Missouri Fox Trotters for Sale near Ravenswood, WV

About Ravenswood, WV

Ravenswood is sited on land once owned by George Washington. Washington acquired the 2,448-acre (10 km 2) parcel in 1770, and designated Colonel William Crawford to survey the lands in 1771. A permanent settlement was first established in 1810, and the town streets and lots were laid out in their current pattern by descendants of George Washington in 1835. When Kaiser Aluminum planned a new facility with 12,000 workers, Bill Finley was hired planned "Company Town" of 25,000. He went on to become a planner with the National Capital Planning Commission, and develop the community of Columbia, Maryland for the Rouse Company.