This is near where I grew up (Bridgeport, WV). I know lots and lots of people that go to "Arden" every year to fish and swim and get drunker than Otis of Mayberry. But, apparently there are several drownings every year also. This is where we went for Senior Skip Day in High School... first time I ever drank beer before 8am... shoot... at that point before noon. It looks like they need the Attorney General of WV to step in and make a ruling, or the State Supreme Court needs to offer an opinion.
Its location is at about 39°12'19.5"N & 79°57'33"W if you are interested.
As the crow flies
That would be about 30 miles from an area home to one-quarter of my ancestors between 1745 and 1880. Upper Tract and Fort Seybert in Pendleton County. The Conrad and Eye families and all their thousands of relatives.
As the crow flies
> That would be about 30 miles from an area home to one-quarter of my ancestors between 1745 and 1880. Upper Tract and Fort Seybert in Pendleton County. The Conrad and Eye families and all their thousands of relatives.
My moms family is from Upshur and Barbour counties, even closer to this site than Bridgeport. The Fairfax Stone is also not too far from this area. 🙂
As the crow flies
That's just over the hill from me. I've done a bunch of surveying in that area.
Here's something you might appreciate from my collection:
Holy Cow ......
the post immediately above was meant for your viewing interest.
Holy Cow ......
That is neat, Dave. Probably one of the cousins to my great-father.
A site promoting Pendleton County lists businesses of all types there. Quite a few list family names common with my ancestors. Must be some type of distant cousins.
Prior to the PPL Montana, LLC v. Montana Supreme Court Case this spring, I would have guessed that the State owned the bed of the river, provided that the Tygart River is navigable.
If the rapids make that reach of the stream not navigable, the river bed may belong to the upland owners.
Well in Virginia (&West Virginia) ....
it depends on the original land grant. If it was a grant from the King it is most likely that the bed of the river was included in the grant - hence privately owned. If it was a patent from the state after the Revolution it is likely that the bed of the river was reserved by the state. But the contrary may also be shown. And it may also depend if the local judge has his favorite fising hole there.
Well in Virginia (&West Virginia) ....
That's kind of what I was implying... It seems as though nobody wants to figure out the actual standing of the river. The semi-headline mentioned a railroad R/W, but never got into it in the article... typical for that trash paper.
