History of Kanawha County (West Virginia) FromIts Organization in 1789 Until the Present Time EmbracingAccounts of Early Settlements,And Thrilling Adventures With The Indians, Derived From History and Aged Citizens. Biographical Sketches of A Large Number of the Early Settlers of the Great Kanawha Valley. Illustrated by Numerous Engravings By Geo. W. Atkinson 1876, 340 pages, indexed & illustrated Requires Adobe Reader 5.0 or higher to View $11.99 + $1.99 shipping and handling http://cgi.ebay.com/Kanawha-County-West-Virginia-History-Genealogy_W0QQitemZ200303610066QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item2ea30688d2 Simon Kenton and two companions whose names were not recorded built a cabin at the mouth of the Elk River in 1771, making them the first Englishmen to call present day Kanawha County their home. A roving band of Indians discovered them, and considering them trespassers on their hunting grounds, attacked them. One of Kenton's companions was killed in the attack. After making their escape, Simon Kenton and his remaining companion decided to leave the county for good. In 1773, Colonel Thomas Bullitt and several others explored the Kanawha Valley to survey the land in anticipation of being granted large tracts of the land in return for their military service. In 1774, Walter Kelly, of North Carolina, attempted the first, permanent settlement in the county. He built a cabin along a stream, known as Kelly's Creek, about 20 miles north of the current location of Charleston. He was killed by Indians later that year. It is likely that Mary Ingles and Betty Draper were the first English women to pass through present-day Kanawha County. Indians captured them at Draper Meadows, Virginia (now Blacksburg) on July 8, 1755. They were taken through the county as they made their way to Shawnee Village at Chillicothe, Ohio. Mary Ingles' escape four months later and her return through the wilderness to Virginia was an inspiration to all pioneers on the frontier. Daniel Boone (1734-1820), the famous frontiersmen and founder of Kentucky, resided with his family in Kanawha County for seven years (1788-1795), in a two-room log cabin in the Kanawha City section of Charleston. He was appointed a Lieutenant Colonel in the Kanawha County militia and served under the command of Colonel George Clendenin. He and Colonel Clendenin represented Kanawha County in the General Assembly in 1791. Contents: Chapter I. Organization of the county Chapter II. Counties formed from Kanawha Chapter III. Battle of Point Pleasant Chapter IV. Early settlements Chapter V. Murder of Cornstalk Chapter VI. A pioneer wedding Chapter VII. Wild game Chapter VIII. First County Court, and public buildings Chapter IX. The Lewis Family Chapter X. Ancient civilization Chapter XI. Early customs, incidents, and inventions Chapter XII. The hermit Chapter XIII. Early traditions Chapter XIV. Sieges of Point Pleasant and Lewisburg Chapter XV. Early history of Charleston Chapter XVI. Early incidents Chapter XVIIl. The Morris Family Chapter XVIII. Religious history of the Kanawha Valley Chapter XIX. Resources of the Kanawha Valley Chapter XX. Biographical Chapter XXI. Miscellaneous