Stony River Reservoir
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Stony River Reservoir was constructed on the Stony River
Stony River (North Branch Potomac River)
The Stony River is a tributary of the North Branch Potomac River in Grant County in West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle. The Stony River joins with the North Branch at the Mineral County border...

 in 1888 by Westvaco to supply the source of water for the company's main pulp mill. William Luke
William Luke
William Luke was the founder of the Westvaco Corporation in 1888 at Piedmont, West Virginia and West Piedmont, Maryland, USA.Luke came to America from Scotland in 1852. He was a pioneer of the modern art of papermaking....

's summer residence was located on the lake.
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