By Dwight Williamson A look at local history reveals that Logan County has been in the national headlines numerous times for various reasons. From the Civil War burning of the Logan County Courthouse to the Hatfield-McCoy feud of the late 1800s and throughout all of the 20th century, something of national interest has always percolated […]
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By Dwight Williamson The Logan Banner did not exist when the county of Logan or the village that is now known as the town of Logan came into existence. In fact, it wasn’t until 1888 that the newspaper started being published as The Logan County Banner. The point being that there are no real written
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By Dwight Williams EDITOR’S NOTE: This is part two of a column on Tennis Hatfield of the famous feuding family of Logan and Mingo County and the Blue Goose saloon. The Hatfield-McCoy Feud is world renowned, but few people know about what could be termed the “Hatfield-Chafin Feud;” a bitter political feud between former business
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By Dwight Williamson There have been countless stories and several books written in regard to Devil Anse Hatfield and the feud between the Hatfields and the McCoys. However, perhaps the most interesting character of this entire bunch is the youngest child of the famous Hatfield leader, his 13th born offspring, Tennis Samuel Hatfield. It was
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By Dwight Williamson There have been countless stories and several books written in regard to Devil Anse Hatfield and the feud between the Hatfields and the McCoys. However, perhaps the most interesting character of this entire bunch is the youngest child of the famous Hatfield leader, his 13th-born offspring, Tennis Samuel Hatfield. It was Tennis,
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By Dwight Williamson “Those were the good ‘ole days.” Just about everybody has heard that phrase uttered at some point in their lives. It seems that mostly older people like to reflect upon the past as “the good old days” when in fact life was usually much simpler, but not necessarily better. As for myself,
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The Logan Banner, November 3, 1937 First Houses Were Loga Cabins Equipped With Handmade and Rude Furniture; Bushel of Salt Worth Cow and Calf By Frank Elwood Brazie It is not definitely known who the first settler into the Guyandotte Valley was, but most information points to Peter Dingess, who built a cabin at the
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Logan Banner, Thursday, September 5, 1985 EDITOR’S NOTE: Today The Banner concludes Its long series about the 1932 murder case of Mamie Thurman. With today’s closing article, reporter Dwight Williamson recounts some of his personal experiences and’ observances during the three weeks he has been researching the case. BY DWIGHT WILLIAMSON If there is one
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Logan Banner, Wednesday, September 4, 1985 By Dwight Williamson The quest to locate the final resting place of Mamie Thurman has not been an easy one, and it is doubtful many will ever agree on where it is. But, there are those alive in Logan County today who remember her case, her funeral and her
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Logan Banner, Monday, September 2, 1985 By Dwight Williamson Part 15 of a Series It was early afternoon, Thursday, Oct. 14, 1932 when the prosecution started calling its last witnesses to the stand during the murder trial of black handyman Clarence Stephenson. He was accused of what could be the crime of the century in
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