A&M 1511John P. Clarke (1825-1900) Papers, 1851-1900 A&M 1511Staff of the West Virginia & Regional History CenterWest Virginia and Regional History Center

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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-08-30 07:57:17 -0400.Description is written in: English, Latin script.Describing Archives: A Content Standard West Virginia and Regional History Center John P. Clarke (1825-1900) Papers Clarke, John P. (1825-1900) A&M 1511 Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key /repositories/2/resources/4818 0.44 Linear Feet Summary: 5 1/4 in. (3 reels of microfilm, 1.75 in. each) 1851-1900 Correspondence, business and legal papers, surveys, account books, and a diary of a Burning Springs surveyor, oil developer, rural entrepreneur, horticulturalist, and captain of the Little Kanawha River steamer GENERAL JACKSON. Collection includes a brief journal of a trip from Des Moines, Iowa, to the Forks of the Platte in 1860; papers of Clarke's venture in quartz mining and milling in the Colorado Territory, 1861-1863; surveys of the Burning Springs oil region; letters from James C. Clarke, president of the Wirt Oil and Mining Company of which Clarke was superintendent; papers on the National Grange, the West Virginia Grange (Patrons of Husbandry), cooperatives, and the Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia Wool Growers Association; a diary of farming operations at Burning Springs; letters from Clarke's brother, James C., while a member of the Pennsylvania senate, 1875-1880; letterheads from Little Kanawha and Ohio Valley mercantile firms and steamboat companies; and family letters. Other subjects covered include: the Allegheny Valley Railroad; early history of Bethalto, Illinois; the speculative spirit and western expansion, 1860; freighting on the Great Plains during the Civil War; construction of the Chicago, Rock Island, and Pacific Railroad near Council Bluffs in 1868; and the effect of the German crisis of 1866 on American oil prices. 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/ English . Conditions Governing Access

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 Kanawha Valley. Pennsylvania Little Kanawha River (W. Va.) Iowa Colorado Territory Ohio River Valley Illinois Mills and mill-work Frontier and pioneer life Patrons of Husbandry. Surveyors and surveying. Steamboats Railroads - Chicago, Rock Island, and Pacific Railroad. Farms and farming. Burning Springs, W. Va. (Wirt County) -- oil region Diaries and journals. Mining. SEE ALSO Coal mining. Petroleum industry and trade Rivers and river valleys. Railroads - Allegheny Valley Railroad. Wirt Oil and Mining Company West Virginia Wool Growers Association Clarke, John P. Clarke, James C.