History of West Virginia
Old and New
In One Volume
By James Morton Callahan, 1913 
749 pages, illustrated, indexed, searchable
and
West Virginia Biography
In Two Additional Volumes
By Special Staff of Writers, 1913 
1,160 + 1,226 pages, illustrated, indexed, searchable 
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Home to over 1.2 million people in 1910, West Virginia was created in the ashes of the American Civil War. This publication
 of three volumes covers the history of the state, and was originally published in 1913. 
 
Beginning with the earliest explorers to the region, it provides a detailed account of the state's development. Additionally, 
it contains biographical sketches of important residents. Of particular use to the researcher are these brief histories and
 genealogies. Portraits, names of ancestors and descendants are included in many entries, making this an invaluable tool
 for the researcher whose ancestors lived in West Virginia.
 
West Virginia's history was profoundly affected by its mountainous terrain, spectacular river valleys, and rich natural resources.
 These were all factors driving its economy and the lifestyles of residents, as well as drawing visitors to the "Mountain State"
 in the early 21st century.
 
Table of Contents Vol. 1
CHAPTER I Introduction : Use of Local History 1 
CHAPTER II Survey op Landmarks 12 
CHAPTER III Geographic Conditions 21 
CHAPTER IV Institutional Heritage from Old Virginia 40 
CHAPTER V The First Advance 49 
CHAPTER VI The Struggle for Trans-Allegheny Control 57 
CHAPTER VII Advance Guard of the Trans- Allegheny West 66 
CHAPTER VIII The Rear Guard of the Revolution 81 
CHAPTER IX New Call of the Frontier : Awakening of the West 94 
CHAPTER X Glimpses from Travelers' Records 115 
CHAPTER XI Expansion and Dispersion of Settlements 134 
CHAPTER XII Historic Highways 169 
CHAPTER XIII The First Railroad 187 
CHAPTER XIV Wheeling-Pittsburgh Rivalry 200 
CHAPTER XV Ohio River Influences (to 1861) 210 
CHAPTER XVI Early Community Life, Economic and Social 219 
CHAPTER XVII Religion and Church 257 
CHAPTER XVIII The Tradition of Education 277 
CHAPTER XIX Rise of Local Newspapers 208 
CHAPTER XX Sectionalism and Constitutional Problems 315 
CHAPTER XXI Achievement of Statehood 335 
CHAPTER XXII Strategy of War 374 
CHAPTER XXIII A Traveler's Tales from the Oil Region (1864) 392 
CHAPTER XXIV Problems and Policies of Reconstruction 399 
CHAPTER XXV The Constitution of 1872 413 
CHAPTER XXVI Industrial Awakening along the Kanawha 424 
CHAPTER XXVII Expansion of Development North of the Kanawha 443 
CHAPTER XXVIII The Awakening South of the Kanawha 483 
CHAPTER XXIX Oil, Gas and Coal Development 499 
CHAPTER XXX Development of Agriculture and Country Life 524 
CHAPTER XXXI Telephone and Highway Communication 538 
CHAPTER XXXII Political and Legislative History 551 
CHAPTER XXXIII Social and Institutional History 567 
CHAPTER XXXIV Development of Taxation and Finance 605 
CHAPTER XXXV Interstate Relations 621 
CHAPTER XXXVI Educational Development 628 
CHAPTER XXXVII West Virginia Literature and Literary Writers 671) 
CHAPTER XXXVIII West Virginia and the World War 697 
CHAPTER XXXIX The Last Decade, 1910-1921 711 
CHAPTER XL Suggestive Outline for Study of Local History 720 
Index 
 
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