MOMENTAN AUSVERKAUFT
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Product Identifiers
PublisherArcadia Publishing
ISBN-100738543934
ISBN-139780738543932
eBay Product ID (ePID)59049765
Product Key Features
Book TitleAround Morgantown
Number of Pages128 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicUnited States / State & Local / South (Al, Ar, Fl, Ga, Ky, La, ms, Nc, SC, Tn, VA, WV), Subjects & Themes / Regional (See Also Travel / Pictorials), Pictorials (See Also Photography / Subjects & Themes / Regional)
Publication Year2007
IllustratorYes
GenreTravel, Photography, History
AuthorWallace Venable, Norma Venable
Book SeriesImages of America Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.3 in
Item Weight0.7 Oz
Item Length9.2 in
Item Width6.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2006-934734
SynopsisLocated on the western edge of the Appalachian Mountains, just south of the Mason-Dixon Line, Morgantown was settled before the American Revolution and became the seat of Monongalia County, Virginia. When West Virginia was established during the Civil War, Morgantown was selected as the site for the state land grant university, but in size, it remained a village until about 1900. In the late 1800s, the arrival of railroads and reliable river transportation and the discovery of oil and gas brought new industries to the area. Glass factories were established, and Morgantown became known worldwide for fine glass tableware. Coal mining for the steel and electric power industries was added to the industrial base around 1920. Since 1960, Morgantown has increasingly become a post-industrial city as growing federal laboratories and an expanding university have made research, teaching, and scholarship the primary employment base. Recently several magazines named Morgantown as one of the best small cities in America. The photographs and postcards in Images of America: Around Morgantown illustrate a variety of historic scenes and activities within a 15-mile radius from the courthouse.
LC Classification NumberF249.M8V46 2007
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- 29. Jun. 2016
Interesting photos
Definitely worth buying and reading. It has many choice photos.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 19. Nov. 2015
Morgantown
This book is a great pictorial and documented history of my home town. Many little known facts and locations of history. Loaded with pictures from the WV history library.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
