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Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Location

Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 13, 1926

Page

18

First White Explore Boone County Pioneers and Early Settlers

The narrative traces Boone County’s early occupation by white traders and settlers beginning in the late 18th century. It notes large land grants to MecCleery, Rutter, Woods, Besnoist, Pollock, Clinton, Banks and others, with vanguard hunters moving on as settlers arrived. It lists early camps and families on Big Coal River, Little Coal River, Pond Fork, Spruce Fork, and Madison, including Toney Farley Teney Ballard Workman and Hager lineages, and marks 1798 as the first permanent Boone settlement by Isaac Barker and John Dolin.

Boone County William MecCleery Rutter & and Ptting Elijah Woods James Besnoist James, Mollineaux & Pollock DeWitt Clinton Henry Banks John and Francis Preston Joes Creek Jacks Branch Robinson Creek Big Coal Toney Clear Fork Raleigh County Seth Farley Pond Fork Teneys Farleys China Big Coal River Isaac Barker Lower White Oak John Dolin Camp Creek Coal River Forks Kanawha River Charleston John Halstead Lory Little Coal River Madison Danville Thomas Price North Carolina New River Kanawha Prices Branch New Port Branch Benjamin Peter Vernon Tuncil Spruce Fork Horse Creek Little Coal Rock Creek Ballards Monroe County Philip Ballard East Lower Bridge Thomas Elijah Ballard Quinland John Ballard J. M. Hopkins Nees Fielding Ballard Fielding Mud River Philip John Claiborne Rucker Ruckers Branch Powell Creek James Lowgap Station Bald Knob Abraham Joseph Workman Thomaas Workman Laurel Fork Spruce William McNeely McNeelys Guyan River Lef Pond Fork Hagers Philip Hager Hauger Crawley Creek Logan County Ramage William Dingess David French Michael Callahan Hager Six Mile Creek Callahan Six Mile Hopkins Kanawha City Lick Creek Brush Creek Round Bottom Fork Creek Pond Spruce Forks West Fork Virginia John Powell Angloum Mill Garland Jarrell Micajah Belchers Augustus Ball Angloum Bruce Allen Longap Micajah Belcher Hunters Branch

Naming of Coal River Reveals Long History and Local Lore

The Coal River region shows a rich naming history from the Delaware Indians to early settlers. Names reflect a mix of descriptive terms, settlers like Cole, and family legacies, with branches named North and South Forks later identifying as Big and Little Coal River.

Coal River Walhonde Old Virginia New River Samuel Cole Cole

Boone County Expands In Era Of Prosperity

In Madison Boone County shows growth with a water supply gas wells electric lights and several churches. Danville nearby hosts Coal River Hospital and future C&O Railroad yards. C Crane Company opens a $350000 mill. banks expand as valuation soars. new subdivisions sell over 30000 in a day.

Boone County Madison Danville Coal River Hospital C. Crane Company Ciy Madison National Bank Boone County Bank Bank of Boone County National

First seed potato shipment from British Columbia to California

The season’s startling harvest item features Mpstick red georgette crepe trimmed with black chantilly lace. The first commercial seed potato shipment, 60 tons of Burbank certified seed, left British Columbia bound for California.

Haverie Mpstick British Columbia California

Boone County Growth Through Census 1950 Snapshot

The 1950 census shows Boone County’s long rise since 1860 when it had 8,237 residents and slavery persisted. It details population shifts, land values, farm production, taxes, gas and coal output, district changes, and early county governance including road surveyor duties and bounty records for wolves and foxes.

Fringed Negligee Hits This Season in Satins

Photographs of the fashion item were taken from an airplane, developed in the air, and transmitted by wire within 80 minutes. The piece is shown in heavy satin or brocaded silks and described as one of the loveliest offerings of the season.

Boone County poised for rapid industrial growth in West Virginia

A historical overview notes Boone County near Madison sits at the heart of coal, oil, and gas prospects. Rail access via the Chesapeake and Ohio lines links Pond Fork and Spruce Fork to major fields, with new wells, pipelines, and a modern courthouse fueling development.

Madison Boone County West Virginia Coal River St. Albans Pond Fork Boone Logan Charleston King Fayette Kanawha Chesapeake and Ohio Boone and Raleigh Wyoming Lincoln Great Cabin Creek Pure Oil Company Little Coal River Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Clothier Sharples Boone County Coal Corporation Raleigh County Van Uneeda Godfrey L. Cabo Company Bald Knob Madisons Jewel Pond Kentucky Light and Power Company West Virginia Synodical School C. W. McDonnald Danville Coal River Hospital

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FUR Workmans Thomas Workman Monroe Coal River Mountains Bluefield West Virginia Synod See & Court Kentucky Co. W. McDonnald C. & O. Railroad Madison Yards Pond Park THE Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Madison Yard Cabell Lincoln County Jefferson United States
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