HISTORICAL ATLAS OF WEST VIRGINIA

Preface About the Author GEOGRAPHY West Virginia’s Location Latitude, Longitude, and Size of West Virginia West Virginia within the Appalachian Region West Virginia’s Borders Physical Subdivisions of West Virginia Land Relief in West Virginia Major Rivers in West Virginia Natural Wonders in West Virginia State and National Parks and Forests in West Virginia HISTORY The Adena and Hopewell Heartland Early Woodland Sites in West Virginia, 1000 B.C.–A.D. 1 Early Middle Woodland Sites in West Virginia, A.D. 1–A.D. 500 Late Middle Woodland Sites in West Virginia, A.D. 500–A.D. 1000 Late Prehistoric Cultures in West Virginia, 1000–1700 Major Indian Tribes and Their Approximate Locations during the Late Prehistoric and Early Historic Periods Major Indian Trails in West Virginia Hunting Areas of Predominant Tribes in West Virginia Early in the 18th Century Territorial Provisions of the Virginia Charter of 1606 Territorial Provisions of the Virginia Charter of 1609 The Exploration of Western Virginia, 1650–1673 The Exploration of Western Virginia, 1674–1749 The Exploration of Western Virginia, 1750–1752 The Fairfax Proprietary: Granted in 1649 and Defined by Surveys in 1736 and 1746 The Great Land Companies of Colonial Virginia European Claims East of the Mississippi, 1713–1763 Frontier Defenses in Western Virginia, 1750–1792 Virginia and Conflict between France and Great Britain, 1753–1763 European Possessions after the French and Indian War, 1763–1776 Settlement in West Virginia by 1763 Pontiac’s Rebellion, 1763–1764 The Royal Proclamation of 1763: A Barrier to Settlement beyond the Mountains The Indian Boundary Line, 1768–1771 Land Schemes in Western Virginia: Indiana and Vandalia Dunmore’s War—1774 An Effort to Create a New State in Western Virginia: Westsylvania The American Revolution in Western Virginia The New Nation—1783 The Virginia-Pennsylvania Boundary Dispute Western Land Claims and Cessions, 1776–1802 The Reduction of Virginia’s Land Claims, 1632–1863 Reducing the Indian Threat to Western Virginia, 1793–1795 Settlement in West Virginia by 1800 The Civil War in West Virginia—1861 The Civil War in West Virginia—1862 The Civil War in West Virginia—1863 The Civil War in West Virginia—1864 The Civil War in West Virginia—1865 Counties Represented at the First Wheeling Convention—May 1861 Results of the Virginia Referendum on Secession in the Counties that became the State of West Virginia—May 23, 1861 Counties Represented at the Second Wheeling Convention—June 1861 Boundaries of the Proposed State of ‘Kanawha’ Results of the Referendum on the New State Ordinance—October 24, 1861 Boundaries of West Virginia Adopted by the Constitutional Convention (November 26, 1861–February 18, 1862) Boundaries of West Virginia when Admitted to the Union—June 20, 1863 West Virginia’s Capitals The West Virginia Mine Wars, 1912–1913 and 1919–1921 Absentee Ownership in West Virginia THE EVOLUTION OF COUNTIES Western Virginia Counties, 1734–1742 Western Virginia Counties, 1743–1753 Western Virginia Counties, 1754–1771 Western Virginia Counties, 1772–1775 Western Virginia Counties, 1776–1778 Western Virginia Counties, 1779–1782 Western Virginia Counties, 1783–1791 Western Virginia Counties, 1792–1800 Western Virginia Counties, 1801–1810 Western Virginia Counties, 1811–1820 Western Virginia Counties, 1821–1830 Western Virginia Counties, 1831–1840 Western Virginia Counties, 1841–1850 Western Virginia Counties, 1851–1863 West Virginia Counties, 1863–Present West Virginia County Seats THE DEVELOPMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Principal Roads in Western Virginia in 1800 Principal Roads in Western Virginia in 1835 Principal Roads in Western Virginia during the Civil War Principal Roads in West Virginia in 1955 Principal Roads in West Virginia in 2008 Railroads in West Virginia in 1863 Railroads in West Virginia in 1893 Railroads in West Virginia in 1920 Railroads in West Virginia in 2000 Locks and Dams in West Virginia Public Airports in West Virginia NATURAL RESOURCES AND EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIES Salt Deposits in West Virginia Major Lumber-Producing Counties in West Virginia Oil Deposits in West Virginia Natural Gas Deposits in West Virginia Coal Deposits in West Virginia EDUCATION Academies Established in Western Virginia prior to the Civil War Institutions of Higher Education in West Virginia POPULATION, 1790–2000 Western Virginia’s Population in 1790 Western Virginia’s Population in 1800 Western Virginia’s Population in 1810 Western Virginia’s Population in 1820 Western Virginia’s Population in 1830 Western Virginia’s Population in 1840 Western Virginia’s Population in 1850 Western Virginia’s Population in 1860 West Virginia’s Population in 1870 West Virginia’s Population in 1880 West Virginia’s Population in 1890 West Virginia’s Population in 1900 West Virginia’s Population in 1910 West Virginia’s Population in 1920 West Virginia’s Population in 1930 West Virginia’s Population in 1940 West Virginia’s Population in 1950 West Virginia’s Population in 1960 West Virginia’s Population in 1970 West Virginia’s Population in 1980 West Virginia’s Population in 1990 West Virginia’s Population in 2000 LEGISLATIVE, JUDICIAL, AND CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS West Virginia House of Delegates Districts West Virginia State Senate Districts West Virginia Judicial Circuits West Virginia Congressional Districts (Apportionment of 1863) West Virginia Congressional Districts (Apportionment of 1882) West Virginia Congressional Districts (Apportionment of 1901) West Virginia Congressional Districts (Apportionment of 1915) West Virginia Congressional Districts (Apportionment of 1934) West Virginia Congressional Districts (Apportionment of 1951) West Virginia Congressional Districts (Apportionment of 1961) West Virginia Congressional Districts (Apportionment of 1971) West Virginia Congressional Districts (Apportionment of 1982) West Virginia Congressional Districts (Apportionment of 1992) West Virginia Congressional Districts (Apportionment of 2002) Appendix A: Governors of West Virginia Appendix B: United States Senators from West Virginia References Index