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NEW Arcadia Publishing Sistersville and Tyler County, WV 9780738552712 Images of In 1802, Charles Wells brought his family of 22 children down the Ohio River to a point later known as Wells Landing. In 1802, Charles Wells brought his family of 22 children down the Ohio River to a point later known as Wells Landing.

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Product Identifiers

PublisherArcadia Publishing

ISBN-100738552712

ISBN-139780738552712

eBay Product ID (ePID)60751420

Product Key Features

Book TitleSistersville and Tyler County

Number of Pages128 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicUnited States / South / South Atlantic (DC, De, Fl, Ga, Md, Nc, SC, VA, WV), United States / State & Local / South (Al, Ar, Fl, Ga, Ky, La, ms, Nc, SC, Tn, VA, WV), Subjects & Themes / Regional (See Also Travel / Pictorials), Pictorials (See Also Photography / Subjects & Themes / Regional)

Publication Year2007

IllustratorYes

GenreTravel, Photography, History

AuthorLuke N. Peters

Book SeriesImages of America Ser.

FormatPerfect

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Item Height0.3 in

Item Weight0.7 Oz

Item Length9.2 in

Item Width6.5 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

SynopsisIn 1802, Charles Wells brought his family of 22 children down the Ohio River to a point later known as Wells Landing. With its ferryboat, tannery, blacksmiths, lumber, and flour mills, the village became a stop for river traffic and a commercial center where the scattered farming population would sell their wares. When Charles Wells died in 1815, he willed part of his estate to two daughters, Delilah Wells Grier and Sarah Wells McCoy, which they plotted and named Sistersville. In 1816, two years after Tyler County was formed, Middlebourne was chosen as the county seat. When the railroad reached Tyler County in 1884, its quiet communities enjoyed moderate prosperity; however, when Joshua Russell struck oil at the Polecat well in 1891, nearly 15,000 people rushed into the Sistersville area to find their fortunes. Discover the story of the oil boom with its saloons, hotels, opera houses, theaters, mansions, industries, and churches as told in detail through photographs from local collections and museums.