West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1894-03-15


Thus man continuing his descrp
ton, further says:
"a few miles from here came
to the Glades, many acres of which
were literally red with ripe straw
berries"
The Postotiice referred to above
WAS named "Smith's Farm"
The next road, and an important
one it was, was the State road that
led from Alexandra. Va, to Mus.
kingum, on the Ohio. now Mari.
eta. (See "Pioneer Women of the
West" page ls6, sketch of Rebecca
Williams.)
This road came from Winchester
to Romney, and crossed the North
Branch at Pattytown, (now Keyser)
and followed up that stream to
where Bloomington now stands,
thence up Allegheny Mountain,
and crossed the Glades win Swanton,
and Summitvillo. aud north Of
Oakland, crossed Yoagh river about
one mile above the railroad bridge,
and came into Virginia again at
Corinth. Here it crossed the old
Redstone road; from there to Terra
Alta 1t is the present county road,
passing along State street in that
town 1t passed he Old Rag Tavern
and crossed Cheat ut the Dunkard
Bottom, thence by Kingwood and
Gladesville, and on to the Ohio
river at the mouth of Cow Creek,
below st. Marys. The Yough
Glades Postotlice was first kept on
this road by gentleman named
Calmeese, about. four miles east of
Oakland. (Sec Forty four Years
of the Life Of Hunter" sketches
of Mesrach Browning, page 2s6
and 2s7.)
DoddrIdge. in his notes on the
settlement OF Western Virginia,
says: "The cold aud inhospitablc
region between the North Branch
and Cheat rivers sesm to present
an almost unsurmountabl BILE barrier
to emigration, and on account OF
the great quantities of snow and ice
formed in that portion west of Yoh
river, as it was famiirly called. il
received the name Of Snowy
Greek Gl ,de." 1t was directly
through this Glade, and near the
north bunk Of this Greek, that the
old State road passed, and on it
were kept several we'll known tav-
erps. One at the crossing OF the
Youghioghcny, by Tom Johnson,
who Afterwards went to Kngwood
1t is said that MIR. Johnson could
supply bis table at all times with
trout and venison. Nathan Ashhy
kept at SNOWY Greek bridge, in a
stone house. This house was stand =
ing a few years since. Aaron Gibbs
kept east Of Terra Alta. This house
stood on tho opposite side of the
road from the residence of the late
VIM. Shaw. IL has been away a
long time. Abner Messenger kept
ut the Rag Tavern, and one was
also kept at the Dunkara Bottom,
on Cheat river, by man named
- Stump.
At the Calmeese farm read
branched of, that came directly
through this section; from the
Thompson farm, two miles west OF
Oakland, TO the State line at Chris
hOlm's MiIl, II is the present road
here it crossed Yough river and
theucc via Brooksde School House
and the cid Wotriug Mil, and
Boley's (now Wotrlng's) Meadow.
to Carmel; here it reached the mosl
westerly branch Of Yough river.
From there it crossed Wolf Creek
west Of Major Stemple's and at
Amboy. thence by Lantz Ridge 70
the mouth Of Buffalo Greek, (now
Mgconber). thence up Flag Run to
Sandy Creek. Here the road forked
one going to Clarksburg aud the
other to Buckhannou Settlemcnt.
The German Settlement Postofiice
was on this road. H. cln also be
stated here THAT there we're regular
Taverns on this road, and travellers
could find good resting plsccs. One
WAS at Mr.. George Rineharts, At
what is now known as the Yutzy
farm, SIX miles west Of Oakland.
The old house was torn down few