West VirginiaMarshall Cavendish, 30. jaan 2008 - 144 pages This book relates the history and describes the geographic features, places of interest, government, industry, environmental concerns, and life of the people of this largely rural state. |
Contents
West Virginia Is | 6 |
Chapter Two | 27 |
Archaic People Adena Culture Hopewell Culture Modern Native | 53 |
Small Towns Mountain State Heritage Appalachian Culture Hillbilly | 67 |
Agriculture A Chance to Stay | 88 |
State Survey | 107 |
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Common terms and phrases
Adena Allegheny Mountains Appalachian Plateau apple became Beckley Berkeley bill Blackwater Falls Blue Ridge Bluefield Bluestone Lake born British built Burnsville Lake capitol Cass celebration Civil Clarksburg coal companies coal mining communities Court created cultural Dolly Sods eastern panhandle Elkins Fairmont farmers feet Festival flooding forests frontier Gauley governor Grave Creek Mound Greenbrier Guyandotte Harpers Ferry Hatfields Heritage hikers hillbilly hills House Huntington Charleston industry Joe Manchin John Brown John Hardy Kanawha Valley killed land legislature Lilly living Logan Manchin Martinsburg miners Mingo Morgantown Moundsville Museum National Native Americans Ohio River Paleo-Indians Park Parkersburg peaks plants Pocahontas raid railroad ramps region residents rhododendron Richwood River Gorge Bridge rock rural Scenic secede Senate settlers Shawnee South southern West Virginia Spruce Knob state's tourists town Union visitors Washington Weirton western Virginia Wheeling Wheeling Convention White Sulphur Springs wild