Logan and Lincoln County Vietnam Casualties Tribute Video One of my best childhood friends was Danny Greene who was killed in Vietnam in 1967. This page is a tribute to him and to all of the other Logan and Lincoln County, WV fallen heroes of Vietnam. Please note for a soldier’s name to appear on […]
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May, 1958 – 24 trapped miners rescued from a flooded Logan, West Virginia mine.
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This is a story of a 1945 murder on Band Mill Hollow Road in Logan County, West Virginia.
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Submitted by: Frank Adams Source: 1952 Centennial Program Booklet, Published by the City of Logan, WV. FARMING AND HOMESTEADS By Mrs. Florence Peck Adams Beginning back in 1880, I remember Logan county as a very barren place to live. We lived some distance apart and did not visit very often. Most of the homes were
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By Pam Brennan We lived in West Logan. There is an alley that dips down over the hill on the right just before the Baptist Church. We lived on the riverbank side of the alley. I can remember we had a peach tree in the back yard and I used to love to climb the
The Buffalo Creek Disaster, February 26, 1972 One of worst floods in US occurred here 26 February 1972, when Buffalo Mining Co. impoundment dam for mine waste broke, releasing over 130 million gallons of black waste water: killed 125; property losses over $50 million; and thousands left homeless. Three commissions placed blame on ignored safety
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by Lena Grey One of my favorite past times is visiting antique stores. I love to admire the items there which hold memories of our past and while nostalgically recalling the ones which were used by my parents or grandparents in their every day lives. I especially love admiring old photographs. With a mixture of
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The images below list some of the Monaville WV Grade School students taught by Mrs. Dot Richmond in the 1920s. If you have any Monaville Grade School photos you’d like to contribute to this page, please email them to the admin at loganwv.us@gmail.com. You may also enjoy the Monaville Photo Gallery.
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By Pam Brennan I was 5 years old and I went out with my dad to catch crawdads. We were at Bluestone Lake. The last thing my mom told me before we left was not to get my pajamas wet which wasn’t a problem since we were wading. I followed my dad holding a plastic
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These vintage advertisements appeared in a 1916 Railroad Men’s Annual Time Book. Below are a few Logan, West Virginia excerpts. The Jefferson Hotel — Sample Rooms were used by traveling salesmen to display their wares. Below are more vintage advertisments for the 1916 Railroad Men’s Annual Time Book. Click on any of the thumbnails to
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