Roane
Capture of Spencer
Spencer, WV
On September 2, 1862, during the Jenkins Raid, Union Col. Rathbone (11th WV Vol.) surrendered the town to Jenkins without firing a shot...
Pocatalico River
Walton, WV
The Pocatalico River keeps alive the Indian word which meant "Plenty of Fat Doe".
Spencer
Spencer, WV
Visited, 1771, by Jesse Hughes, Indian fighter and scout.
Thomas Asbury Roberts
Reedy, WV
Born 1808, he represented Roane County in 2nd Wheeling Convention, 1861, and voted in favor of a new state despite pro-Southern views of...