South Charleston was named for its location on the south bank of the Kanawha River near Charleston. Kanawha Land Company formed the city by combining three farms and securing titles to approximately 2;000 acres in 1906. The area; consisting of hill and bottom land; was used to establish an industrial town. Free land and cheap fuel were offered to plants to locate in South Charleston. By 1907; the town site had been surveyed; and stone from the South Charleston Crusher Company�s quarry at Spring Hill was used to pave the sidewalks and some streets. Banner and Dunkirk Glass companies were the town�s first businesses; followed by the Ordnance Center and chemical companies.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. I grew up in Tiburon. went to school there ...By Lillian GlaeserI grew up in Tiburon .went to school there and lived there for 20 years since 1951. I didnt find the book that full of memories.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. A pick for any California San Francisco Bay Area collectionBy Midwest Book ReviewBranwell Fannings TIBURON AND BELVEDERE comes from a historian and mayor of Tiburon who uses his own collection plus those of the Belvedere/Tiburon Landmarks Society to trace the visual history of this small California communitys changes. Arcadias Then Now series offers a fine set of visual comparisons tracing the regions evolution and is a pick for any California San Francisco Bay Area collection.
