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Lincoln County West Virginia History and Oil Boom
The history of Lincoln County traces back to early settlers in 1799 and 1800 with families like McComas and Tackett, then expands through Revolutionary exploration and 1780 surveys. Oil and gas development began in the early 1900s, bringing railroads, mills, and the Yawkey Freeman interests shaping the region's economy and forming the basis for later industrial growth, including gas lines and the South Penn Natural Gas Co. linked to Lincoln, Putnam, and Cabell counties.
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Kahn, Boone, Putnam
Cabell
United States
Lincoln
West Virginia
Virginia
Cots
We el GO
Lincoln County
State Department of Archives and History
Andrew Barrett
Middle Fork
Mud River
Montgomery
Katawha
Ball
Boone
Putnam
Ohio
North Carolina
New York
Teays
Kentucky
Carroll High School
Hamlin
McCo
Mas
Jesse
John
David
Moses
William
Thomas
Laurel Pu
Tegac Hatfield
Duval
John Tackett
Joseph Holley
James Alford
Ers ‘Wells
Richard Elk- Ming
Harts’ Creek
Charles. Spurlock
John! Brumfield
Esquire Toney
John Lucas
Cobb
Cobbs ‘Creek
Richard Parsons
Tyeerry Pheng
James James Graley
Samuel Dunlap
David Russell
Adam Lacy
Ned" Wheeler
Jefferson District
Hardesty
Robinson Spurlock
Joseph Lovejoy
Bartlett Adkins
William Martin
Guyandotte
Thomas Dunn
Ben Bolt
Guyandotte Valley
Bounden
C. R. Dodge
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Cabell Court
Logan
St Albans
Raleigh
Hington
Guyan «Oil Co
Griffithsville
Yawkey
William H. Yawkey
Detroit
Thomas A. Yawkey
Boston’ Red Sox
Waa
Big Creek
William C. Yawkey
Mich
Albert 5. Humphreys
Sissonville
Charleston
Boone County
Freeman
Wawkey
Algo
MacCorkle
Summit
Guyan‘river
Coal River
Griffithsville National Bank
Itaty
High Creek Development Co
C.H. Freene
Yawkey-Freeman
Guyan Oil Co
Duval Ol Co
Eddystone Oil Co
Horse Creek Coal & Land Co
South Penn Ofl Co
George H. Crummett
Berea
South
Peon ‘Natural Gas Co
Sawkey
Lincoln, Putnam
Cabell Countes
U.S. Highway 80
West Hamlin
Big Coal River