Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 26. Chapters: Buffalo, West Virginia, Point Pleasant, West Virginia, St. Albans, West Virginia, South Charleston, West Virginia, Handley, West Virginia, Leon, West Virginia, Smithers, West Virginia, Chesapeake, West Virginia, Pratt, West Virginia, Marmet, West Virginia, Dunbar, West Virginia, Poca, West Virginia, Nitro, West Virginia, Winfield, West Virginia, Belle, West Virginia, Cedar Grove, West Virginia, East Bank, West Virginia, Eleanor, West Virginia, Gauley Bridge, West Virginia, Jefferson, West Virginia, Henderson, West Virginia, Glasgow, West Virginia, Bancroft, West Virginia, Montgomery, West Virginia, Gauley River, New River, Elk River, Coal River, Deep Water, West Virginia, Blaine Island, Kanawha River Valley AVA, Pocatalico River, Magic Island, West Virginia Route 6, Scotts Island, Wilson Island. Excerpt: Kanawha River - a.new, #quickbar a.new/* cache key: enwiki: resourceloader: filter: minify-css:5: f2a9127573a22335c2a9102b208c73e7 */ Kanawha River The confluence of the Kanawha and Ohio Rivers at Point Pleasant, West Virginia Winfield Lock and Dam on the Kanawha River at Winfield, West Virginia, 31 miles upriver from the mouth at Point Pleasant. MapAccording to the Geographic Names Information System, the Kanawha River has also been known as: "Ka(ih)nawha" derives from the region's Iroquoian dialects meaning "water way" or "canoe way" implying the metaphor, "transport way," in the local language. The Glottal consonant of the "ih" (stream or river, local Iroquois) dropped out as few European settlers and homesteaders were fluent with any of the dialects of Iroquois. Archaeological artifacts, such as Clovis points and later projectiles, indicate prehistoric indigenous peoples living in the area from as early as 12,500 BCE. Pe...