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• Robert W. Simmons

  Barber Robert W. Simmons, politician and pioneer in Black education, was born around 1822 at Fredericksburg, Virginia. His father, Streshley Simmons, was a free Black citizen of Virginia and a veteran of the War of 1812. While nothing is known about …

• Holly Grove

  … thick, and there was a dining ell at the northwest end extending north. A fire in 1832 destroyed most of the original interior wood trim but enough remains to identify its grandeur and style. James H. Nash bought the house in 1902 and subsequently made …

• Slavery

  … of the household and domestic lifestyle, sometimes opulent, of the master and family. Some were skilled craftsmen. Many endlessly cut wood for cooking and for heating the huge houses. They raised, harvested, preserved, and prepared the food, and some took …

• Homer Adams Holt

  … the law school. He received his law degree in 1923. The young lawyer, by this time dubbed ‘‘Rocky,’’ married Isabel Wood of Charlottesville, Virginia, in 1924, and became the father of three children. He opened a law practice in Fayetteville, becoming …

• Agnes Smith

  … award. Smith went on to publish two additional works, _The Bluegreen Tree_, also a children’s book, and a collection of essays titled _Speaking as a Writer_. She was also an accomplished sculptor, potter, and wood carver. Agnes Smith died in Fairmont.

• Berries

  … is the time to search for glossy blueberries and for shiny huckleberries that grow on shrubs along forest margins, in open woods, and open mountaintops. Hundreds of people make annual forays to "Dolly Sods":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/ …

• Smoke Hole Lodge

  … -story lodge. Beyond the reach of electric service, the stone-and-wood structure was furnished with gas lights, kerosene lanterns, gas refrigerators, and a wood-burning range. The lodge had five double bedrooms, two dormitory- …

• Smoot Theatre

  Built in 1926 by the Smoot Amusement Company to showcase acts on the vaudeville circuit, the Smoot Theatre in "Parkersburg":https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/1811 was packed for five shows daily during the Roaring ’20s. Performers included …

• Birds

  … for the table, and hawks, eagles, and owls were usually considered varmints and sometimes even had bounties on them. The wood duck was considered rare in 1929. Hunting regulations, habitat management, and artificial nest boxes have aided this species …

• Sorghum Molasses

  … , the leaves are stripped, and the green sap is pressed from the stalks and run into evaporator pans. The pans are traditionally wood-fired on mountain farms. As moisture evaporates, the sap thickens and becomes sorghum molasses syrup. The process must be …

• Blakeley

  … the outer walls. Owner Richard B. Washington rebuilt the burned portion on the same plan as the original, replacing the wood roof with metal. The house remained in the "Washington family":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/894 for several …

• Harman Blennerhassett

  Political adventurer Harman Blennerhassett (October 8, 1764-February 2, 1831) was born at Hambledon, England, where his wealthy Irish parents were visiting. Blennerhassett’s education included London’s Westminster School and Trinity College, Dublin, and …

• Star House

  … during the Victorian and Craftsman periods of American architecture. There is an abundant use of gingerbread, or pieced and patterned decorative wood trim. Built in the late 19th century on a narrow lot at 114 James Street, the star house is a Victorian …

• State Seal

  … two sides, but only the front or obverse is in common use. The reverse is encircled by a wreath of laurel and oak leaves. A wooded mountain is on the left and a slope with a log farmhouse on the right. On the side of the mountain is a representation of …

• Statuary

  … bronze, steel, aluminum, stone, concrete, marble, granite, ceramics, and wood. Some are monuments to people and events before the formation … sculpture found in the 1992 survey was a nine-foot wood carving of Patrick Henry, the governor of Virginia when …

• Bollman Truss Bridge

  … track and structures, designed the iron bridge to replace poorly constructed wood and stone bridges on the B&O. The Bollman … type of bridge. Truss bridges were composed of individual groups of wood or iron members arranged in the form of a triangle. …

• Stream Life

  … hover before plummeting onto fish. Some birds reproduce along streams. Wood duck hens lead their ducklings to slackwater nurseries. Although … on sunny logs. Restricted to northeast West Virginia, the wood turtle spends about half of its time in the …

• Streetcar Lines

  Although West Virginia’s terrain limited the area in which streetcars could operate profitably, the state had several streetcar systems. Most were interurban lines, connecting two or more communities and offering rural people easy access to town. …

• Arthur Ingraham Boreman

  Arthur Ingraham (also spelled ‘‘Ingram’’) Boreman (July 24, 1823-April 19, 1896) was West Virginia’s first governor. He was was born in Waynesburg, Pennsylvania, and moved with his family to "Middlebourne":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/ …

• David Hunter Strother

  … and Samuel F.B. Morse. Following additional study in Europe, he returned to America and learned the craft of designing on wood for book and periodical illustration during the mid-1840s. He honed his skills on educational books and ephemeral tracts before a …

• Sugar Maple

  … sap may be collected and boiled down in late winter to yield maple syrup and sugar. The heavy, hard, strong, very resilient wood is ideal for bowling alleys. Other uses include furniture, flooring, toys, and fuel. The tree’s versatility, familiarity, and …

• Botany

  … wide following. A. B. is revered as the highly capable naturalist at Oglebay Park from 1928 to 1942. He wrote _Forestry and Wood Industries_ (1911), the best historical account of our virgin forests. The Brooks Bird Clubs are named for A. B. Brooks. Earle …

• Sumner School

  Sumner School, the first school for African-American children in West Virginia, was established as a subscription school in "Parkersburg":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/1811 in 1862. It owed its origins to a group of Parkersburg citizens …

• Braxton County

  … rose again to 14,468 in 2012 but had declined to 12,447 by 2020. The county’s economy is founded on wood products, "natural gas":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/1600, conventions and "tourism":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/ …

• Surface Mining

  … "augers":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/312, which bored into the seam and drew the coal out the same way a wood drill brings out shavings. After 1967, the benches and high walls were required to be put back to the approximate original …