(November 16, 1961) - Norris R Caryl, Area
Conservationist SCS, Romney, WV outlines plans
for a watershed project to create a recreational
lake (not floodcontrol) and plans to pursue this
through the department of natural resources.
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(April 15, 1968) - Donal Biller, Hardy County
Supervisor of the Soil Conservation Service,
sends out letters to 27 landowners potentially
affected by the lost river watershed dms
stating the SCS's desire to develop a watershed
plan for lost river.
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(1968) - Hardy County Soil Conservation
Service begins initial paperwork and design to
construct a single watershed dam in Lost River.
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(1974) - Hardy County Soil Conservation
Service announces plans for one watershed dam in
Lost River with an estimated cost of $200,000 of
federal taxpayers money.
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([me] October 1976) - The Lost River valley
went through a small flood where only minimal
damage was reported to fences, cornfields and
some livestock.
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(November 3, 1976) - Review of the
October flood damage, the Soil Conservation
Service declares flooding frequency set to every
2.5-3 years
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(1977) - Plans for Kimsey Run Dam Site #4 are
put on hold due to massive public opposition.
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(November 5, 1985) - The worst flood in
modern history struck WV after 20 inches of rain
fell in 8 days. Moorefield, Petersburg,
and the entire South Branch Valley of the
Potomac on the western side of the county
suffered the vast majority of the damage.
200 mobile homes, 400 private homes were damaged
or destroyed with three confirmed deaths.
The Lost River valley suffered little crop and
livestock damage damage, 0 homes were lost, and
0 lives were lost.
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(November 1985) - The West Virginia
Advocate prints the only article on flood damage
in the Lost River Valley stating only minor
flood damage was reported. No bridges were
destroyed, no lives lost, and only pasture
fences cose to the river were decimated by the
force of the water.
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1987 - Hardy County Soil Conservation
Service announces revised plans for five
watershed dam's in the Lost River area with an
estimated cost of over $12 million dollars of
federal tax payers money.
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(November 22, 1989) - WV DNR and Soil
Conservation Service announce public meeting
regarding building Kimsey Run Dam Site #4.
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(November 22, 1989) - Potomac Valley Soil
Conservation Service only wants Kimsey Run Dam
Site #4 constructed with public recorded
comments of not wanting other dams.
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(December 6, 1989) - The Hampshire Review
reports that well over 400 local hardy county
residents are fully opposed to Kimsey Run Dam
site #4 in a public meeting
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(December 6, 1989) - Moorefield Examiner
details over 400 Hardy County citizens opposed
to Kimsey Run Dam Site #4 and all other future
Lost River Watershed projects
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(December 13, 1989) - Raymond Daughtery
submits letter to Moorefield Examiner detailing
opposition to Kimsey Run Dam Site #4 and other
future Lost River Watershed projects.
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(February 21, 1990) - Allen Wilson
announces candidacy for Hardy County
Commissioner against Winston Teets while
opposing the Kimsey Run Dam project.
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(June 6, 1990) - County resident Gloria
Walker submits letter to the editor of the
Moorefield Examiner opposing Kimsey Run Dam site
#4 and future dam site projects in the lost
river watershed area.
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(June 27, 1990) - Elizabeth Webster,
President of the Lost River Committee submits a
letter to the editor of the Moorefield Examiner
detailing communities disgust with current
county commissioners for approving funding when
county residents oppose Kimsey Run Dam site #4
and questioning Soil Conservation Services
methods of holding public meetings not in favor
of the public.
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(July 28, 1990) - Daily News Record
reports the Lost River and Cacapon River
Committees file suit in Federal Court to stop
land condemnation and construction of Kimsey Run
Dam Site #4 which would cost more than $12
million dollars.
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(January 18, 1991) - The North Fork
Journal reports on the upcoming hearing in Hardy
County circuit court where the soil conservation
service is seeking a ruling for eminent domain
to be applied to 7 landowners in the Kimsey Run
Dam Site #4 area to be removed from their
property.
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(January 26, 1991) - Daily News Record
reports on an upcoming hearing in Hardy County
circuit court with James Paul Geary, Sr. (Lost
River Committee) arguing against Howard Krauskof
(PVSCD) that county residents unamiously do not
want the Kimsey Run Dam Site #4 with affected
residents refusing to sell.
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(January 29, 1991) - Hardy County
Circuit Court ruled despite the Environmental
Protection Agency's (EPA) concerns over
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(January 30, 1991) - James Paul Geary,
Sr. (Lost River Committee) and Howard Krauskof
(Soil Conservation Service) present final
arguments before Judge John Hamiliton of Hardy
County Circuit Court to prevent the Potomac
Valley Soil Conservation Districts from
exercising eminent domain against local citizens
affected by, and opposed to Kimsey Run Dam Site
#4.
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(February 12, 1991) - Judge John
Hamilton of Hardy County Circuit Court begins
deliberating on the legal use of eminent domain
by the Potomac Valley Soil conservation District
for acquiring land for Kimsey Run Dam Site #4.
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(August 7, 1991) - Naomi E Walters from
Falls Church, VA submits a letter to the
Moorefield Examiner stating opposition to all
dams in the lost river valley watershed.
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(August 26, 1991) - Judge John Hamilton
announces in his ruling that the Potomac Valley
Soil Conservation District can not use eminent
domain to acquire land from residents to build
Kimsey Run Dam Site #4. Ed Kesecker
appeals to the West Virginia Supreme Court
stating that Kimsey run Dam #4 is for
recreational purposes and not flood control as
previously debated.
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(November 13, 1991) - West Virginia
Supreme Court announces it refuses to hear the
soil conservation services appeal to the August
26 ruling of circuit court Judge John Hamiliton
preventing the soil conservation service from
using eminent domain to acquire land.
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(December 5, 1991) - The WV State Surpreme Court accepted a second appeal filed by
the soil conservation service to overrule Judge
John Hamiliton's August 26 decision.
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(March 10, 2004) - Ed Kesecker (NRCS) and
Donald Biller (Potomac Valley Soil Conservation
District) announce submitting requesting of
funds from the state of west Virginia for design
of Lower Cove Dam Site #16.
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(May 26, 2004) -
Landowners at proposed dam site #16 in the Lower
Cove received this letter in the mail.
Landowners had not received any individual
formal notification before this. The letter
states the intention "to begin design work for
the construction of the multi-purpose flood
control dam and recreation site..." (Take notice
of the signatures at the end.)
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(June 2, 2004) - Despite public opposition to
the Lower Cove Dam Site #16, using federal money
the potomac valley soil conservation service
released preliminary public satellite maps and
drawings of planned construction, pools of
water, and land required to build the Lower Cove
Dam. This dam site contains the most
opposition.
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(June 9, 2004) - After Wednesday's
PVSCD meeting and a plea from landowners and
citizens to stop the proposed dam site and to
find other options, this document was served on
landowners Thursday evening.
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