History of the Town of Cassville- Wayne Co. WV Source: West Virginia Heritage The town of Cassville is situated at the forks of the Big Sandy river, thirty miles from its mouth. A destructive conflagration visited it in May, 1883, and laid almost the entire business portion of the town in ashes. It is now fast improving, and at the present time has one post office, one saw mill, one blacksmith shop, one graded school building, one brick church ( Baptist ), three hotels, one Masonic hall and six general merchantile stores. Work on the lock and dam now being built just below the town, adds much to its business at this time. It was incorporated on the 13th day of November, 1875; 32 1/2 acres are included within the corporate limits. The first election held was on the 10th day of December, 1875, at which time the following officers were elected; Mayor, James H. Marcum; recorder, John C. Romans; councilmen, William H. Frasher, Samuel Short, Callahan Beaire, Stephen M. Marcum, and Wayne Ferguson. The present officers are; Mayor, John Brownley; recorder, L.M. Marcum; councilmen, Samuel Damron, Callahan Beaire, N.R. Kirkpatrick and James L. Fuller. Submitted by Lorna Corns Workman **************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. Files may be printed or copied for personal use only. ****************************************************************