Statistical gazetteer of the state of Virginia, embracing important topographical and historical information from recent and original sources, together with the results of the last census population, in most cases, to 1854 . 71 slaves. PuNGOTEAGUE, a post village of Accomack county, Virginia, 12miles S. W. from Accomack Court House. It has two churchesand a mill. Putnam, a county in the West part of Virginia, touching theOhio river, contains 350 square miles. It is intersected by theGreat Kanawha river, navigable by steamboats. Indian corn, oatsand butter are the staples. In 1850 the county pr
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Statistical gazetteer of the state of Virginia, embracing important topographical and historical information from recent and original sources, together with the results of the last census population, in most cases, to 1854 . 71 slaves. PuNGOTEAGUE, a post village of Accomack county, Virginia, 12miles S. W. from Accomack Court House. It has two churchesand a mill. Putnam, a county in the West part of Virginia, touching theOhio river, contains 350 square miles. It is intersected by theGreat Kanawha river, navigable by steamboats. Indian corn, oatsand butter are the staples. In 1850 the county produced 249, 040bushels of corn, 50, 079 of oats and 59, 862 pounds of butter. Therewere six grist mills, eight saw mills and 11 cooper shops. It con-tained 13 churches, 65 pupils attending public schools and 80 at-tending other schools. The hills contain immense beds of iron oreand bituminous coal. It was organized in 1848, including parts ofMacon and Kanawha counties. Capital, Winfield. Population, 5, 335, of whom 4, 703 were free and 632 slaves. QuiLLiNsviLLE, a post village in Scott county, Virginia, 320miles West by North from Richmond. Racoon, a post office of Preston county, Virginia. 352 WHEELING BUSINESS BIRECTORY.. This Magnificent Hotel, (the pride of Wheeling, ) was built by the MLure HouseCompany in 1851, and opened up January, 1853, simultaneously with the opening ofthe B. &. O. R. R., at a cost of about $180, 000, and furbished at a cost of $36, 000, contains 150 finely ventilatea rooms of capacious size, and is supplied with Em, mm ^ smowiis mAwm, On different Floors, for the accommodation of Ladies and Gentlemen, and is keptin a style not surpassed by any House in the Union. This House is most fortunately not situated on the River bank, and is thereforefree from all the annoyances of wharf business, but is situated on the Corner of Market and Monroe Streets, In the most fashionable and business part of our thriving City ard Within three Minutes Walk of the B. & O. R. R.,