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• Forks-of-Cheat Baptist Church

  … U.S. 119 near the village of Stewartstown. Located very near the Pennsylvania line in the area between the Cheat and Monongahela rivers known as Forks of Cheat, it is the oldest church with continuous records west of the Alleghenies in the state. The …

• Formation of West Virginia

  … debated other options. Meanwhile, federal troops crossed the Ohio River and joined with Unionist Virginia volunteers to push Confederate … places and followed the dividing ridge between eastern and western rivers for only 75 miles out of 400. Nevertheless, …

• Fort Ancient Culture

  … the tributaries of the Ohio and Kanawha rivers. Archeologists now believe that Fort Ancient … the Miller site on the Ohio River. Protohistoric Fort Ancient sites, those from … Fort Ancient villages flourished along the river valleys in West Virginia and the …

• Battle of Moorefield

  … National Register. The district includes 15 major farms and plantations, laid out in ‘‘long lots’’ by "Lord Fairfax":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/2228 or early settlers to include mountain land, hills, and river bottom land.

• Fort Boreman

  … overlooked the confluence of the Ohio and Little Kanawha rivers at "Parkersburg":https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/ … ;:http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/336 terminal and the river facilities at Parkersburg. Built of logs placed two high …

• Battle of Fort Edwards

  … It was fought on the west bank of the "Cacapon River":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/806, about two miles … second party was composed of 150 warriors headed for the Cacapon River area. Later, Long was in Fort Duquesne, the French stronghold …

• Morgan County

  Extending south from the "Potomac River":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/ … . The wild and scenic "Cacapon River":https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/ … locales along the Potomac and Cacapon rivers. The Cacapon Mountains divide Morgan …

• Fort Henry

  … , was constructed in the summer of 1774 on the Ohio River near the mouth of Wheeling Creek, the present site of & … cabins and outbuildings in the vicinity, they withdrew across the Ohio River. The second siege of Fort Henry occurred on September 10, 1782 …

• Fort Lee

  … .org/articles/2075 near the confluence of the Kanawha and Elk rivers as a defense against the "Indians":https://www. … a good spot for a canoe landing and a vantage point above the river. Completed in May 1788, the fort structure was about 36 feet …

• Fort Maidstone

  … in present "Berkeley County":https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/455 on the south side of the "Potomac River":https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/1904 opposite present Williamsport, Maryland. The fort was built on the farm of …

• Fort Pleasant

  … occurred nearby. In April 1756, the Battle of the Trough occurred just northeast of Fort Pleasant on the opposite side of the river at the head of the canyon known as "the Trough":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/784, between a large group …

• Zackquill Morgan

  … of 1758. He moved to Monongalia County about 1771, where he claimed by tomahawk right land along the "Monongahela River":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/2018 and Deckers Creek. Early in the Revolution, Zackquill Morgan was appointed …

• Morgan’s Raid

  … .wvencyclopedia.org/articles/704, Ohio, across the river from "Ravenswood":http://www. … The defeated Confederates began to swim the river to the West Virginia side in … Morgan had fled farther north along the river and was captured a week later …

• Fort Randolph

  … , was located on the north bank of the "Kanawha River":https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/1123 at its … . Unable to take Fort Randolph, they proceeded up the Kanawha River toward the Greenbrier settlements. Two militia volunteers disguised as …

• Fort Stanwix Treaties

  … , the Iroquois surrendered title to vast territories, including the part of Western Virginia between the Little Kanawha and Ohio rivers, but excluding the present Northern Panhandle, for money and goods amounting to 10,460 pounds, seven shillings, and …

• Fowler Maps

  … mountainside, or water tower. There they got an overview of the general structures and landmarks and their relation to the rivers, mountains, and other physical features, making rough drawings of their views. Then they drew individual sketches of houses, …

• Franklin

  … Branch":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/514 of the Potomac River at the junction of U.S. 33 and U.S. … as Frankford, an apparent abbreviation for ‘‘Frank’s ford,’’ as the river crossing was called. The town was officially established by a …

• Frederick County, Virginia

  … Orange County. Extending west and northwest from the Blue Ridge Mountains, Frederick was bound on the north by the Potomac River and on the south by "Augusta County":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/313. Frederick originally encompassed all …

• Frederick Hotel

  … a special hardened brick used in its construction. It was called repressed brick and was made about 50 miles down the Ohio River in Portsmouth, Ohio. Hotel Manager William R. Ritter Jr. closed the hotel to transient trade July 30, 1973, because occupancy …

• French and Indian War

  … parties. Settlers newly planted in the Greenbrier and upper New River valleys were killed, captured, or frightened back across the … march toward the Ohio via ‘‘Sandy Creek’’ (the Big Sandy River) and destroy the Shawnee villages in southern Ohio. Disaster …

• Freshwater Institute

  The Freshwater Institute, located in "Shepherdstown":https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/2280, is a program of the Conservation Fund, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to create partnerships among industry, nonprofit organizations, …

• Friars Hole Cave

  The Friars Hole Cave is the longest cave in West Virginia, with eight entrances and 44 miles of surveyed passage. The cave is located on the western flank of "Droop Mountain":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/1962 in Pocahontas and …

• Frontier Defense

  … South Branch of the Potomac, the Cacapon River, Patterson Creek, Opequon Creek, and the main … , as well as along the Greenbrier River. Among the better-known forts of … construction of larger forts on the Ohio River (forts Randolph and Henry) and infrequent …

• Patrick Gass

  … /articles/202 parentage. At age 21 he was a ranger stationed at Yellow Creek, Ohio, and later across the "Ohio River":https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/1740 at Bennett’s Fort on Wheeling Creek, Virginia, guarding the "frontier": …

• Gauley Bridge

  … ":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/1637 rivers, where the two streams join to form the "Kanawha River":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/ … .org/articles/978 across the Gauley River. Because it commanded entry into the …