Found in Lost River

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Unknown said...: You definitely know a lot about your town. What a great project! I love the photos and the documentation surrounding them is very interesting.

My favorite photo is that little baby bird in someone's hand. Could that be your hand?

Loyce; Thu Jun 04, 06:17:00 AM 2009
Mango said...: Thanks, Loyce. I know some day you will visit Lost River and we will go on a serious photo walk together. Yes, that's my hand...I've had the pleasure of raising all kinds of baby birds from robins and jays to waxwings grackles, even a little oriole.; Wed Jun 17, 09:39:00 AM 2009

The First Settlers

The earliest native settlers were Mound Builder people; remnants of their civilization have been found throughout eastern West Virginia.

During the late 1500s and early 1600s, several thousand Hurons occupied present-day West Virginia.

During the 1700s, the Tuscarora migrated to West Virginia. They were the last Indian nation named to the great Iroquois League, which is comprised of the Onondaga, Oneida, Seneca, Cayuga, Mohawk, and Tuscarora. Many supported the colonists during the American Revolution.

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Lost River sits at the base of Mill Gap and runs parallel to the river. It faces Little Ridge to the west, and Hommon Mountain rises behind it. The George Washington National Forest is approximately one mile to the southeast.

The settlement sprang up where Mill Run meets the Lost River--a perfect place to build a grist mill.

In the early days, Lost River was a hub of activity as farmers came in to have their grain milled and to trade at the Lost River General Store.

According to old store ledgers, the items in greatest demand when the store opened were leather, whiskey, kerosene, and coffee. The business grew, and a larger variety of merchandise became available. Hardware items were added as well as cloth, thread, buttons, scissors, dishes, stone jars, and lamps. Later, canned food, dried fruit, jerky, and cereal were offered.

Found in Lost River

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the river with the best name

For two miles the Lost River doesn't exist!

The First Settlers

Mill Stone

LOST RIVER VALLEY

Mountain laurel

Rockcliff Lake

Best Hike

eagle nest

Waxwings

Henrietta!

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