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Kanawha County Images By Stan Cohen Bicentennial History w/Dust Jacket
Kanawha County Images by Stan Cohen with Richard Andre, Research Associate SIGNED by Stan Cohen
(A Bicentennial History 1788-1988)
Hard Cover w/Dust jacket
465 pages
Copyright 1987
CONTENTS
Prefacey
Introductionvi
Acknowledgmentsvii
The Setting1
CHAPTER ONE: The Ancients2
CHAPTER TWO: The Making of a County8
CHAPTER THREE: Life in the County: 1800-186024
CHAPTER FOUR: Red Salt from Kanawha34
CHAPTER FIVE: The River System50
CHAPTER SIX: The Terrible Conflict-Civil War 1861-1865 82
CHAPTER SEVEN: The Railroads108
CHAPTER EIGHT: King Coal128
CHAPTER NINE: Industry154
CHAPTER TEN: From Streetcars to Airplanes: Other Forms of Transportation180
CHAPTER ELEVEN: Life in the County: 1865-1918202
CHAPTER TWELVE: The Moving Capitol228
CHAPTER THIRTEEN: Streetscapes252
CHAPTER FOURTEEN: Flood and Fire274
CHAPTER FIFTEEN: Life in the County: 1919-1941286
CHAPTER SIXTEEN: Teaching the Mind304
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN: Healing the Body and Soul318
CHAPTER EIGHTEEN: For the Good of the People338
CHAPTER NINETEEN: Organizations348
CHAPTER TWENTY: Enjoying the Good Life360
CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE: Utilities396
CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO: Life in the County: 1942-Present408
CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE: Towns in the County414
CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR: A View of the Present from the Past452
The Historians458
Appendix460
Index462
Bibliography 466
DUST JACKET INTRODUCTION
Generations pass away and others take their place-the memories of long ago drift away into that dusty old attic we call the past.
Our fathers and grandfathers all had their turn in the great drama of life. They lived and worked-laughed and cried -until inevitably they were called from the stage!
Photography is a marvelous creation-it is in a way almost a form of magic! The photographer has the miraculous ability to capture a moment in time! Through Matthew Brady's work we can look into the eyes of Civil War soldiers and read the anguish of battle-almost forgetting the soldier has long since gone to meet his maker-his Earthly remains returned to dust!
In a street scene of long ago we see people hurrying on their missions of everyday life-a man in a top hat-a grand lady in high button shoes-a tiny street urchin with a smudge on his face! He grew up you know, lived and perhaps grew old with a long gray beard-yet he smiles at us, forever young!
They have all departed and yet somehow they remain forever as they were in that moment of time!
Old photographs are precious-they cannot be replaced! The instant they capture has gone somewhere into eternity -never to return.
With some imagination, one may almost enter into a long vanished world-careful examination of a clear photograph will reveal details not readily apparent in the casual glance-a store front window may hold the ghostly reflection of the building across the way!
Yes-old photos are very much like magic-a blessing that we may enjoy again and again.
Join with us now in a magic trip back into time!
Preface
The journey you are about to take in the pages of this fascinating book will lead you through the evolution of our area from wilderness to our modern Capital City. Our history becomes real life You will see why Charlestonians are so proud of their heritage
A measure of the value of this book is that are now enjoying its fourth printing. As you look forward to a new century, it is important that we remember the past and pass on to our children the spirit and courage demonstrated by our ancestors. Kanawha County Images offers a beautifully constructed pictorial panorama of the development of our area.
Introduction
I cannot remember a time when I was not interested in history. Growing up in Kanawha County on Charleston's East End, I played in the rubble pile of what was formerly John O. Dickinson's elegant home on the Kanawha Boulevard. I found ledger hooks that dated back to the 1830s and many old pamphlets about the history of the area, some of which are featured in this book. I was fascinated with stories of Daniel Boone, Fort Lee, and the early salt industry. This hook is the result of many years of study of the history and collecting artifacts from Kanawha County's colorful past
Every area in our great country has its own unique history. And although Charleston and Kanawha County's history may not be unusually unique when compared to other parts of the state or nation, a native or long-time resident will certainly be fascinated with the changes that have taken place throughout the years.
The county's industrial development in particular, is unique for the eras it spanned and the number of developments that were initiated here. I have charted this industrial history with a brief narrative and accompanying photographs.
Industrial development, however, is only one facet of the county's history that covers over 200 years of recorded events and thousands of years of ancient Indian history. Although two hundred years is but an instant in the earth's history it is a great span of time to condense into one volume, giving each segment its due space.
This book is a tribute to the 1988 bicentennial of Kanawha County and the city of Charleston. For this reason, I have chosen to concentrate on the events of the past 200 years.
The first seven decades of the city/county history are portrayed in approximate chronological order. However, because photographs were more common after the end of the Civil 44&, I switched to a subject category in the later part of the book to take advantage of the many photographs available.
This hook is not meant to be a definitive history of Kanawha County nor the city of Charleston. I will leave that to other historians. For more detailed narrative histories one should consult the bibliography at the end of this book this is meant to be the definitive photographic history of the city and the county, and where possible, I tried to use photographs that have never been published before. I have also tried to correct as many discrepancies as passible. Any errors in this book are my responsibility.
Finding these photos and memorabilia was not an easy task although there have been some long-time photographers in the area, such as Gravely and Moore, and Bollinger, finding their complete collections was impossible. Fortunately, a large portion of these early photographs have been given to the state archives and Kanawha County Public Library. I contacted many other archives in the state. Virginia, and Washington, D.C., along with dozens of individuals, businesses. industries, and government and private organizations.
Although I made a reasonably thorough search for pictures, I am sure that once this book is published, photographs will literally "come out of the woodwork." If this book serves no other purpose, perhaps it will be a focal point for a future photographic record of the area's history.
It is a shame that today there is no individual photographer who is recording the everyday street scenes to include in a tricentennial history. We must rely on newspapers for the only pictures of day-to-day life.
For the past three years, I have been immersed in the history of the county, which has made me appreciate the people who have lived or live in our area and the sites that have been preserved throughout the country as "our little bit of history" I hope my efforts, and the efforts of all those who have a part in this project, will instill a sense of pride in the accomplishments of the people who developed Charleston and Kanawha County.
History is made by people: some good, some bad. We cannot change what has happened, but we can appreciate what we have today. History is also a fascinating subject that one lives everyday For that reason, I have taken particular care in the photo captions to try and relate the photos to the present, whenever possible. I hope that people will appreciate this and find it interesting.
Now sit back and enjoy the past 200 years.
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