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CONDITIONS BY COUNTIES. 



Monroe county and Virginia. At one point toward the northern 

 end of the county the line crosses from the summit of Peters 

 mountain to the summit of Potts mountain, following the lat- 

 ter southward for some distance and again crossing to the for- 

 mer mountain. Just westward from Peters mountain, and 

 separated from it by a narrow and fertile valley, is Gap moun- 

 tain, extending from about 3 miles south of Gap Mills to a 

 point in Virginia a short distance north of the county line. 

 Middle mountain lies close on the west of Gap mountain and 

 is about equal to it in length and elevation. The fourth of the 

 parallel ridges is Cove mountain, a short southern extension of 

 the main Alleghany range. Lesser ridges and mountain spurs 

 in the eastern and northern parts of the county are known as 

 Eads ridge, White Rock mountain, Kates mountain and Little 

 mountain. Swopes Knobs, Wolf Creek mountain, and other 

 more irregular elevations rise in the west-central and western 

 sections. 



Large areas in the northern, central and southern parts of 

 the county are occupied by elevated and gently rolling plateaus. 

 The smooth outlines of these rich and luxuriant limestone 

 areas contrast sharply with the steep and stony mountain ridges 

 on the east, and form numerous landscapes of unusual interest 

 and beauty. 



The Greenbrier river touches the northwestern corner of 

 the county and the New river the southwestern corner, each 

 forming the natural boundry line for a short distance. These two 

 rivers receive all the waters of the county except that from a small 

 area in the east. The largest tributary of the Greenbrier here 

 is Second creek. Wolf creek, Kellys creek and Groomer creek 

 are some of its smaller branches. Indian creek, Rich creek and 

 Sinking Lick creek are the principal tributaries of the New. 

 Potts creek, a tributary of the James river, flows northeast be- 

 tween Potts and Peters mountains; and Sweet Spring creek. 

 Cove creek and Back creek, tributaries also of the James river 

 through Dunlap creek, drain in part the three parallel valleys 

 west of Peters mountain. Thus it is seen that the waters of 

 Monroe county reach the Gulf of Mexico through the Great 

 Kanawha, the Ohio and the Mississippi rivers, and the Atlantic 

 ocean through the James river. 



