Table of Contents for this Menu Tab, Bentree & Beyond:

There are 15 folders (including this one) in the Bentree & Beyond menu tab. Each folder is explained in the table of contents below.

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The first folder in the menu tab gives a general overview of the major topics, while the subsequent folders provide more detail of each topic. I recommend that you read through this general information folder before exploring the more detailed folders.

1.     Bentree General Information

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Folders 2 through 8 in the menu tab Bentree & Beyond, are devoted to telling the history of Bentree itself.

2.     Bentree Narrative-based Historical Timeline of Central WV

3.     Bentree Post Office History & Community Development

4.     Bentree Logging & Sawmills

5.     Bentree Charcoal Plant

6.     Bentree Coal Mining

7.     Bentree Railroad Through the Years

8.     Bentree Families Remembered

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Folders 9 through 11 expand the information to include the three adjacent counties Clay, Nicholas, and Fayette.

9. Clay County Info

10. Nicholas County Info

11. Fayette County Info

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Folder 12 traces the history of the Elk River Coal & Lumber Company (ERC&L) and the Buffalo Creek & Gauley Railroad (BC&G RR). Most of this info was garnered from books published by R. Brooks Stover and William E. Warden.

12. ERC&L Company, BC&G RR

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Folder 13 is a repository for maps and associated information used throughout this website.

13. BentreeConnections Maps & Related Info

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Finally, Folder 14 has travel information about some of my favorite scenic areas throughout the entire state.

14. WV Travel Information

There is some overlap of information, but each folder has its own unique story.