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southward to the head of Trace Run of Little Kanawha River, 

 east of Bablin, is another narrow gauge feeder of the Coal and 

 Coke. This road, which carries freight only, was built from 

 Walkersville to Ireland in 1907, and completed to its present 

 terminus in 1914. 



Electric Railroads. 



Monongahela Valley Traction Company. The Mononga- 

 hela Valley Traction Company operates an electric line be- 

 tween Clarksburg and Weston which does a general passenger, 

 freight and express business. The line, which closely paral- 

 lels the B. & O. Railroad, was completed in 1913. 



Highways. 



Parkersburg and Staunton Turnpike. The Parkersburg 

 and Staunton Turnpike, which extends in an east and west 

 direction across 'both Lewis and Gilmer, passing through 

 \Yeston, Camden, A r adis, Troy, and Coxs Mills, had its begin- 

 ning by act of the Virginia General Assembly passed in 1823, 

 but was not completed until after 1853, when the final appro- 

 priation for macadamizing the road was made. The original 

 macadam has long since disappeared but the excellent grade 

 remains. 



Buckhannon and Little Kanawha Turnpike. The Buck- 

 hannon and Little Kanawha Turnpike, which was authorized 

 by act of the Virginia General Assembly March 15, 1849, to 

 extend from Buckhannon by way of Haymond's Mill, Braxton 

 County, to an intersection with the Weston and Sutton road, 

 crosses the southern end of Lewis, passing through Crawford, 

 Walkersville and Jacksonville. According to W. B. Cutright 2 , 

 it was completed in the early fifties. 



Weston and West Union Turnpike. The Weston and 

 West Union Turnpike branches from the Parkersburg and 

 Staunton Turnpike at Dry Fork of Polk Creek, four miles west 

 of Weston, and is built through Churchville, Coldwater and 

 New Milton to West Union. 



Ravenswood, Spencer and Glenville Turnpike. The Ra- 



History of Upshur County, p. 322; 1907. 



