Preston County/Tucker County

Formed from Monongalia in 1818 and named for James Preston, 13th governor of Virginia. Here is model Federal homestead project, sponsored by Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt, the wife of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 32nd President.

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Formed, 1856, from Randolph. Named for Henry St. George Tucker, eminent jurist and statesman of Virginia. In this county is a part of the vast Monongahela National Forest. Blackwater Falls and Canaan Valley are also features.