Forgotten Towns: Pocahontas & Randolph Counties, WV

Beginning in the late 1800s and early 1900s, a transformation of a vast section of wilderness and virgin forest in Pocahontas and Randolph counties, West Virginia took place. The primary focus of this book is to capture the history of these forgotten towns and preserve it for future generations. Additionally, uncover and document the brave and hardy men and women who braved this wilderness to settle these towns to build farms and create business enterprises where the vast reserves of the virgin forests could be harvested, sawed and sent to market for a profit.