History
Craig County covers 333 square miles and was formed in 1851 from Botetourt, Roanoke, Giles, and Monroe. It was named for Robert Craig, a member of Congress, and Craig Healing Springs are in the county. West Virginia was long a part of Virginia. Morgan Morgan began the settlement of the region in 1727. A great battle with the Indians took place at Point Pleasant in 1774. West Virginia became a separate state of the union.
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