Virgil A. Lewis
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Educator and historian born near West Columbia, July 6, 1848; died in Mason City, December 5, 1912; was buried in Point Pleasant. He founded the Southern Historical Magazine in 1892; was State Superintendent of Schools, 1893-97; first State Historian and Archivist, 1905-12; author of many books. How West Virginia Was Made, History and Government of West Virginia, and Hand Book of West Virginia are among the best known.
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Mason County/West Virginia
Mason City, WV
Formed, 1804, from Kanawha.
"Mark Twain" Family
Lakin, WV
Samuel and Pamela Clemens, grandparents of "Mark Twain", settled here in 1803.
Fort Robinson
Near here stood the blockhouse built by Captain Isaac Robinson in 1794.
Gen. John Mc Causland
On pinnacle (300 feet E.) overlooking his boyhood home is the grave of Gen. John McCausland, 1836-1927.
Harmony Baptist Church
The Reverend William George and sixteen charter members organized the Harmony Baptist Church in 1812.