West Virginia

Railroad Strike of 1877/Roundhouse and Shops

Martinsburg, Berkeley

On July 16, 1877, workers of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad went on strike and closed this railroad yard to protest ...

Indian Village/Indian Walls

Montgomery, Fayette

In the bottomland towards Kanawha River was an extensive Indian village site.

Nallen/Wilderness Lumber Company

Nallen, Fayette

Wilderness Lumber Co. camp, named for John I. Nallen, manager, ca.

Bramwell/Mill Creek Coal & Coke Co.

Bramwell, Mercer

Called "Home of the Millionaires" when town's fourteen represented the greatest per capita concentration in the U.S. ...

Red House Shoals/Civil War Action

Oldest community on the Kanawha River between Charleston and Point Pleasant, being settled circa 1795.

Hurricane Baptist Church/Hurricane Bridge Skirmish

Hurricane, Putnam

Hurricane Baptist Church was founded May 26, 1860, near the old Hurricane Bridge.