	p. 44.
Topography And Statistics Of Counties
The Valley Group	p. 57
Survey Of Counties Continued
The Mountain Group	p. 66
Survey Of Counties Continued
The "Panhandle."	p. 73
Survey Of Counties Continued
The River District.	p. 84
Survey Of Counties Continued
The Kanawha Valley.	p. 93
Survey Of Counties Continued
The Southern Group.	p. 103
Survey Of Counties Continued
The Central Group	p. 107.
Statistics Of Production.	p. 119
Internal Improvement
Roads And Turnpikes
Slackwater Navigation
Ohio And Chesapeake Canal
Baltimore And Ohio Railroad
Other Railroads.	p. 127
Mineral Wealth
Coal.	p. 136
Iron
Salt.Limestone
Other Minerals.	p. 143
Petroleum.Its Wide Distribution
Discovery In West Virginia.	p. 149
How Originated
Popular And Unpopular Theories.	p. 156
Where Found
How To Find It.	p. 161
Uses.Quantity Used.	p. 173
Well Boring
Oil Distillation.Refining.	p. 178
The Era Of Oil Wells
The Burning Springs District
The Little Kanawha.	p. 185
The Hughes' River Region
Oil Run Of Goose Creek
Horseneck And Cow Creek.	p. 192
The Central And Northern Oil Region.	p. 199
The Great Kanawha Oil Basin.
The Valleys Of The Guyandotte And Big Sandy.
Petroleum Companies Of West Virginia.
Petroleum Prospects.
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