WV-FOOTSTEPS-D Digest Volume 99 : Issue 16 Today's Topics: #1 Bio George Wesley ATKINSON, Kanawh [SSpradling@aol.com] #2 History of Mason County, WV [SSpradling@aol.com] #3 Formation of Cabell County, WV [SSpradling@aol.com] #4 Early History of Nicholas County, [SSpradling@aol.com] #5 Early History of Logan County [SSpradling@aol.com] #6 The Lewis Campain, 1757 [SSpradling@aol.com] #7 Early History of Fayette County [SSpradling@aol.com] #8 Legend of Lovers Leap, Fayette Cou [SSpradling@aol.com] #9 Re: Legend of Lovers Leap, Fayette ["Roland Elliott" Subject: Bio George Wesley ATKINSON, Kanawha Co Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit This information may be freely copied for use on any genealogy site. Hon. George Wesley Atkinson, one of West Virginia's distinguished sons, formerly governor of the state, has been a prominent factor in public life in his native state since early manhood. He was born in Kanawha County, West Virginia, (the Virginia) in 1845, and is a son of Col. James Atkinson, onece a man of prominence in public and business life in the Kanawha Valley. Goerge W. Atkinson chose law as his profession after graduation in the classical course from the Ohio Wesleyan University in 1870, and 1875 was graduated from the Columbian Law School, later in which year he was admitted to the bar. Early identifying himself with the Republican Party, Mr. Atkinson became a leader in a short time. In 1876 he was made a member of the Republican State Executive Committee and served as its chairman from 1880-1884. He was its secretary for four years more, continuing his membership with this powerful body for 28 consecutive years. He also served as chairman of the Kanawha County Republican Executive Committee for eight years, of the Third Congressional for ten years, the First Congressional for six years, and the National Republican Congressional Committee. George W. Atkinson served for four years as a United States marshal, and in 1888 was elected a member of Congress from the First Congressional district of West Virginia. In November 1896 George W. Atkinson was elected governor of West Virginia. On March 4, 1901 Governor Atkinson retired from that office on which his administration had reflected credit. Shorly afterwards he assumed the duties of United States district attorney for the souther district of West Virginia, serving therein a term of four years. In 1905 George W. Atkinson was appointed a judge of the Court of Claims for the United States, a position of grave responsibility, the members of which are chosen for life. Governor Atkinson is a man of versatile talents, and has also made a name for hinself outside public affairs and his profession. For seven years he was editor of the West Virginia Journal, a leading Republican party paper published at Charleston. Despite his many other interest, he has found the time to put forth a number of books on other subjects, which shows his great fund of knowledge, understanding, and appreciation of the deeper things of life. Governor George W. Atkinson was married first in 1868 to Miss Ellen Eagan, who was survived by five children. In 1897 he was married second to Mrs. Myra H. Camden, widow of the late Judge G.D. Camden of Clarksburg, West Virginia. Source: History of Charleston & Kanawha County, by William S. Laidley, 1911 ______________________________X-Message: #2 Date: Sat, 18 Sep 1999 09:29:57 EDT From: SSpradling@aol.com To: WV-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: Subject: History of Mason County, WV Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit This information may be freely copied and distributed to any genealogy site. Mason County: Mason County was the first territory that was taken from Kanawha County. It became evident that kanawhaians could very well get along with a less number of square miles of land than they possessed, so a proposition was agreed to, allowing the Legislature to establish a new county from the north-western portion of Kanawha county, to be called the county of Mason, in honor of the distinguished Virginia statesman, Hon. George Mason. Accordintly, in 1804, an act was passed to that effect, and Mason took her place in the roll of Virginia counties, with her seat of government at Point Pleasant, situated on the plateau lying between the "La Belle" (Ohio) and the "Great Kenhawa" (Kanawha) rivers. Mason county originally contained an area of 904 square miles, with a population, at the time of its organization, of 6,534 souls, 915 of whom were of the age requiring them to be enrolled for taxation. Its greatest length at the present time is about thirty miles, it breadth twenty two miles; and it ranks in wealth and population fourth in the list of counties in the present State of West Virginia. The soils of this county bordering on the Ohio and Kanawha rivers, is of a superior quality for farming and grazing purposes; though back from the river it is some what broken, bit is well timbered, and many portions of it contain large quantities of a superior quality of coal and other minerals. Source: History of Kanawha County, George W. Atkinson, 1876, p. 17 ______________________________X-Message: #3 Date: Sat, 18 Sep 1999 09:40:31 EDT From: SSpradling@aol.com To: WV-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: Subject: Formation of Cabell County, WV Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit This information may be freely copied and distributed to any genealogy site or genalogical organization. Cabell County: Cabell County was the second county which was formed entirely from Kanawha territory. It was created in 1809, and named for Governor Cabell, of Virginia. It contained 1,033 square miles of territory, and had a population of 5, 884, among whom were 629 tax-payers. The Guyandotte river passes entirely across it in a north-westernly direction, and is said to be inlaid with coal along both of its shores, from its source to its mouth. It is also a finely timbered Valley, and parts of it may be classed as a good agricultural country. The lands of Cabell county back from the Ohio and Guyandotte Valleys are undulation, and are of but little value, except for their timeber and coal. Source: History of Kanawha County, George W. Atkinson, 1876, p. 19 ______________________________X-Message: #4 Date: Sat, 18 Sep 1999 09:48:11 EDT From: SSpradling@aol.com To: WV-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <5c0b92b.2514f21b@aol.com> Subject: Early History of Nicholas County, WV Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit This information may be freely copied and distributed to any genealogy site or genalogical organization. Nicholas County: Nicholas County is the third child of Kanawha. It was created in 1818, from the territory of Kanawha, Greenbrier and Randolph counties, and had a population of 3,338, with 373 "tithables," and an area of 143 miles. It is watered by the Gauley and Elk rivers; its surface is generally broken, but in many localities it is rich and production. In the upper part of the county, (now included in Webster,) is a flat section of country, about ten miles long and from two to three miles in width, called "The Glades" which was evidently at one time a lake. It is covered with brush so thick that a fox can scarcely pass through it, and is low and marshy; but when properly drained it produces well. Nicholas is a grazing county, and its citizens carry on an extensive business in raising, and trading in stock. It is al noted for its large beds of all kinds of coal, and its primeval forests of superior timber. Source: History of Kanawha County, George W. Atkinson, 1876, p. 21 ______________________________X-Message: #5 Date: Sat, 18 Sep 1999 09:56:24 EDT From: SSpradling@aol.com To: WV-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <129331d4.2514f408@aol.com> Subject: Early History of Logan County Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit This information may be freely copied and distributed to any genealogy site or genalogical organization. Logan County: Logan County named for the celebrated Mingo chief, was cut off of Kanawha, Giles, Tazewell and Cabell, in 1824. Its original area was 2,390 square miles; its population 3,680 of whom 245 were tax-payers. In 1840 its population was 4,309, and in 1870, 5,124. It is one of the largest and roughest counties in that portion of Virginia which is now embraced in the new State of West Virginia. The soil, though broken, produces well, and is well adapted to grazing. Its surface is literally covered with timber, and beneath it lie, undisturbed, inexhaustible beds of coal and iron. Source: History of Kanawha County, George W. Atkinson, 1876, p. 21 ______________________________X-Message: #6 Date: Sat, 18 Sep 1999 10:10:00 EDT From: SSpradling@aol.com To: WV-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: Subject: The Lewis Campain, 1757 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit This information may be freely copied and distributed to any genealogy site or genalogical organization. The destruction of the Roanoke settle'ment, in 1757, by a party of Shawnee Indians, gave rise to a campaign through Logan and adjoining counties, with the object in view of establishing a fort at the mouth of the Big Sandy river, to counteract the aggressions of the French and the Indians, who had constructed a strong stockade where Gallipolis now stands, then in Virginia. The command was composed of four full corn-panies under the guidance of Colonel Andrew Lewis, of whom we shall have much to say in a future chapter. After they had arrived almost within sight of the Ohio river, a messenger reached them from Governor Fauqujer, with orders for them to return. The command very reluctantly obeyed the orders of the Governor; and, on their return, being exhausted with hunger, fear of the Indians having prevented them from killing any game, and suffering from cold, when they reached the left-hand fork of the Big Sandy, they cut up a number of dried buffalo hides into small strings or tugs, and ate them, thus keeping thems~ves from dying of starv-ation. Hence they called the stream they were then on "Tug river," and to this day it retains that name. Several who detached them~elves from their companies perished in the woods. The main body, under command of Colonel Lewis, reached home after much suffering; the buffalo hides, the strings of their moccasins, their leather belts, and flaps of their shot-pouches, being all the "food" that they had for a number of days. ______________________________X-Message: #7 Date: Sat, 18 Sep 1999 10:31:52 EDT From: SSpradling@aol.com To: WV-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: Subject: Early History of Fayette County Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit This information may be freely copied and distributed to any genealogy site or genalogical organization. FAYETTE COUNTY Was created in 1831, from Kanawba, Nicholas, Greenbrier and Logan. Its greatest length is perhaps forty miles, and its greatest width thirty miles. The New and Kanawha rivers run westward through its entire length. It is a mountainous county, but back from the rivers there is a considerable quantity of table land that is arable, and which reminds one very much of the rolling prairies of the far West. On the whole, it would maintain a fair rank as a stock-raising county. Its population in 1840 was 3,924, and in 1870, 6,647. Source: The History of Kanawha County, George W. Atkinson, 1876, p. 22 ______________________________X-Message: #8 Date: Sat, 18 Sep 1999 11:00:59 EDT From: SSpradling@aol.com To: WV-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <5c65e545.2515032b@aol.com> Subject: Legend of Lovers Leap, Fayette County, WV Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit This information may be freely used by any genealogy site or genealogy organization. A short distance above the Hawk's Nest is a large shelving rock which projects over a cliff, nearly five hundred feet in height, called the "Lovers' Leap." With this there is connected an interesting tradition, of which I present the following versions Soon after the first settlement of Greenhrier county, a young couple, whose names have been lost in the lapse of time, fled from Fort Union to find a home where they might consummate the height of their earthly hopes-a marital union-which had been denied them by the young girl's parents, who resided at the fort. Their steps were directed west ward, with the hope of finding another settlement, there to be duly united in wedlock according to the style and customs of frontier life. On arriving at this romantic spot, beholding the lofty precipice, and being deeply impressed with the scenery sublime, they stood entranced upon its summit. ~Vhilst drinking in the grandeur of nature, standing upon the brink of the diff, an overpowering dizziness siezed upon the lady; she staggered forward, and before she could be rescued by the strong arm of her lover, fell over the cliff to the rocks beneath. The young hunter, driven to temporary insanity by the loss of her whom he loved dearer than his own life, leaped over the precipice, and like her was dashed to pieces upon the rocks below. The parents of this couple, knowing their attachment for each other, on learning that they had left the fort, organized a party to pursue them. They started upon their trail, which they managed to keep without difficulty until they arrived at the point from which the fatal leap was taken, and being like-wise infatuated with the grandeur of the scene, halted upon its top crag and surveyed the valley beneath them. While thus engaged, the limb of a small cedar, which stood upon the margin of the cliff, was noticed to have been split off, and there came upon the party a misgiving that the objects of their search had fallen over the precipice. Search was at once made, and their forebodings proved to be real-there lay, side by side, in the embrace of death, the bruised and mangled forms of the young hunter and his betrothed. This strange romance gave to the place the name of " Lovers' Leap," which it will most likely retain forever. If there be literal truth in any of the legends which have given the name to this place, I would prefer the following to the one already given, as being the more likely to have occurred; although there are persons who cling to each of them as being literally true. An Indian maiden had been commanded by her father-a chief-to marry a young chief belonging to a neighboriig tribe. The wishes of the maiden, according to the Indian custom, had not been consulted, and she was frank in confessing to her father that she did not love the person whom he had chosen for her husband; that she loved a young warrior, who was handsome, fearless, brave that she could never marry the chief, because her affection and her life were pledged to the youthful warrior. This confession, of course, only made the father the more determined in carrying out his desires ; so he sternly ordered the girl to obey him. She shrank from the impending calamity, and after a consultation with her betrothed, they decided upon flight from the wigwams of their kindred to find another home, where theycould live as their hearts directed that they should live-for and with each other. On arriving at this picturesque spot, and finding that they were pursued, rather than be separated in life, they resolved to die together, and embracing each other they plunged over this precipice, and were dashed to pieces upon the rocks at its base. hence, the legendary name "Lovers Leap" History of Kanawha County, George W. Atkinson, 1876, p. 23-25 ______________________________X-Message: #9 Date: Sat, 18 Sep 1999 08:10:02 -0700 From: "Roland Elliott" To: WV-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <00cb01bf01e7$e2f2cf60$4224a2d1@vucppqlj> Subject: Re: Legend of Lovers Leap, Fayette County, WV Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I swear there is a lover's leap in each county.I California we have signs out to find Falling Rock,they are on just about all roads.R ----- Original Message ----- From: To: Sent: Saturday, September 18, 1999 8 00 Subject: Legend of Lovers Leap, Fayette County, WV > This information may be freely used by any genealogy site or genealogy > organization. > > A short distance above the Hawk's Nest is a large shelving rock which > projects over a cliff, nearly five hundred feet in height, called the > "Lovers' Leap." With this there is connected an interesting tradition, of > which I present the following versions > Soon after the first settlement of Greenhrier county, a young couple, whose > names have been lost in the lapse of time, fled from Fort Union to find a > home where they might consummate the height of their earthly hopes-a marital > union-which had been denied them by the young girl's parents, who resided at > the fort. Their steps were directed west ward, with the hope of finding > another settlement, there to be duly united in wedlock according to the style > and customs of frontier life. On arriving at this romantic spot, beholding > the lofty precipice, and being deeply impressed with the scenery sublime, > they stood entranced upon its summit. ~Vhilst drinking in the grandeur of > nature, standing upon the brink of the diff, an overpowering dizziness siezed > upon the lady; she staggered forward, and before she could be rescued by the > strong arm of her lover, fell over the cliff to the rocks beneath. The young > hunter, driven to temporary insanity by the loss of her whom he loved dearer > than his own life, leaped over the precipice, and like her was dashed to > pieces upon the rocks below. The parents of this couple, knowing their > attachment for each other, on learning that they had left the fort, organized > a party to pursue them. They started upon their trail, which they managed to > keep without difficulty until they arrived at the point from which the fatal > leap was taken, and being like-wise infatuated with the grandeur of the > scene, halted upon its top crag and surveyed the valley beneath them. While > thus engaged, the limb of a small cedar, which stood upon the margin of the > cliff, was noticed to have been split off, and there came upon the party a > misgiving that the objects of their search had fallen over the precipice. > Search was at once made, and their forebodings proved to be real-there lay, > side by side, in the embrace of death, the bruised and mangled forms of the > young hunter and his betrothed. This strange romance gave to the place the > name of " Lovers' Leap," which it will most likely retain forever. > > If there be literal truth in any of the legends which have given the name to > this place, I would prefer the following to the one already given, as being > the more likely to have occurred; although there are persons who cling to > each of them as being literally true. > > An Indian maiden had been commanded by her father-a chief-to marry a young > chief belonging to a neighboriig tribe. The wishes of the maiden, according > to the Indian custom, had not been consulted, and she was frank in confessing > to her father that she did not love the person whom he had chosen for her > husband; that she loved a young warrior, who was handsome, fearless, brave > that she could never marry the chief, because her affection and her life were > pledged to the youthful warrior. This confession, of course, only made the > father the more determined in carrying out his desires ; so he sternly > ordered the girl to obey him. She shrank from the impending calamity, and > after a consultation with her betrothed, they decided upon flight from the > wigwams of their kindred to find another home, where theycould live as their > hearts directed that they should live-for and with each other. On arriving > at this picturesque spot, and finding that they were pursued, rather than be > separated in life, they resolved to die together, and embracing each other > they plunged over this precipice, and were dashed to pieces upon the rocks at > its base. hence, the legendary name "Lovers Leap" > > History of Kanawha County, George W. Atkinson, 1876, p. 23-25 > > > ==== WV-FOOTSTEPS Mailing List ==== > ********************************************************************** > WV-FOOTSTEPS/USGENWEB NOTICE: > These messages may NOT be reproduced in > any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or > persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, > must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal > representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb > archivist with proof of this consent. > ********************************************************************** > > ______________________________X-Message: #10 Date: Sat, 18 Sep 1999 11:10:49 EDT From: SSpradling@aol.com To: WV-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <8fa41af8.25150579@aol.com> Subject: Early History of Jackson County Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit This information may be freely copied and distributed to any genealogy site or genalogical organization. Jackson County Named in honor of the seventh President of the United States, was formed in 1831 from Kanawba, Mason and Wood. Its length is about thirty-three miles, by twenty in breadth. It is strictly speaking, a grazing county, thoitgh some part~ of it are well adapted to agricultural pursuits. The Ohio river hounds it on the west, and Mill creek runs across it as its principal inland stream. its population in 1840 was 3,779, and in 1870, 10,300. History of Kanawha County, George W. Atkinson, 1876, p. 25 ______________________________X-Message: #11 Date: Sat, 18 Sep 1999 11:24:39 EDT From: SSpradling@aol.com To: WV-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: Subject: Early History of Boone County Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit This information may be freely copied and distributed to any genealogy site or genalogical organization. BOONE COUNTY Lies south of Kanawha, and was organized in the Spring of 1847. Like all the counties in West Virginia south of the Great Kanawha river, it is mountainous and broken. It is valuable only as a mineral and timber country, and is by no means noted for its agricultural qualities or advantages. The first court of justice that wa~ ever held in Boone county, as I have been informed by James M. Laidley, Esq., one of the oldest practi-tioners at the Kanawha bar, met at the house of John Hill, then a Justice of Logan county, who lived about three-fourths of a mile below the pres-ent county-seat - Ballardsville - now owned by the heirs of H. H. Hopkins, deceased. There were four Magistrates present, who had invited Mr. Laidley to attend also, and assist at the organization of the county. He was elected the first Commonwealth's Attorney, having for his competitor the present Judge of that circuit, Hon. Evermont Ward. John Hill, the oldest Justice, was commissioned High Sheriff of the county. Judge McComas held the first circuit court in Boone county, and appointed J. H. French, now of Mercer county, Prosecuting Attorney fol that court. Until the court-house was built at the junction of the Pond and Spruce forks of Little Coal river, half a mile above the present courthouse, court was held in the log church at the mouth of Turtle creek, a mile and a half below. Grand juries, when charged, and petit juries, when cases were submitted to them, retired to the paw~paw bushes surrounding the church, to deliberate. Of the four Justices who organized the first county court, who were commissioned as such in the county of Kanawlia, but two survive-Adam Cool and John A. Barker, of Big Coal river-both honest men and faithful public servants. Mr. Laidley, the first Commonwealths Attorney, is still living, and promises many more years of active and useful labor. The court-house and jail were burned by the Federal troops during the late civil war, and many of the countv's most valuable records were destroyed. History of Kanawha County, George W. Atkinson, 1876, p 27 ______________________________X-Message: #12 Date: Sat, 18 Sep 1999 11:35:37 EDT From: SSpradling@aol.com To: WV-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <12938d55.25150b49@aol.com> Subject: Early History of Gilmer County Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit This information may be freely copied and distributed to any genealogy site or genalogical organization. GILMER COUNTY Was silced off of Kanawha, Braxton and Lewis, in 1843, and is a prosperous and flourishing county. Its seat of justice, Glenville, is a small town on the Little Kanawha river, the principal water course which passes through the county. It is somewhat of an agricultural county, but the citizens engage mostly in raising stock. Their outlet is through Lewis county to Clarksburg, on the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, thence to Baltimore and the East. History of Kanawha County, George W. Atkinson, 1876, p 29 ______________________________X-Message: #13 Date: Sat, 18 Sep 1999 11:51:15 EDT From: SSpradling@aol.com To: WV-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <141c5ea0.25150ef3@aol.com> Subject: Early History of Putnam County Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit This information may be freely copied and distributed to any genealogy site or genalogical organization. Putnam County Lies on both sides of the Great Kanawba river, and was taken off of Kanawha, Mason, Cabell and Jackson counties by Legislative enactment and in May, 1848, the county was duly organized. It is a county of considerable solid wealth in agriculture, minerals, and timber. Buffalo, on the Great Kanawha river, twenty-Iwo miles from its mouth, is its principal town. Winfield, ten miles above Buffalo, is the county-seat, and, like the latter, is a prosperous and progressive village. The following clipping from the Kanawha Banner, of May 28th, 1848, will be of especial interest in this connection: "The new county, Putnam, was duly organized on Monday of last week. Ten Justices of the Peace were present. Quite a collection of the citizens were also present. The court was held at the house of Mr. T. P. Brown, on the left bank of the Kanawlia, opposite Red House. "The following officers of the county were elected H, H. Forbes, Clerk; G. W Summers, Attorney for the Commonwealth Daniel B. Washington, Commissioner of the Revenue; S. T. Wyatt, County Sur-veyor. Matthew D. Brown was recommended to the Executive to be commissioned as High Sheriff, and Addison Wolfe, Coroner." History of Kanawha County, George W. Atkinson, 1876, p. 29-30 ______________________________X-Message: #14 Date: Sat, 18 Sep 1999 11:54:45 EDT From: SSpradling@aol.com To: WV-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: Subject: Early History of Calhoun County Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit This information may be freely copied and distributed to any genealogy site or genalogical organization. CALHOUN COUNTY Is one of the offshoots of Kanawha, and was organized by Act of Legislature in 1855. It is quite small in area; is rough and mountainous; is covered with a large variety of superior timber, and is also well stocked with coal and other minerals. Grantsville, on the Little Kanawha river, which passes through it in a westerly direction, is the seat of government. The lumber interests engage the most of the business men of the county. The timber is floated out upon the bosom of the Little Kanawha river, and finds a market at Parkersburg, on the Ohio. History of Kanawha County, George W. Atkinson, 1876, p. 30 ______________________________X-Message: #15 Date: Sat, 18 Sep 1999 11:59:54 EDT From: SSpradling@aol.com To: WV-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: Subject: Early History of Roane County Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit This information may be freely copied and distributed to any genealogy site or genalogical organization. ROANE COUNTY Was organized in 1856, principally from the territory of Kanawha county. A large portion of it is rolling table land, and not only produces well, but also presents a beautiful appearance. It is one of the best farming and grazing counties in the State. Some portions of it are well timbered, and underlaid with minerals. It is watered by Spring and Reedy creeks, tributaries of the Little Kanawha river, and by the main Right Hand Fork of the Pocatalico river. Its principal town, Spencer, is beautiflilly located on the banks of Spring creek, and is the seat of government of the County. Roane ranks well up to Greenbrier, Harrison and Monroe, as a stock-raising county. Its principal trading points are Charleston, in Kanawba, and Clarksburg, in Harrison county. History of Kanawha County, George W. Atkinson, 1876, p. 30