Monongalia County Land and Legal Papers
Access and use
- Location of collection:
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West Virginia & Regional History CenterWest Virginia UniversityP.O. Box 60691549 University AvenueMorgantown, WV 26506
- Contact for questions and access:
- POC: Lori HostuttlerEmail: lori.hostuttler@mail.wvu.eduPhone: (304) 293-3536Web: wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu
- Restrictions:
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No special access restriction applies.
- Terms of access:
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Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the Permissions and Copyright page on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.
- Preferred citation:
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[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Monongalia County Land and Legal Papers, A&M 0499, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.
Collection context
Summary
- Extent:
- 0.01 Linear Feet Summary: 1 item (1 oversize folder)
- Creator:
- Monongalia County (W.Va.)
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
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[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Monongalia County Land and Legal Papers, A&M 0499, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.
Background
- Scope and content:
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Site of Morgantown given, along with boundaries and owners of land along the south side of a line running northeast for the mouth of Decker's Creek to Cheat river, and along the west side of the Monongahela River in Cass district to the Pennsylvania line; located are Jackson's iron works, site of Jackson ore digging, Pleasant Furnace, Ice's Ferry, poor house, and roads; some owners' names given are: John Davis, Thomas Evans, Jarrett, Andrew Ice, Jenkins, Jesse and William Bayles, John Tibbs, Hess, G. Cunningham, Charles Byrne, Pindall, Ridgway, Marten, C. Garlow, Neal, Reader, and others.
- Physical location:
- West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Deeds and grants - Monongalia County.
Land - Plats and surveys.
Monongalia County - deeds and grants.
Monongalia County - land.
Monongalia County - plats.
Surveyors and surveying.
Pleasant Furnace. - Names:
- Evans family
Cunningham family
Bayles family
Ice family
Davis, John.
Byrne, Charles. - Places:
- Jackson's Mill (W. Va.)
Ice's Ferry.