Author: Luke N. Peters
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738552712
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
In 1802, Charles Wells brought his family of 22 children down the Ohio River to a point later known as Wells Landing. With its ferryboat, tannery, blacksmiths, lumber, and flour mills, the village became a stop for river traffic and a commercial center where the scattered farming population would sell their wares. When Charles Wells died in 1815, he willed part of his estate to two daughters, Delilah Wells Grier and Sarah Wells McCoy, which they plotted and named Sistersville. In 1816, two years after Tyler County was formed, Middlebourne was chosen as the county seat. When the railroad reached Tyler County in 1884, its quiet communities enjoyed moderate prosperity; however, when Joshua Russell struck oil at the Polecat well in 1891, nearly 15,000 people rushed into the Sistersville area to find their fortunes. Discover the story of the oil boom with its saloons, hotels, opera houses, theaters, mansions, industries, and churches as told in detail through photographs from local collections and museums.
Sistersville and Tyler County
Author: Luke N. Peters
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738552712
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
In 1802, Charles Wells brought his family of 22 children down the Ohio River to a point later known as Wells Landing. With its ferryboat, tannery, blacksmiths, lumber, and flour mills, the village became a stop for river traffic and a commercial center where the scattered farming population would sell their wares. When Charles Wells died in 1815, he willed part of his estate to two daughters, Delilah Wells Grier and Sarah Wells McCoy, which they plotted and named Sistersville. In 1816, two years after Tyler County was formed, Middlebourne was chosen as the county seat. When the railroad reached Tyler County in 1884, its quiet communities enjoyed moderate prosperity; however, when Joshua Russell struck oil at the Polecat well in 1891, nearly 15,000 people rushed into the Sistersville area to find their fortunes. Discover the story of the oil boom with its saloons, hotels, opera houses, theaters, mansions, industries, and churches as told in detail through photographs from local collections and museums.
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738552712
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
In 1802, Charles Wells brought his family of 22 children down the Ohio River to a point later known as Wells Landing. With its ferryboat, tannery, blacksmiths, lumber, and flour mills, the village became a stop for river traffic and a commercial center where the scattered farming population would sell their wares. When Charles Wells died in 1815, he willed part of his estate to two daughters, Delilah Wells Grier and Sarah Wells McCoy, which they plotted and named Sistersville. In 1816, two years after Tyler County was formed, Middlebourne was chosen as the county seat. When the railroad reached Tyler County in 1884, its quiet communities enjoyed moderate prosperity; however, when Joshua Russell struck oil at the Polecat well in 1891, nearly 15,000 people rushed into the Sistersville area to find their fortunes. Discover the story of the oil boom with its saloons, hotels, opera houses, theaters, mansions, industries, and churches as told in detail through photographs from local collections and museums.
Sistersville, Tyler County, West Virginia
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Category : Sistersville (W. Va.)
Languages : en
Pages : 70
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Category : Sistersville (W. Va.)
Languages : en
Pages : 70
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History of Tyler County, West Virginia
Author: Tyler County Heritage and Historical Society
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Category : Tyler County (W. Va.)
Languages : en
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Category : Tyler County (W. Va.)
Languages : en
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Oak Wood Cemetery Near Sistersville, West Virginia
Author: Tyler County Heritage and Historical Society
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Category : Registers of births, etc
Languages : en
Pages : 38
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Category : Registers of births, etc
Languages : en
Pages : 38
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The Hamilton Family of Tyler County, West Virginia
Author: Elizabeth Estlack Mullett
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Category : Tyler County (W. Va.)
Languages : en
Pages : 424
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Category : Tyler County (W. Va.)
Languages : en
Pages : 424
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History of West Virginia, Old and New
Author: James Morton Callahan
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Category : West Virginia
Languages : en
Pages : 1342
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Category : West Virginia
Languages : en
Pages : 1342
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Tyler County, West Virginia, 1920 Census
Author: Elizabeth Estlack Mullett
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Category : Registers of births, etc
Languages : en
Pages : 70
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Category : Registers of births, etc
Languages : en
Pages : 70
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Tyler County, West Virginia, 1910 Census
Author: Elizabeth Estlack Mullett
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Category : Registers of births, etc
Languages : en
Pages : 136
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Category : Registers of births, etc
Languages : en
Pages : 136
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History of Tyler County West Virginia
Author: Tyler County Heritage and Historical Society
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Category : Tyler County (W. Va.)
Languages : en
Pages : 316
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Category : Tyler County (W. Va.)
Languages : en
Pages : 316
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Genealogical and Personal History of the Upper Monongahela Valley, West Virginia
Author: Bernard Lee Butcher
Publisher: Genealogical Publishing Com
ISBN: 0806348496
Category : Monongahela River Valley (W. Va. and Pa.)
Languages : en
Pages : 1050
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Publisher: Genealogical Publishing Com
ISBN: 0806348496
Category : Monongahela River Valley (W. Va. and Pa.)
Languages : en
Pages : 1050
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