What to see in America . ins and magnifi-cent forests. Its loftiest height is Spruce Knob in PendletonCountv, in the eastern part of the state, with ^^^ ^ -^ an elevation of 4860feet. The highlandsections have won re-pute for their pureand healthful are a numberof famous mineralsprings among themountains. White Sulphur Springs is perhaps the most noteworthy of were treated there as early as 1778. The placeis environed by mountains that have much scenic charm. About a dozen miles south of Wheeling, near Moundsville,is Grave Creek Mound, one of the largest relics of the m
What to see in America . ins and magnifi-cent forests. Its loftiest height is Spruce Knob in PendletonCountv, in the eastern part of the state, with ^^^ ^ -^ an elevation of 4860feet. The highlandsections have won re-pute for their pureand healthful are a numberof famous mineralsprings among themountains. White Sulphur Springs is perhaps the most noteworthy of were treated there as early as 1778. The placeis environed by mountains that have much scenic charm. About a dozen miles south of Wheeling, near Moundsville,is Grave Creek Mound, one of the largest relics of the mound-builders. Its form is conical with a height of seventy feet,and a base diameter of three hundred and twenty sepulchral chambers were found in it, and in- one ofthese was a skeleton adorned with beads, copper bracelets,and plates of mica. In the other chamber were two skele-tons, one adorned with beads, and a second unadorned. Stonewall Jackson was born in the northern part of thestate at Clarksburg in Prehistoric Mound at Moundsville
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