The Little Kanawha River flows past a wall that was once part of a dam that controled the river near Leachtown. (Photo by Art Smith) PARKERSBURG — Starting high in the hills of Upshur County ...

Photo Provided Lewis McPherson, lockmaster, is shown standing on a gate of Lock #1, a.k.a. the Viscose Lock in the Little Kanawha River, circa 1910. It was Lock #1 where the men in the story below ...