Fairmont's Cemeteries

Fairmont's Cemeteries

By Gena D. Wagaman

$24.99

Publication Date: 1st August 2007

Founded in 1820 by Boaz Fleming, Fairmont, West Virginia, is located midway between Morgantown and Clarksburg. It is the seat of Marion County, which was formed in 1842 from Harrison and Monongalia Counties. During its heyday in the early 20th century, Fairmont was home to 100 millionaires who prospered in the town largely because of the coal fields, which were connected to the Eastern Seaboard
markets by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. Today Fairmont is undergoing a renaissance and looks forward to continued growth while retaining its unique history.
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    Founded in 1820 by Boaz Fleming, Fairmont, West Virginia, is located midway between Morgantown and Clarksburg. It is the seat of Marion County, which was formed in 1842 from Harrison and Monongalia Counties. During its heyday in the early 20th century, Fairmont was home to 100 millionaires who prospered in the town largely because of the coal fields, which were connected to the Eastern Seaboard
    markets by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. Today Fairmont is undergoing a renaissance and looks forward to continued growth while retaining its unique history.
      Description
      Founded in 1820 by Boaz Fleming, Fairmont, West Virginia, is located midway between Morgantown and Clarksburg. It is the seat of Marion County, which was formed in 1842 from Harrison and Monongalia Counties. During its heyday in the early 20th century, Fairmont was home to 100 millionaires who prospered in the town largely because of the coal fields, which were connected to the Eastern Seaboard
      markets by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. Today Fairmont is undergoing a renaissance and looks forward to continued growth while retaining its unique history.
      Details
      • Pages: 128
      • Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
      • Imprint: Arcadia Publishing
      • Series: Images of America
      • Publication Date: 1st August 2007
      • State: West Virginia
      • Illustration Note: Black and White
      • ISBN: 9780738544212
      • Format: Paperback
      • BISACs:
        ARCHITECTURE / Buildings / Landmarks & Monuments
        PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Historical
        PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Regional (see also TRAVEL / Pictorials)
        HISTORY / United States / State & Local / South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
      Author Bio
      Gena D. Wagaman has lived in West Virginia for the past 18 years, the last two in Fairmont. She holds a master of arts degree from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. She also serves as the director of the Fairmont City Cemetery Restoration Project, which seeks to restore a 19th-century cemetery abandoned for 75 years. Through her research into the lives of the individuals interred in that cemetery, Gena D. Wagaman has begun to make connections to living descendants and to help the community regain a small part of its history.
      Founded in 1820 by Boaz Fleming, Fairmont, West Virginia, is located midway between Morgantown and Clarksburg. It is the seat of Marion County, which was formed in 1842 from Harrison and Monongalia Counties. During its heyday in the early 20th century, Fairmont was home to 100 millionaires who prospered in the town largely because of the coal fields, which were connected to the Eastern Seaboard
      markets by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. Today Fairmont is undergoing a renaissance and looks forward to continued growth while retaining its unique history.
      • Pages: 128
      • Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
      • Imprint: Arcadia Publishing
      • Series: Images of America
      • Publication Date: 1st August 2007
      • State: West Virginia
      • Illustrations Note: Black and White
      • ISBN: 9780738544212
      • Format: Paperback
      • BISACs:
        ARCHITECTURE / Buildings / Landmarks & Monuments
        PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Historical
        PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Regional (see also TRAVEL / Pictorials)
        HISTORY / United States / State & Local / South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
      Gena D. Wagaman has lived in West Virginia for the past 18 years, the last two in Fairmont. She holds a master of arts degree from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. She also serves as the director of the Fairmont City Cemetery Restoration Project, which seeks to restore a 19th-century cemetery abandoned for 75 years. Through her research into the lives of the individuals interred in that cemetery, Gena D. Wagaman has begun to make connections to living descendants and to help the community regain a small part of its history.

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