By Keith Gibson I remember many mornings back in the 1950s, and early to mid-1960s, leaving for school just before daylight, walking out our front door and down to the river bank where we kept our homemade flatboat. In my mind, I can still see dad building the boat (which was about 14′ long), sawing […]
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Source: 1952 Centennial Program Booklet – Page 41, Published by the City of Logan, WV. By G. W. Raike There have been seven banks in the history of Logan county. The Guyan Valley Bank was the first to begin business. The establishment was started in a small frame building on Jan. 1, 1900. Old Timers of
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By Carlo Ciliberti, III Ilonà Hajdù was born on December 25, 1891 in a small Hungarian town in the county of Borsod-Abauj-Zemplen. Called Vizsoly Hungary. She was the third of six children born to Pàl Hajdù and Zsuzsanna “Julianna” Spisàk. Her siblings: Pàl Hajdù (12/5/1884-9/24/1941) Jànòs Hajdù (5/28/1886-2/5/1963) Erzsébet Hajdù (5/28/1889-) Anna Hajdù (4/16/1903-) Gizella
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By Bob Piros In Memory of my Dad Joe Piros Sr., who died on January 11, 1962. This info was taken from the US Weather Bureau in Washington, DC for March 1963: “Due to the extremely warm weather in the mid-50s and the snow on the WV mountains melted faster than usual. At the same,
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By Paul Dyer and Robert McCormack. It is nearly impossible for me to write my memories of the Great Flood of 1963. After all, that event was nearly 57 years ago and age has taken its toll to both body and mind. However, March 11, 1963 was an important event in our lives and I
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Excerpts from “Memories of a WV Mountain Kid” By Keith Gibson Looking Back A few days ago I came to the realization that I have lived in seven decades, two centuries, and two millenniums. Wow !!…..Is that blessed, or what ?? The article I was reading when I discovered this startling news also said: “People
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By Keith Gibson In 1972, at the age of 22, I completed a twelve-week mining course at Sharples and graduated with a 95 % average. As much as I tried though, I couldn’t get anyone to hire me because of no underground experience. The Pittston mining office was almost directly across the river from our
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By Keith Gibson Buchanantown was a small community that existed across the Guyandotte River from Lyburn, WV. Actually, it was about halfway between Lyburn and Neibert, across from the old Route 10 which is now known as “Hanging Rock Road.” I’m not really sure when the community was first called “Buchanantown” (probably between 1885 and
By Keith Gibson Elijah Gibson Sr. – (son of William D. Gibson) Born 1800 Russell County, Virginia. Died between 1880-1890 in Wayne County, WV. He married Nancy Mcgee October 15, 1824 in Pike county, Ky. She was born between 1800-1805 in Virginia, and died between 1830-1840. David Dameron Gibson – (son of Elijah Gibson Sr.)
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By Keith Gibson Alexander Buchanan was my great-great-great-grandfather on my mother’s side of the family. His son Thomas was appointed and commissioned 2nd Lieutenant on August 29, 1863, and served in the civil war in the 4th Regiment, Company K, of the Volunteer Calvary of West Virginia. The calvary was organized at Parkersburg and Wheeling,
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