2012 Logan County Vintage Photo Contest
Logan County, WV Vintage Photo Contest. 1st place, $300, 2nd place, $200. Contest ends December 31st, 2012.
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Buffalo Creek Flood Disaster – First Hand Account
By Pam Brennan (1962-2015) Steve Thompson Witnessed the Buffalo Creek Flood Disaster First Hand. He lives in my building. We have had a couple of conversations since he moved in and that is how I found out he was from Logan, more specifically, Man, West Virginia. Today is the 40th anniversary of the dam bursting which
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My Coal Miner Pepaw
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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Mounts Cemetery
Photos of the headstones at the Mounts Cemetery at Mud Fork in Logan County, West Virginia.
Logan’s Old City Cemetery
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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Biography of Benjamin Otto Holland
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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Biography of Bruce Leonard Holland
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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White Cemetery
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
City View Cemetery
Photos of City View Cemetery, Logan County, West Virginia.
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