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West Virginia Timeline - Record Detail
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February 20, 1889 |
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Item Details: |
Record Id:
5867 |
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Description: |
The West Virginia Legislature passed an act authorizing the incorporation of companies to establish lumber businesses with booms and dams on rivers or creeks in the following counties: Gilmer County; Greenbrier County; Summers County; Raleigh County; Fayette County; Mineral County; Pocahontas County; Pleasants County; Nicholas County; Webster County; Lewis County; Wetzel County; Jackson County; Wyoming County; Tucker County; Preston County; McDowell County; Randolph County; Barbour County; Mercer County; Logan County; Calhoun County; Braxton County; Cabell Counby; Boone County; Upshur County; Monroe County; Wood County; Ritchie County; and Kanawha County, except the Elk River and its tributaries in the county. Both houses passed the act over the veto of the governor. |
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Source: |
Acts of the West Virginia Legislature. |
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See Also: |
Commerce. Industrial. Timber Industry. |
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