They named the Guyandotte River in south - western West Virginia for the Wendat people , who had migrated to the area during the Beaver Wars of the late seventeenth century .
Later European - American settlers in the valley adopted this name .
settlers named the Guyandotte River in south - western West Virginia for the Wendat people , who had migrated to the area during the Beaver Wars of the late seventeenth century .
Later European - American settlers in the valley adopted this name .