The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-03-22

of the county by the census of 1896
being 12,0S5.
GRANT COUNTY.
Grant county was formed out OF
the western part of Hardy county in
1866. The boundaries of Grant
/ county as set out in said act are as
follows beginning ait he Fair
fax stone at the junction of the line
between West Virginia and Mary
land. corner to said county Of Har-
dy, and with the sal boundary line
down the north branch of the Poto-
mac to Hampshire (now MineraI)
and Hardy county line : then with
said line south-eastward, crossing
Patterson Greek mountain, etc. ,
etc"
The "Fairfax Stone" is therefore
its northwestern corner. 1t had a
population of 6,S02 in 1890. Its
county scat is Petersburg, on the
western bank of the south branch
of the Potomac river.
PENDLEToN COUNTY.
Pendlcton county was formed
from Augusta, Hardy and Rocking
ham counties in 1887. The county
seat is Franklin, which was formed
in 1894.
M0NONGALIA COUNTY.
Monongaia was the first county
formed after the Revolution. 1t
was created by an act passed in
1776, by which its boundaries are
defined as follows "All that part
Of said district lying to the north
ward of the county of Augusta, to
the westward of the meridian Of the
fountain of ;he Potomac, to the
southwark of the county of Yogoh-
ania and to the eastward of the
county of Ohio"
HARRISON COUNTY.
Harrison county was formed
from MonongaIia in 1884 by an act
providing that "the county OF
! Monongalia shall be divided into
two distinct counties by a line be-
/ ginning on the Maryland line at
the Fork Ford, on the land of John
Golf, thence a direct course to the
head waters of Big Sandy creek
thence down said creek to Tygart'
( Valley Fork of the Monpalia river
| etc, etc.
PRESTON COUNTY.
Preston county was formed from
Monongalia in 1918. The line run.
ming from Fairfax stone to the
/ PeunsyIy MIA line is its eastern Dor
der line, and the Fairfax stone Is the
southeastern corner of said county
Population of Preston IN 1890 was
20 55.
TUCKER COUNTX.
Tucker county was formed from
Randolph in 1856, and the Fairfax
stone is a point in its boundary
The boundaris of Tucker county as
set forth in said act are as follows
THAT so much Of the county OF
Randolph as are contained IN The
following boundary line to wit
Beginning at Fairfax stone anC
running thence with the division
between Hardy and Randolph coun
t g. to the corner OF Pendletor
county. thence to the corner O
Preston county. and with the line
Of Preston county to the beginning
shall form one distinct and new
county and shall be called anC
! known by the name Of Tucker
county. Its population in 1890 wa
&. 1879.
The towns of Thomas. with srv
eraI hundred inhabitants and Davis
with at least = 900 inhabitants, anC
several hourishlng villages along
the West Virginia Central and Pitts
burg railroad. are situated in this
county Just south Of the Fmrfal
stone, and have all grown up in The
last ten wears. The said West Nir
ginia Central and PIttsburg rail
road Was built within the las
twelve years along the north branch
of the Potomac river, extending
from point on the Baltimore anc
Ohio railroad on the south side o.
said North Branch about mile
above the town of Piedmont. il
Mineral county, West Virginia
along the course Of said Nortl
Branch, passing within a very shor
distance of the Fairfax stone, anC
crossing the Allegheny Mountains
Just south of said stone to Elkins
in Randolph county. The railroad
crosses the North Branch at severa
points along It's route and runs
some distance on the north side o
said river. This railroad was con
structed under a charter granted
by the Legislature of West Virgins
so far us 1T lies south of said Nortl
Branch, and under charter issueC
by the State of Maryland so far II
it lies north of said North Branch
The Baltimore & Ohio railroad