By Pam Brennan I remember my Pepaw Brennan coming home from the mines and being black as night from head to toe except for the whites of his eyes and his teeth. I was terrified! He would flash those pearly whites at me and I would run screaming in the other direction. I was so […]
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Photos of the headstones at the Mounts Cemetery at Mud Fork in Logan County, West Virginia.
The Historic Old City Cemetery The old City Cemetery on High Street is the most historic cemetery in Logan County. Henry Clay Ragland and many other of the town’s early prominent citizens are buried here. No one knows who and when the first person was buried here. So it’s hard to determine its age but
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By Dave Holland Benjamin Otto Holland and his younger brother, Bruce Leonard Holland were prominent businessmen & politicians from Aracoma (now Logan – changed in 19071) in the 1890’s and early 1900’s. Benjamin Otto Holland (B.O. Holland) was born 9 Mar 1867 in Monongalia County, WV to William S. & Agnes Jane Selby Holland. On
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Submitted by Dave Holland The History of West Virginia, Old and New Published 1923, The American Historical Society, Inc., Chicago and New York, Volume III, pg. 113-114 BRUCE LEONARD HOLLAND while not one of the oldest men is one of the oldest citizens of Logan, and has been a factor in the expanding business affairs
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The photo gallery below shows a number of the headstones at the White Cemetery at Whites Addition in Logan County, West Virginia. Everyone is welcome to add additional images or information about this cemetery. White Cemetery, Logan County, West Virginia
Photos of City View Cemetery, Logan County, West Virginia.
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Photos of Friends and Families and Noted Individuals of Logan County I’ve been receiving a number of wonderful vintage Logan County photos of friends and families. To encourage more of this, I’ve created this special gallery. Also, if anyone has a photo of an individual that played an important part in the history of Logan County,
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This was originally published on Martha Sparks’ My West Virginia Mountain website and is reprinted here with her permission and our special thanks. Holden, Logan County, WV Once the Home of Former Champion Jack Dempsey While it is true that William Harrison Dempsey, better known as “Jack” Dempsey, former heavyweight champion of the world, was
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