On one of those trips, he and a co-worker discovered a major bark beetle outbreak in the eastern highlands, on Cheat Mountain.

Operations on Cheat Mountain, West Virginia, September 11-17, 1861.

Action at Cheat Mountain September 12.

Action at Cheat Mountain September 12-17.

Soon on the road turning at the brow of the hill, the fourteenth took what I fondly hope is their last look at Cheat Mountain.

The salamander is found only on Cheat Mountain and adjacent mountains in the West Virginia highlands.

One engagement - the Battle of Cheat Mountain - took place here September 12-15, 1861.

Finally, Milroy's troops were repulsed, and he retreated to his camps near Cheat Mountain.

The highest point is believed to be Thorny Flat on Cheat Mountain in the northwestern part of the county.