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'''1801:''' Jefferson county was created from Berkeley county. | '''1801:''' Jefferson county was created from Berkeley county. | ||
'''1803:''' First newspaper west of the Alleghenies is the [http:// | '''1803:''' First newspaper west of the Alleghenies is the [http://sites.rootsweb.com/~wvhampsh/nzppr.htm Monongalia Gazette and Morgantown Advertiser]. | ||
'''1804:''' Mason county was created from Kanawha county. '''1818:''' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Road The Cumberland Road] (or National Road) was completed from Cumberland, Maryland, to Wheeling. Counties were changed with Preston county being created from Monongalia county and Nicholas county was created from Greenbrier, Kanawha, Randolph Counties. Charles Town renamed Charleston. | '''1804:''' Mason county was created from Kanawha county. '''1818:''' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Road The Cumberland Road] (or National Road) was completed from Cumberland, Maryland, to Wheeling. Counties were changed with Preston county being created from Monongalia county and Nicholas county was created from Greenbrier, Kanawha, Randolph Counties. Charles Town renamed Charleston. | ||