Cheat River (W. Va. and Pa.)
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:
Ice's Ferry History and Genealogy, Typed Documents
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 0379
Overview
Five typescripts pertaining to Ice's Ferry and the Ice family. The first typescript is "Ice's Ferry," (8 pp., undated) an account of the Ice family and of Ice's Ferry in Monongalia County, with comments on frontier and pioneer life in western Virginia, apparently written by Virginia H. Conaway of Marion County. The second item is a variant copy of the "Ice's Ferry," typescript (10 pp., undated). The third typescript is a copy of "Historical Notes on Ice's Ferry," written by John L. Johnston...
Dates:
1920, undated
Ira E. Robinson Papers
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 0155
Scope and Contents
Some 270 letters, telegrams, and notes written to Robinson; the great majority of the items are by Stephen B. Elkins regarding the purchase of coal lands and the development of coal mining in the Cheat River Valley, Preston County, Masontown, Muddy Creek, Green Run, and Sandy Creek; political affairs in Taylor County are mentioned; also included are five letter books with some 2367 copies of letters sent by Ira E. Robinson and his nephew, Jed W. Robinson, relating to their law practice in...
Dates:
1898-1910
John L. Johnston, Author, Typescript regarding Ice's Ferry History and Genealogy
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 0553
Overview
Six page typescript by John L. Johnston, 1920, titled "Historical Notes, Ice's Ferry." Covering the time span of 1758-1920, the narrative locates and describes early settlements; roads; forts; Indian trails, villages and tribes; industries; the land office; and men and families prominent in the development of Monongalia County. Mention is made of the proposed construction of the dam and recreation area on the Cheat River.
Dates:
1920
Mrs. Louise Morris, Collector, Papers
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 1808
Scope and Contents
Materials Collected by Mrs. Louise Morris, genealogist and authority on local history. The collection includes a notebook kept by J. H. Wherry, a student at Jefferson College, Pa., in 1859; a genealogy of the DeVaul, Haun, [F]ast families of Marion and Monongalia counties, 1817-1957; an essay on "Immigration" by George Whitham, 1896, favoring immigration restriction because of the increased number coming from " the Latin races of southeastern Europe;" land surveys from dead books, 1827-1933,...
Dates:
1859-1964
Rufus A. West, Collector, Papers
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 0821
Scope and Contents
This collection includes manuscripts, printed and newspaper materials collected by Rufus A. West, a Morgantown antiquarian and faculty member of the College of Engineering, West Virginia University. This collection includes papers concerning many phases of West Virginia History, although centered on Preston, Taylor, and Monongalia counties. Includes marriage licenses from Preston County, 1881-1947; newspaper clippings from Morgantown newspapers; a meeting invitation from the Monongalia...
Dates:
1880-1947
West Virginia Pulp and Paper Company, Reports
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 1051
Overview
Two typescript reports on the company's timberlands in Pocahontas, Randolph, and Webster counties, including graphs, contour maps, and photographs. Topics covered include a reproduction study made on the Cheat and Elk River watersheds, a forest survey and a summary of detailed estimates.
Dates:
1920