History of Harrison County, West Virginia

ISBN: 9781330815519 出版年：2016 页码：512 Henry Haymond Forgotten Books

The period between 1900 and 1910 in Harrison County was Similar to the 1970's for rapid change. Population grew from 27690 to 48381. Clarksburg started the decade a quiet rural town and ended the decade a booming industrial center. Older people living in such a time are motivated to save in the printed word a world that is slipping away. Fortunately, Henry Haymond was the man who took up his pen circa 1905 to preserve the early history of the county.