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Laurel Mountain's name was derived from the prolific "great laurel" (Rhododendron maximum) which the earliest pioneers found there in profusion the late 1700s.[1]After the June 3, 1861 Battle of Philippi (by some reckonings the first land battle of the Civil War) [citation needed], the Confederate forces, having been routed by the Union Army in Philippi, retreated south.
Union forces under Thomas A. Morris, totaling approximately 4000 troops, beset Confederates under General Garnett at Laurel Mountain starting July 7.After less than a week of skirmishing Morris’ force came to a standoff against Garnett’s Confederate force on Laurel Hill.
Laurel Lake Wildlife Management Area is located between Dingess and Lenore in Mingo County, West Virginia. Located on 12,856 acres (5,203 ha) of steep terrain with narrow valleys and ridgetops, the WMA contains second growth mixed hardwoods and hemlock with thick understory of mountain laurel and rhododendron .
Battle of Laurel Hill (July 7–11, 1861), Barbour County – Morris routs Confederate troops in 5 days of skirmishing at Belington in a diversionary attack as the opening portion of the Battle of Rich Mountain. Battle of Rich Mountain (July 11, 1861), Randolph County – Another McClellan victory propels him to high command.
Lincoln County was created by an act of the West Virginia Legislature on February 23, 1867, from parts of Boone, Cabell, Kanawha and Putnam counties. By 1869, the county had returned much of its Putnam County territory and absorbed the northern portion of Logan County and a portion of Wayne County.
Laurel Creek is an unincorporated community and coal town in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States. The community takes its name from nearby Laurel Creek. [2]
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Laurel was an unincorporated community in Barbour County, West Virginia, United States. References This page was last edited on 26 July 2023, at 22:28 (UTC). Text is ...