Looking Through the Glasses of Time reflects the changes in our lifestyle and culture over the years and how they have made us the people we are today 'today. Every day we walk a step bigger than our own, living lives that were created and inspired by our ancestors who came before us. Being raised in the rural, rolling hills of West Virginia provides an unforgettable childhood. Being able to see the four different seasons and how they always flow so beautifully into each other is beautiful. The hills are dotted with wooded forests of many types of trees, accompanied by different types of wild flowers and wildlife. As you pass through all the little towns and cries you can still see the small farms that have been passed down from generation to generation within families. The first settlement in Lumberport, West Virginia, was founded in 1770 by Major Benjamin Robinson. He purchased land from the Indians, but later obtained a large sum of land from the government as payment for his services during the Revolutionary War. In 1775, Captain Thomas Harbert, serving under Benjamin Robinson, came to the Lumberport area and built a blockhouse to serve as a refuge for the settlers. When Europeans first emigrated to America, they knew little about the ancestral past. of the different types of Indian tribes settled in Virginia and along the Eastern Seaboard. Many Indian tribes became hostile toward the settlers because the settlers interfered with their way of life. This led the natives to attempt to destroy the border settlements. Many forts in this area were erected to protect the settlers and their families. One of the historic lands... middle of paper ......Ther's family came from England to Port Tobacco in Maryland and later moved south to what is today the Harrison County, West Virginia. Reflections of the past make me grateful that my ancestors took the risk and hardship to allow me to have a better life and the opportunities I have today. Work Cited History of Lumberport and surrounding communities. Salem, W. Virginia: ProComPrint, 1977. Print. Withers, Alexander Scott., Reuben Gold Thwaites and Lyman Copeland Draper. Chronicles of the Frontier War: or, a History of the Settlement by Whites of Northwestern Virginia and of the Indian Wars and Massacres in that Part of the State, with Reflections, Anecodotes, &c. Parsons, WV: McClain Print., 1961. Print.Eller, Ronald D. Miners, Millhands, and Mountaineers: Industrialization of the Southern Appalachians, 1880-1930. Knoxville: University of Tennessee, 1982. Print.