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• Boone County

  … by the "Coal and Little Coal rivers":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/ … the county and flow to the Kanawha River below Charleston. The first permanent European … were mined and shipped before these river improvements were largely lost in the …

• Streams

  … in five directions. The "Greenbrier River":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/ … cities including Pittsburgh and Washington. Our rivers also provide water for agriculture … . Consequently, damage to streams and rivers from mining, industry, agriculture, and …

• Summers County

  … pioneer settlements, established on the Greenbrier River by the "Greenbrier Company& … Hinton National Historic District, "New River Gorge National Park and Preserve& … articles/1861, the Bluestone National Scenic River, "Bluestone State Park" …

• The Boundary of West Virginia

  … , and shores of the "Ohio River":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/ … the most populated island in the Ohio River. The southwestern boundary includes ‘‘so much of the . . . "Big Sandy River":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/ …

• Braxton County

  … miles west of Centralia, in the Elk River Wildlife Management Area. The first permanent … settled at the mouth of "Holly River":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/ … was completed on the Little Kanawha River at Burnsville in 1978, impounding 968 …

• Brook Trout

  … of the headwater streams of the Cheat, Greenbrier, Elk, Potomac, and Tygart rivers contain good brook trout populations. The longest brook trout was caught in the "Lost River":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/1456 in 1981 and …

• Buckhannon

  … , is located on the "Buckhannon River":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/ … , the Pringle brothers named the Buckhannon River after a Delaware Indian named … County which originally included the Buckhannon River watershed and most of the rest of …

• Buffington Island

  … Island is situated in the "Ohio River":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/ … for its unusually high elevation above the river. It first appeared in written records … became part of the "Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge":http …

• W. E. R. Byrne

  … . His love affair with the "Elk River":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/2185 led to a lifetime study of the river and its environs. Byrne enjoyed sitting around … Elk_. Stricken with pneumonia at his Elk River camp, Byrne died at the age of …

• Hurricane

  … eastern corporate limits of Hurricane. The settlement was named Hurricane Creek Bridge and was a stop on the "James River & Kanawha Turnpike":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/978. When the "Chesapeake & Ohio Railway":http …

• Tug Fork

  … Kentucky to form the main Big Sandy River. In addition to Jenkinjones, "McDowell … times since first settlement. Historically, the river was used at flood stage to … were declared major disaster areas. The river is believed to have been named in …

• Cabell County

  … . Cabell County lies along the Ohio River in southwestern West Virginia, encompassing an … east of Huntington, which abuts the Ohio River. The area was once populated by … trails was upgraded to the "James River & Kanawha Turnpike":http://www. …

• Tyler County

  … lies on the "Ohio River":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/ … at Bens Run, on the Ohio River in the southwest corner of … . There are several large Ohio River islands in the county, including … a ferry across the Ohio River at Sistersville. The "Bens …

• Calhoun County

  … remains strongest. The "Little Kanawha River":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/ … since prehistoric times. Indians followed the river from the Ohio Valley to … , an important development in "river transportation":http://www.wvencyclopedia. …

• Underground Railroad

  … in relative safety. Thus, the "Ohio River":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/ … swimming or finding transportation across the river. When a winter escape was not … from Virginia plantations to the Ohio River. Just east of Parkersburg, the Nutter …

• Valley Falls State Park

  Eight miles below Grafton, the "Tygart Valley River":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/805 drops over an impressive series of falls. In 1964, this area was acquired by the state, with a total of 1,145 acres to become Valley Falls State Park. …

• Cannel Coal

  … ":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/1123 rivers in West Virginia became the basis … ship it to market via the Coal River, and Sutton Matthews, who mined cannel … of wells on the "Little Kanawha River":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/ …

• Jackson County

  … the Appalachian foothills on the Ohio River between Parkersburg and Point Pleasant. … flat bottoms on the "Ohio River":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles … dispute between large landowners on the river and small inland landowners. Ripley was …

• John George Jackson

  … 1817 became the president and chief stockholder of the Monongahela Navigation Company, which constructed locks and dams on the West Fork River. In 1800, Jackson married Mary Payne, a sister of Dolley Madison. Two years after her death in 1808, Jackson …

• Jug of Middle Island Creek

  … ://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/808, on Middle Island Creek, the longest stream in West Virginia not to bear the designation of river. Here the meanders of the creek encompasses a peninsula of land by flowing southward for three and a half miles before …

• Charleston

  … city, is situated on the "Kanawha River":https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/1123 at the mouth of "Elk River":https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/ … .org/articles/2048 by the Kanawha River near the present downtown. Their leader …

• Kanawha County

  Kanawha County, named for the "Kanawha River":https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/ … /167 and John Howard, "Coal River":https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles … at locations as diverse as Coal River, Mill Creek, and Cannelton. Further, …

• Kanawha Falls

  … ":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/2096 rivers converge to create the Kanawha River. … at the falls, which cross the Kanawha River in an irregular line. This forms a … stopping place on the "James River & Kanawha Turnpike":http://www. …

• Cheat Mountain

  … them by the gaps of Dry Fork River above Parsons and Shavers Fork below … the dividing ridge between "Tygart Valley River":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/ … . On the west slope, toward Tygart Valley River, the slopes are generally steep and …

• Karst

  … of sinkholes (dolines), sinking streams (‘‘lost rivers’’), large springs, and caves. The most … part of their course. The "Lost River":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/ … and reemerges as the "Cacapon River":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/ …