History of Preston County & Taylor County in West Virginia counties WV

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Includes Biographies of Prominent Citizens

Preston & Taylor Counties,

West Virginia

New! 46-Page Booklet

Early days in Preston and Taylor Counties in WV are recalled through a mixture of colorful tales, factual data and individual biographies in this booklet comprised of excerpts from four rare vintage books: Historical Collections of Virginia by Henry Howe (1845); History of West Virginia by Virgil A. Lewis (1889); West Virginia in History, Life, Literature and Industry by Morris Purdy Shawkey (1928); and Virginia, a Guide to the Mountain State, a WPA publication (1941) The new 46-page book has the print size enlarged as needed to fit the 8 1/2 x 11 size. The front cover is a Parchtex card stock, protected with a vinyl sheet.

Past or present communities include: (some are not mentioned in the booklet) Preston: Kingwood, Reedsville, Rowlesburg, Bruceton, Mason Town, Cascade, Terra Alta (formerly Cranberry) & Greer, Albright, Amboy, Arthurdale, Aurora, Brandonville. Bretz, Bruceton Mills, Corinth, Cuzzart, Eglon, Hazelton, Hopemont, Horse Shoe Run, Independence, Manheim, Masontown, Newburg and Tunnelton Taylor: Pruntytown (formerly Williamsport), Grafton, Blueville, Fetterman, Flemington, Rosemont, Simpson, Thornton, and Wendel.

Among the many subjects included are: physical features, early court officals, importance of the northern panhandle, the Kingwood tunnel and the B & O Railroad in the Civil War; Newspapers and other publications; Agriculture; the "Buckwheat Belt", Cheat River, Rock Forge, the ghost of a twice-born town; Tygarts Reservoir Dam, and other bits of history and trivia.

Attention Genealogists: This booklet contains relatively detailed biographies of many county residents of the late 1800s. These frequently include ancestors, siblings, children, in-laws, affiliations, war records, and business activities, in the course of which they often shed light on the businesses, churches,…