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Connell 's tan yard, in operation from about 1825 to 1845 ; Mc- 

 Clure's tan yard, corner of 4th and Main Streets, in operation 

 from about 1825 to 1845 ; "Wheat 's tan yard, in operation in the 

 50ies; Vockler's tan yard, 22nd and Water Streets, in opera- 

 tion from 1850 to 1870; Berger and Huffman's tannery, corner 

 Zane Ave. and Broadway, in operation from 1848 to 1870; J. 

 G. Hoffman & Son's tannery, corner of 24th and Main Streets, 

 in operation at present. Mention is made of the several tan- 

 neries that have operated within the county for the reason that 

 most of the bark used by them was obtained from chestnut oak 

 timber growing near at hand. In the early days the trees peeled 

 for bark were left to rot on the ground. 



The timber on Wheeling Hill was largely used for burning 

 brick in Wheeling about sixty years ago. 



Small steam saw mills, here as elsewhere, have operated in 

 the past in nearly all sections of the county, sawing lumber and 

 cross-ties. 



Present Conditions. 



The virgin forests of Ohio county are a thing of the past. 

 As a rule, the farmers have reserved small boundaries of wood- 

 land for domestic use. These, however, occupy not more than 

 one-tenth of the area, and most of them have been closely cut- 

 over. If the worthless brush now growing on rough land 

 throughout the county could be replaced by fast-growing and 

 valuable species, such as locust, poplar, ash, and catalpa, great 

 profit would result fo the farmers within the next 25 years. 



PENDLETON COUNTY. 



location and Area. 



Pendleton county, formed in 1787 from parts of Rocking- 

 ham, Augusta and Hardy, lies on the eastern border of the state. 

 It is joined on the east and south by Rockingham, Augusta and 

 Highland counties, of Virginia, on the north by Hardy and 

 Grant, and on the west by Randolph and Pocahontas counties. 

 Its area is 707 square miles or 452,480 acres. 



