Language:EnglishPublisher:Arcadia Publishing Library EditionsISBN-13:9781531662165ISBN-10:1531662161UPC:9781531662165Book Category:History, Travel, PhotographyBook Subcategory:United States, Pictorials, Subjects & ThemesBook Topic:State & Local, RegionalSize:9.61 x 6.69 x 0.38 inchesWeight:0.9105Product ID:SC9GJ324MH
Beckley
A fork in the road was all Alfred Beckley found in 1836 when he arrived in a wilderness that was to be chartered as Beckley in 1850. Aptly named, Beckley means Becca's wood or clearing. Farming and timbering were the primary occupations in Raleigh County until 1900, when coal became a major industry, bringing immigrants from Europe and the Deep South. Prosperity continued for half a century until...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Arcadia Publishing Library EditionsISBN-13:9781531662165ISBN-10:1531662161UPC:9781531662165Book Category:History, Travel, PhotographyBook Subcategory:United States, Pictorials, Subjects & ThemesBook Topic:State & Local, RegionalSize:9.61 x 6.69 x 0.38 inchesWeight:0.9105Product ID:SC9GJ324MH
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