Pemberton, Robert Landon, A history of Pleasants County, West Virginia St. Mary's, W. Va. :: Oracle Press,, 1929, 281 pgs. Table of Contents CHAPTER I-GEOGRAPHICAL DESCRIPTION CHAPTER II-RIVAL DISCOVERIES AND CLAIMS CHAPTER III-OUR FIRST SETTLERS CHAPTER IV-MAKING A NEW COUNTY CHAPTER V-THE BEGINNING OF ST. MARYS CHAPTER VI-DURING THE CIVIL WAR CHAPTER VII-EARLY INDUSTRIES CHAPTER VIII-THE FIRST SCHOOLS CHAPTER IX-THE COMING OF THE NEWSPAPER CHAPTER X-BUILDING THE RAILROAD CHAPTER XI-STRIVING FOR IMPROVEMENT CHAPTER XII-THE BELMONT OIL BOOM CHAPTER XIII-THE OIL BOOM AT ST. MARYS CHAPTER XIV-INDUSTRIAL ENTERPRISES CHAPTER XV-THE WORLD WAR CHAPTER XVI-RECENT IMPROVEMENTS CHAPTER XVII-CITY CHARTER, COUNTY POLITICS CHAPTER XVIII-NEWPORT CHAPTER XIX-RELIGIOUS ACTIVITIES CHAPTER XX-THE OLDER FAMILIES