Table Of Contents

CH Title Page
i Dedication  
ii Foreword  
1 Geographical and Physical Features 1
2 Prehistoric Inhabitants 11
3 Indian Stories and Legends 26
4 Fayette a Part of Virginia 68
5 Period of Early Exploration 75
6 Surveys, Patents and Land Grants 83
7 Life of the Pioneer 100
8 Beginning of Public Highways 123
9 Stage Coaches and Stage Stands 128
10 Formation of Fayette County 143
11 Extracts from Acts of the General Assembly 150
12 County Court Records 166
13 Diary of James B. Hamilton 200
14 Fayette During the Civil War 213
15 The Building of Railroads 243
16 The Coal Industry 250
17 Agriculture and Other Industries 302
18 Fayette's Public School System 318
19 Fayette as Seen on a Tour 332
20 Fraternal Organizations 343
21 The Bench and the Bar 353
22 Journalism and Literature 363
23 Fayetteville the County Seat 381
24 Montgomery 404
25 Mount Hope 445
26 Oak Hill 463
27 Ansted 481
28 Other Towns and Villages

Index To Chapter XXVIII
[See Chapter for bookmarks to each town and village.]
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Backus 548 Leander 673
Beards Fork 578 Lively 556
Cliff Top 633 Lookout 651
Corliss 637 Maplewood 646
Danese 644 Maywood 641
Dothan 538 Meadow Bridge 549
Edmond 670 Mulberry 575
Falls District 579 Page 533
Gatewood 539 Pax 553
Gauley Bridge 593 Quinnimont 544
Glen Ferris 607 Ramsey 671
Glen Jean 567 Ravens Eye 637
Hico 668 Robson 575
Jodie 609 Salem 539
Kincaid 533 Scarbro 563
Kingston 571 Sewell 612
Landisburg 630 Springdale 552
Lansing 676 Thurmond 648
Layland 560 Winona 660
The Boone Family 678
The Boone Family Association 684
The Kincaid Family 686
Starling M. N. Marrs 689
Our Colored Citizenry 690
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29 Over the Top in the World War 692
30 Roster of Officials and Miscellaneous Matter 741

The foregoing text was taken directly, verbatim, from The History Of Fayette County, West Virginia as it was originally written.  This book was written by J. T. Peters and H. B. Carden.  It was published in 1926 by the Fayette County Historical Society, Inc., Fayetteville, West Virginia, and printed by Jarrett Printing Company, Charleston, West Virginia.  All rights reserved.

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