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• St. Lawrence Boom and Manufacturing Company

  … in the history of the "Greenbrier River":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/ … Ford. By the mid-1870s, Greenbrier River log drives were becoming an annual … cut on Knapps Creek, which enters the river at Marlinton. Ironically, this last drive …

• Sandstone Falls

  … the largest waterfall within the "New River Gorge":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/ … obstacle to boat travel on New River. He wrote, ‘‘A . . . formidable obstruction is … of the ‘Great Falls’ of New River.’’ Marshall and his fellow explorers prudently …

• Allegheny Mountains

  … in extreme cases along the "Cheat River":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/ … the Eckarly brothers settled on the Cheat River near Kingwood. In the river … ://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/33 rivers. The Cheat River flows northward through the …

• Allegheny Plateau

  … of West Virginia. Near the "Ohio River":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/ … pattern, eventually draining to the Ohio River. The plateau is dissected with razorback … , and settlement follows the creeks and rivers. All the streams except the New …

• Hardy County

  … is divided by South Branch Mountain. Four rivers penetrate its boundaries. On the west … eventually join the main "Potomac River":https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles … ://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/331. The river offers trout and bass " …

• Appalachian Power Company

  … .org/articles/777 could be built on the "New River":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/1637 in Virginia to … Company jointly constructed the Philip Sporn Plant on the "Ohio River":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/1740 in " …

• Harpers Ferry

  … the "Potomac":https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/1904 and "Shenandoah":https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/388 rivers, is the easternmost place in West Virginia and at 247 feet the lowest point in the state. Originally called …

• Harpers Ferry Armory and Arsenal

  … where the "Potomac":https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/1904 and "Shenandoah":https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/388 rivers meet in a gap in the Blue Ridge and blessed with abundant water power, was chosen as the southern of …

• Harpers Ferry Civil War Campaign

  … was "Harpers Ferry":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/263. Located at the confluence of the Potomac and Shenandoah rivers, the village had abundant water power and was only 62 miles from the national capital at Washington. From 1800 to 1861 …

• Shavers Fork

  Shavers Fork is a large tributary of the "Cheat River":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/1122. From its headwaters in … Tucker counties, joining the Black Fork near Parsons to form Cheat River. Shavers Fork is 88.5 miles long. It has 25 main …

• Gabriel Arthur

  … southeast of Charleston, on the Kanawha River. The Indians with whom Arthur traveled … to attack their enemies on the Ohio River. The attack was unsuccessful. Arthur received … upper reaches of the "New River":https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles …

• Audra State Park

  … .org/articles/75 border the Middle Fork River, which flows through the park. In spring, melting snow and rains feed the river’s boulder-filled channel. Land within the … the park includes hiking trails, 65 camping sites, a river beach, and swimming area.

• Barbour County

  … quot;:http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/805 rivers. U.S. 119 and U.S. … articles/1660, as well, crossing the Buckhannon River at Carrollton. Belington, the second-largest … nestled among the mountains and along the river valleys. At the beginning of the …

• Shenandoah Valley

  … battles of the Civil War. The Shenandoah River and its north and south branches … headwaters interlace with tributaries of the James River, forming part of the extended Valley … .wvencyclopedia.org/articles/993, with the river flowing in great bends along a …

• Batts and Fallam Expedition

  … some speculation that the "New River":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles … ://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/281. Woods River retained its name for at least … Virginia, were still calling it Woods River. In 1763, in negotiations following …

• Sinks

  … ground. Sometimes called disappearing or lost rivers, sinking streams eventually return to the … at Davis Spring. The "Lost River":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/ … conditions and rises as the Cacapon River. The term sinks may also refer …

• Berkeley County

  … Creek. They drain into the "Potomac River":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/1904 … had a ferry operating across the Potomac River southeast of Shepherdstown by 1734. Morgan … and carried by boat on the Potomac River and later the C&O Canal …

• Big Ugly

  Big Ugly Creek is a tributary of the "Guyandotte River":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/98, running from its Boone County headwaters to its mouth near Harts. Apart from its uppermost reaches, Big Ugly Creek is located entirely within " …

• The South Branch

  The South Branch of the "Potomac River":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/ … boaters and swimmers, use of the river. These access points permit float trips … and shuttle services are available on the river. Due to their inaccessibility by road, …

• The Blackwater Chronicle

  … Gormania, Grant County, and then across the high Alleghenies. Eventually they found the North Fork of the "Blackwater River":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/522, following that into the Blackwater Canyon in present Tucker County. Here they …

• Blackwater Falls

  … Falls are located on "Blackwater River":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/ … enjoy the falls throughout the year. The river enters Blackwater Falls State Park at … feet, before leaving the park. The river, geologically young, has carved the …

• Blaine Island

  Located in the Kanawha River at "South Charleston":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/518, this large island was surveyed at 65 acres when bought by the "Union Carbide":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/823 company in 1927. It …

• Blennerhassett Island

  The "Ohio River’s":https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/1740 most … long, and its 381 acres make it the river’s fifth-largest island. Blennerhassett was created sometime after A.D. 1300, when the river cut an additional channel north of the …

• Blue Ridge

  … break in the Blue Ridge at "Harpers Ferry":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/263. Here the Shenandoah and Potomac rivers meet, cutting a dramatic gap through the mountain. This gap, at 247 feet above sea level, is the lowest point in …

• Bluestone Dam and Lake

  … . It is built across "New River":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/ … above its junction with the "Greenbrier River":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles … a major problem on this great river system. Bluestone Dam was authorized in …