By Dwight Williamson It was the summer of 1972 and the almost unbearable scorching heat was taking its toll on the “boys of summer” — better known as the “Porch Sitters.” Most of us who had spent nearly our entire lifetimes congregating every day and night on the concrete porch of Island Creek Coal Company’s […]
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Lorado, Logan County, WV Photos The Lorado name is an acronym derived from the name of the Lorain Coal and Dock Company that had mining operations there. (Wikipedia) This is a collection of photos of Lorado, WV. You can help preserve our Logan County history and memories by sharing your vintage photos with us. To
Lundale, Logan County, WV Miner Saved; Five Die in Logan County Morgantown Post, West Virginia February 13, 1958 Logan, W. Va. (UP) — Coal miner Glenn Burchett was recovering in a hospital today from injuries suffered when he was trapped six hours Wednesday night under a huge roof fall that killed five of his fellow
These are excerpts from my autobiography. By Johnny Walker Sixteen Hill When I was about three years old, my grandparents, Dorthy and Riley Curry agreed to take care of their first grandchild. Sixteen Hill at Mud Fork became my world until I was six years old. Approximately a dozen houses of varying shapes and sizes
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POST OFFICES – LOGAN COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA A DIGEST OF U.S. POSTAL DAILY BULLETINS OBSERVATIONS AND COMMENTARY Did you know there is a Logan County in 10 different states in this country? Did you know there are 25 towns named Logan in this country? Recently, I began doing some research as to when the railroads
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The 1963 flood of Logan County was the biggest on record. The Guyandotte River in Logan crested at 34.98 feet on March 12, 1963. Historic Crests of the Guyandotte River in Logan (1) 34.98 ft on 03/12/1963 (2) 31.65 ft on 03/07/1967 (3) 30.76 ft on 01/11/1974 (4) 30.55 ft on 04/05/1977 (5) 28.23 ft
An article by Bruce Jolly about the history of Logan, West Virginia.
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By Dwight Williamson Like many Logan Countians who grew up in coal camp communities, we often referred to our little coal camp areas as numbers. For instance, when I was growing up and a school teacher or someone else asked me where I lived, I would answer by saying “16 Mud Fork.” It was never
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By Carlo Ciliberti, III Dániel Ágoston was born on May 28, 1881 in a village called Kemenesszentpéter, Papa District, Veszprem County in the Country of Hungary (Was known as Austria-Hungary until WWI when the Austria-Hungarian empire broke up). His parents were Josephus Ágoston and Rozina Ágoston, born Rozina Kövÿ. He was the youngest of twelve
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by Keith Gibson Back in 1958, the difference between the two-room school at Lyburn and the new school at Earling was like night and day. The Earling playground was roughly 150 to 200 feet long and about 75 feet wide, behind the school, and on top of the river bank. Compared to the tiny playground
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