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• Ohio Valley University

  Ohio Valley University, located between "Parkersburg":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/1811 and "Vienna":https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/866, was a private liberal arts institution allied with the Church of Christ. In …

• Old-Growth Forests

  … here. Nevertheless, 400-year-old white oaks may be found, some no larger than 30 inches in diameter at breast height. Horner’s Woods in Lewis County has 300-year-old white and chestnut oaks, along with black oak, sugar maple, and beech. Other old-growth …

• Old-Time Music

  Old-time music is music from the home and community. Much of this music predates recordings. It consists of traditional instrumental fiddle tunes from the Old World, such as ‘‘Soldier’s Joy,’’ and Old World ballads such as ‘‘Barbara Allen.’’ It also …

• Opossum

  … . Opossums are the ultimate generalists and opportunists. They live just about everywhere, including fields, farmland, towns, parks, marshes, and woods. And they eat almost anything—fruits, nuts, roots, insects, eggs, small rodents, and even carrion. …

• Outbuildings

  … slats with ventilation spaces between or, historically, of logs left unchinked. The corn crib is usually constructed on high piers, either of wood or smooth stone, to keep rodents out and to keep the corn away from damp ground. Often, two corn cribs are …

• Mill Point Prison Camp

  … . Inmates stayed inside the white posts spaced every 40 feet around the perimeter. Escape was as easy as strolling into the nearby woods, but the staff took a head count every few hours. During the years it was open, the prison had only 20 escapes. The …

• Paden City

  … /1158. Obadiah Paden first settled there in 1790. Two years later, the state of Virginia granted 685 acres to Robert Woods. The whole area was "Ohio County":https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/1739 at the time. Known originally as Paden …

• Parkersburg News and Sentinel

  The _Parkersburg News and Sentinel_ serves "Parkersburg":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/1811 and surrounding areas seven days a week. The first _Parkersburg News_ began publication before the "Civil War":http://www. …

• Paulownia

  … 1996, the highest price paid for any wood grown in West Virginia. The strong, very light wood seasons quickly with a minimum of distortion or … most logs to Japan, where craftsmen fashion paulownia wood into stringed instruments, furniture, bowls, and …

• Mingo County

  … the Tug in earlier years, also increased their efforts with the arrival of the N&W, building branch lines into the woods and soon harvesting the county’s virgin forests. Mingo County was still part of Logan County when the infamous "Hatfield- …

• Pendleton County

  … Greer Lime Company (since 1960) in Germany Valley; Allegheny Wood Products (since 1973) at Riverton; and the Pendleton … the county school system, Pendleton Manor, Greer Industries, Allegheny Wood Products, and Pendleton Community Care. In 1965, Congress …

• Mingo Oak

  … . Residents referred to it as ‘‘the church in the wild woods’’ because early settlers erected a pulpit surrounded by rustic benches … /articles/325 of Wyoming County had a gavel made from the wood of the tree. Approximately 2,000 people gathered to watch the …

• Philippi

  … . The economy is based on natural resources, particularly "coal":https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/1349 and "wood":https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/1341. The 2020 population of Philippi was 2,928, just a slight decline from …

• Deforestation

  … . Railroads greatly facilitated the removal of the virgin forest by providing the transportation for hauling heavy equipment into the woods and by shipping lumber in volume to the national markets. In West Virginia as elsewhere, the lumbermen’s …

• Plant Lore

  … their mothers in May. Tales and uses of plants fill many books. Dense wood from persimmon was used for golf club heads, while the wood of dogwood was used as machine bearings. Dogwood twigs were chewed and …

• Pleasants County

  … 7,653. Pleasants County was created in 1851 from portions of Wood, Ritchie, and Tyler counties. After reaching its peak of 9, … opportunities. The first gusher was struck at Horseneck, near the Wood County border in the Hendershot oil field. Because oil had …

• DeSales Heights

  On July 25, 1864, a colony of eight Catholic nuns set out for "Parkersburg":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/1811 from Washington, D.C., and Frederick, Maryland. Led by Mother Superior Mary Appolonia Diggs, the Sisters of the Visitation of …

• Prehistoric People

  … from Woodland pits, which have an increase in pine and other woods that are associated with land clearing. The Middle Woodland Period … sites in Putnam County. Shortly thereafter corn is introduced at Woods Phase sites (A.D. 700 to 1200) in Mason County. …

• Dogwood

  … over-pruning. 4. Do not dig native trees from the woods and transplant them, which can spread the disease to healthy trees … part of a smoking mixture called kinnikinnick. Pioneers used the dense wood for shuttles on looms in "weaving":https://www …

• Donaghho Pottery

  Potter and businessman Alexander Polk Donaghho was born in Washington County, Pennsylvania, July 2, 1829, and he died in Parkersburg in 1899. It is thought that he learned his trade in the Monongahela Valley in Pennsylvania, at a "pottery":http …

• Draft Animals

  … by electric trolley cars. Draft animals, especially oxen and horses, were important in early logging. Before the mechanization of woods work draft animals were the only practical means of getting logs out of the deep hollows. Loggers used heavy chain …

• Droop Mountain

  … usable timber. As logs were processed at this mill, minié balls from the Civil War were frequently found embedded in the wood. Many of the original structures at "Watoga":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/916 and "Babcock":http:// …

• Joanne Dru

  … _Guestward Ho!_ and appeared on _Playhouse 90_ and other television shows. Dru was married to Haymes, 1941–49; to film actor and director, John Ireland, 1949–56; and to C. V. Wood from 1972 until his death in 1993. Joanne Dru died in Los Angeles.

• Rainelle

  … before such amenities were common in the area. The United Methodist church and company offices were finished in various fine woods, showcasing the company’s products. The Pioneer Hotel welcomed visitors to the downtown, while the larger King Coal Hotel …

• DuPont Belle Works (Now Chemours)

  … produced at Belle. This achievement provided the raw materials to manufacture a myriad of chemical products. The first commercial synthetic wood alcohol, or methanol, was made at Belle in 1927. The ability to make chemicals by combining coal gas and other …