Abstract:
Alleghany, a Delaware Native American word meaning either, \"a fine stream\", or \"endless\", as in Alleghany County, was established in 1859 and is located in the heart of the Appalachians. Divided by Secessionist sentiments during the Civil War Era, residents forged atonements through agriculture, industry, and overall progress through frugality and economic scrutiny. Famous for the Doughton Family, charter inhabitants as well as public servants for some 138 years, the county is best known for pipe production as well as produce.