james craik grew up in alexandria, virginia, so he decided to settle the land that his grandfather and george washington had discovered in the valley. charleston in 1861 was a city on the rise, and that was in part due to the salt industry just outside of town. prior to that, the charleston area was a militia outpost, fort lee, at the mouth of the old river. by the time that james craik had moved from his then mason county home to charleston, it had a population of roughly 600 people , including white, free blacks, and slaves. but a a small town, close-knit society where everyone seems to know each other. wealthy man,as a most of his wealth inherited from the bounty he had received from his grandfather and father. he ended up traveling as a circuit lawyer to different counties to practice law. of time,ds approximately 14 years, he did that. he was also serving as a project director for the james river canal turnpike, a massive road intended to connect eastern and western virginia to the ohio river. when the visible church came to charleston, west virginia, one of the first trustees was

james craik.renchde during the indian war, the revolutionary war and throughout his term as president. ines craig grew up alexandria, virginia. he decided to settle the lanes his grandfather and george washington had discovered in the canal valley. in the 1820's, charlston was a city that was on the rise. that was in part due to the sought industry outside of town. prior to that, the charleston area would have been a militia out pours -- outpost. by the time james craik had moved from his then mason county home to charleston, it had a population of roughly 600 people. that included white, free and black and slaves. it was small -- a small town but a close knit society. james craik was a wealthy man. most of his wealth inherited from the bounties he had received from his grandfather and father. he ended up traveling as a circuit lawyer to different counties to practice law. for a period of time, approximately 14 years, he did that. he was also serving as a director for the james river and can all t