History of Charleston and Kanawha County, West Virginia, and Representative Citizens (Classic Reprint)

Book excerpt: Excerpt from History of Charleston and Kanawha County, West Virginia, and Representative Citizens The aim of the publishers of this volume and of the author of the history has been to secure for the historical portion' thereof full and accurate data re specting the history of the county from the time of its early settlement, and to condense it into a clear and interesting narrative. All topics and occurrences have been included that were essential to this object. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.