e-WV, the West Virginia Encyclopedia online, is the premier reference work on the Mountain State’s people, places, history, science, and culture. Check back often as it is updated regularly.| www.wvencyclopedia.org
Before 1880, much of West Virginia's rural landscape was made up of dispersed farms and small settlements along valley floors and coves. Country life was simple, quiet, and devoted chiefly to agric...| www.wvencyclopedia.org