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Along with the drilling of the first gas well in the area in 1900, this allowed the development of one of the largest oil and gas fields in West Virginia. The town was incorporated in 1904 and named after the Clendenin family, an early pioneer family in the Kanawha River Valley. The first petrochemical plant in the world was built in Clendenin ...
Elk River near its mouth in Charleston in 2001. The river's name most likely comes from the Native Americans of the area, who saw great numbers of elk near the stream. [11] According to the Geographic Names Information System, the Elk River has also been known historically as: Pe-quo-ni; Pe-quo-ni-cepe; Pequoni; Tis-chil-waugh; Tiskelewah ...
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This is a list of rivers in the U.S. state of West Virginia. List of West Virginia rivers includes streams formally designated as rivers. There are also smaller streams (i.e., branches, creeks, drains, forks, licks, runs, etc.) in the state. Exclusive of major tributaries, there are about 46 named rivers in West Virginia.
C. Cabin Creek (West Virginia) Cacapon River; Camp Run (Buffalo Creek tributary) Campbells Creek (West Virginia) Canoe Run; Cap Run; Capon Springs Run; Carpenter Creek
Coon Creek Bridge on the Elk River Trail, about 4 miles (6.4 km) downstream from Gassaway The Elk River Trail is a state park under construction in central West Virginia , United States. It will follow a 74-mile-long [ 1 ] portion of the former Coal and Coke Railway from Clendenin to Gilmer Station.
Elk River (West Virginia) (1 C, 10 P) T. Tygart Valley River (1 C, 7 P) Pages in category "Rivers of Pocahontas County, West Virginia" The following 23 pages are in ...