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Roane County, West Virginia, Images of America, Paperback

The courthouse built in 1859 was destroyed by fire in 1887. The early recognition for education expanded with the construction of one- and two-room schools within each community.

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Condition	Brand New
Brand	Unbranded
MPN	9780738552750
ISBN	9780738552750
Book Title	Roane County
Book Series	Images of America Ser.
Publisher	Arcadia Publishing
Item Length	9.2 in
Publication Year	2007
Format	Trade Paperback
Language	English
Illustrator	Yes
Item Height	0.3 in
Author	Jack Nida, Roane County Historical Society
Genre	Travel, Photography, History
Topic	United States / South / South Atlantic (DC, De, Fl, Ga, Md, Nc, SC, VA, WV), United 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)
Item Weight	0.7 Oz
Item Width	6.5 in
Number of Pages	128 Pages

Established in March 1856, Roane County was named forVirginia jurist Spencer Roane. The town of New California was selected as the county seat, and in 1858, the name was changed to Spencer to further honor the judge. The courthouse built in 1859 was destroyed by fire in 1887. A new county courthouse was completed in 1889, and the railroad arrivedin Spencer in 1892. New businesses and industry flourished as Spencer became the county hub. Summer normal schools were established throughout the county to prepare young teachers for state certification. In 1914, Spencer High School graduatedone pupil in its first class. The early recognition for education expanded with the construction of one- and two-room schools within each community. Timbering began as people moved westward and established new homes and farming lands. The development of the gas and oil industry soon followed, and Roane County became a major producer by the early 1900s.