1858
James C. McGrew begins developing Tunnelton
Local community history says James C. McGrew acquired the land and established a store and large tannery in 1858, helping form the settlement known as Tunnelton. The community took its name from its location at the eastern end of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad's Kingwood Tunnel.
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