John Peter Salley (Salling) and companions discovered
coal near here in 1742 on their exploring trip from the Greenbrier River. They followed the Coal River to its junction with The Great Kanawha River at St. Albans. — — Map (db m137510) HM
Under rock overhang across highway was an Indian camp site. Here were found several burials. One occupation, Fort Ancient, dates from A.D. 1400; another, Buck Garden, from A.D. 1000. Pottery and other artifacts were found. — — Map (db m252534) HM
To the north, birthplace and home
of John Edward Kenna, U. S. Senator
and prominent figure in the early
life of this State. His statue
stands among the notables of other
States in the Hall of Columns in
the national capitol in Washington. — — Map (db m137454) HM
Named for William Madison Peyton,
father of navigation on Coal River,
who promoted and actively engaged in
coal mining. As chief engineer for the
Coal River Navigation Company, he
locked and dammed Coal River in the
1840’s and made it . . . — — Map (db m137511) HM
