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History of Fayette County, West Virginia - Ebook written by J. T. Peters, H. B. Carden. Read this book using Google Play Books app on your PC, android, iOS devices. Download for offline...
Fayette was the leading coal producing county in West Virginia from 1888 through 1903, when it yielded to McDowell County. Building the railroads and working the mines intensified demand for labor. Southern and eastern Europeans and African Americans from the southern states migrated into the county.
Appears in 150 books from 1879-2007. Page 240 - And there was mounting in hot haste : the steed, The mustering squadron, and the clattering car, Went pouring forward with impetuous speed, And...
McClain Print. Company for Charles H. Keenan and Juanita P. Thomas, 1972 - Fayette County (W. Va.) - 772 pages
The Fayette County Historical Society is located in Ansted, West Virginia, and is dedicated to preserving the history of Fayette County and its surrounding areas. The society was founded in 1964 and has since become a focal point for historical research, education, and preservation in the region.
History of Fayette County, WV. WV Archives & History. Fayette County was formed by an Act of the General Assembly of Virginia, February 28, 1831 from Kanawha, Nicholas, Greenbrier and Logan Counties. It was named in honor of General Lafayette. New Haven in Mountain Cove district was the first county seat, which was later moved to Vandalia ...
As the county seat of Fayette County, Fayetteville has played a pivotal role in the area’s history. It gained that title in 1873, when the town changed its name from Vandalia. Perched above one of the world’s oldest rivers, it stands to reason that Fayetteville has a lot of history of its own.
