Logan County/Mingo County

Formed in 1824 from Cabell, Kanawha, Giles and Tazewell. Named for Logan, the famous chief of the Mingo Indians, whose "Lament" is most noted example of Indian eloquence. Cornstalk's daughter, Aracoma, is buried in town of Logan.

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The youngest county in the State was formed from Logan in 1895. It was named for the Mingo Indians, terror of the Virginia borders, whose chief was Logan. Robert Morris, financier of the Revolutionary Army, patented land here.