Lewis County -- History

A History of Lewis County, West Virginia

by Edward Conrad Smith, A. M.
published by the author, Weston, West Virginia, 1920

CHAPTER	CONTENTS	PAGES
Cover Page	Cover Illustration: Map of Lewis County, W. Va	. .
Preface	Preface	.
Contents	Contents	.
Chapter I	The Physical Basis for Development	13-21
Chapter II	The Aboriginal Inhabitants	22-29
Chapter III	The Beginning of Settlements	30-43
Chapter IV	Lewis County in Dunmore's War	44-50
Chapter V	Lewis County During the Revolutionary War	51-69
Chapter VI	The End of the Indian Wars	70-83
Chapter VII	The Beginning of Law and Order	84-97
Chapter VIII	Economic Beginnings	98-110
Chapter IX	Life of the Pioneers	1ll-127
Chapter X	The Extension of Settlements — Skin Creek	128-135
Chapter XI	The Collins Settlement	136-141
Chapter XII	Freeman's Creek District	142-149
Chapter XIII	Progress in Older Settlements Illustration: The Jackson Homestead and Mill	150-161 160
Chapter XIV	The Formation of Lewis County	162-175
Chapter XV	The Beginning of Weston	176-196
Chapter XVI	Progress Under the New Regime	197-214
Chapter XVII	Early Transportation	215-229
Chapter XVIII	The Irish and German Immigration	230-238
Chapter XIX	Territorial Losses	239-245
Chapter XX	The Great Business Boom, 1845-60	246-267
Chapter XXI	The Development of Education	268-280
Chapter XXII	The Seccession from Virginia Illustration: Presley M. Hall	281-296 288
Chapter XXIII	Military Operations Illustration: Stonewall Jackson	297-315 313
Chapter XXIV	The Political Reconstruction	316-326
Chapter XXV	The Weston State Hospital Illustration: The Weston State Hospital	327-334 328
Chapter XXVI	Economic Development After the War Illustration: Lewis County in 1872 Illustration: Map of Weston	335-351 336 344
Chapter XXVII	The Coming of the Railroad	352-367
Chapter XXVIII	Twenty Years' Progress, 1880-1900	368-379
Chapter XXIX	The Oil and Gas Development Illustration: The Copely Well	380-396 384
Chapter XXX	The Twentieth Century Illustration: Judge Henry Brannon	397-413 400
Appendix A	Sketch of Col. Charles Lewis	414-415
Appendix B	Justices of the Peace Under Virginia	416-419

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