History of Nicholas County, West Virginia

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By: William Griffee Brown, Pub. 1954, reprinted 2025, 479 pages, Index, soft cover, ISBN #978-1-63914-648-2. Nicholas County was created in 1818 from Greenbrier, Kanawha, and Randolph Counties. This book is similar to other county history books of the era with such topics as: early settlements, organization of the county, transportation, politics, involvement in various wars, education, towns & villages and more importantly are the 120 pioneer family biographical sketches that the author has included.