Marion County -- History

by the
J. O. WATSON CLASS of the
FAIRMONT HIGH SCHOOL
WEST VIRGINIA
1917

Under the supervision and direction of DORA LEE NEWMAN,
Head of the Department of History in the High School

CHAPTER	CONTENTS	PAGES
Preface	Preface	1 - 28
Chapter I	The Land Beyond the Mountains	29-36
Chapter II	The Native Races	39-49
Chapter III	Trails and Transportation	51-65
Chapter IV	Establishing a New Frontier	67-83
Chapter V	Means of Defense	85-93
Chapter VI	The Struggle for the Mastery	95-117
Chapter VII	Homes and Homelife	121-146
Chapter VIII	Before the Rule of Fashion	147-169
Chapter IX	Manners and Customs	171-195
Chapter X	Remedies and Superstitions	197-212
Chapter XI	Songs and Legends	213-242
Chapter XII	Locating Mills	243-260
Chapter XIII	The Beginning of Other Industries	261-287
Chapter XIV	Organization and Government	289-323
Chapter XV	The Early Churches	325-335
Chapter XVI	Schools and First Newspapers	337-355
Chapter XVII	The Coming of the Railroad	357-362

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