Bemis & Glady West Virginia: A History of Two Mountain Towns

This narrative uncovers the exciting history that gave rise to the towns of Bemis, Glady, Flint, Montes, Woodrow and Morribell and, eventually their decline.  Many stories and historical events unfold for the first time:The struggles of the pioneer families;The presence of the American Indian;The Civil War period;Construction of the Coal and Iron RailroadThe Western Maryland Railroad;The timbering and coal mining booms;World Wars I and II;The schools, teachers and students who received their first classes in a series of make-shift and then official classrooms.   This work includes thousands of names of those who worked, lived and attended the schools of these towns, and the many individuals who died prematurely in their struggle to settle a virtual wilderness.  Local cemetery, marriage and census records covering periods from 1865 to the present make this book a genealogist's guidebook into the past.  Forty pages of biographies outline the lives of men and women who are the backbone of these communities, providing a cross-section of people who made up the towns.  Completely indexed with the most important events, people and places identified.  Nearly, all information is verified with reputable sources which are identified in detailed endnotes.  Three hundred pictures of the towns, people, schools, teachers, trains, mills, mines, bridges, and government provide an excellent pictorial samplin of the area.  Many of these pictures were uncovered during the ten years of research and are presented for the first time in this book.Author Steve Bodkins is pleased to offer this narrative as his commitment to preserving the history of Bemis & Glady, its settlement by our ancestors, their industrial booms, and other important events. Bemis and Glady West Virginia:  A History Of Two Mountain Towns                 308 pages.

 
Bemis & Glady West Virginia: A History of Two Mountain Towns
 
Bemis & Glady West Virginia: A History of Two Mountain Towns
This narrative uncovers the exciting history that gave rise to the towns of Bemis, Glady, Flint, Montes, Woodrow and Morribell and, eventually their decline.  Many stories and historical events unfold for the first time:The struggles of the pioneer families;The presence of the American Indian;The Civil War period;Construction of the Coal and Iron RailroadThe Western Maryland Railroad;The timbering and coal mining booms;World Wars I and II;The schools, teachers and students who received their first classes in a series of make-shift and then official classrooms.   This work includes thousands of names of those who worked, lived and attended the schools of these towns, and the many individuals who died prematurely in their struggle to settle a virtual wilderness.  Local cemetery, marriage and census records covering periods from 1865 to the present make this book a genealogist's guidebook into the past.  Forty pages of biographies outline the lives of men and women who are the backbone of these communities, providing a cross-section of people who made up the towns.  Completely indexed with the most important events, people and places identified.  Nearly, all information is verified with reputable sources which are identified in detailed endnotes.  Three hundred pictures of the towns, people, schools, teachers, trains, mills, mines, bridges, and government provide an excellent pictorial samplin of the area.  Many of these pictures were uncovered during the ten years of research and are presented for the first time in this book.Author Steve Bodkins is pleased to offer this narrative as his commitment to preserving the history of Bemis & Glady, its settlement by our ancestors, their industrial booms, and other important events. Bemis and Glady West Virginia:  A History Of Two Mountain Towns                 308 pages.
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