Statistical gazetteer of the state of Virginia : embracing important topographical and historical information from recent and original sources, together with the results of the last census population, in most cases, to 1854 . 10th Street, between Main and Gary, Is now prepared to execute orders for allkinds of plain and ornamental BRISS m COMPOSITION CISTIIS On the most reasonable terms. Also all kinds of BELLS made to B. Highest j)rice paid for Old CH GAZETTEER OF VIRGINIA. 203 Charleston, a handsome post-town, capital of Kanawha county,Virginia, is situated on the North han
Statistical gazetteer of the state of Virginia : embracing important topographical and historical information from recent and original sources, together with the results of the last census population, in most cases, to 1854 . 10th Street, between Main and Gary, Is now prepared to execute orders for allkinds of plain and ornamental BRISS m COMPOSITION CISTIIS On the most reasonable terms. Also all kinds of BELLS made to B. Highest j)rice paid for Old CH GAZETTEER OF VIRGINIA. 203 Charleston, a handsome post-town, capital of Kanawha county,Virginia, is situated on the North hank of the Great Kanawhariver, at the junction of Elk, 60 miles from the Ohio, 308 milesfrom Richmond. The river at this place is ahout 300 yardswide, and is navigable for steam ooats 16 miles above. Theprincipal thoroughfare from the S. W. to the Virginia Springsand Richmond passes through it; the great Railroad from Cov-ington to the Ohio river, when completed, will doubtless bringlarge accessions to its rapidly increasing trade and principal street extends about two miles on the bank ofthe Kanawha. It contains a court house, a jail, a largenumber of stores, of all kinds, several steam mills, saw andflour mills, tan-yards, cooper shops, &c.; 4 or 5 churches,schools, a branch bank, 4 hotels, a printing office, from whichis issued the old and well established weekly paper, KanawhaRepublican, and about 250 dwelling houses. Population, about200
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