General Articles.
By Dwight Williamson When I think of Man, West Virginia, I do not fancy my attention to the town of about 750 residents who live in just over a one-mile square area that consisted of 1,632 people in 1950. Instead, my thoughts of Man include all of the surrounding areas, from Buffalo Creek to Huff […]
Man, W.Va., holds 100 years of memories Read More »
By Dwight Williamson Eighty-nine years is a long time in terms of trying to resolve a hideous murder that captivated local residents at that time in 1932, likely because of the circumstances surrounding the slaying of a young woman who — let’s just say — was “loved” by many. Perhaps, too many. There has been
A 1932 murder leaves many questions today Read More »
By Dwight Williamson It was 1936 in Logan County and there was much going on at the local level just as the entire nation was rebounding from what would later be termed “The Great Depression.” The Logan Banner headlines early that year were filled with gruesome murders and dastardly deeds of all kinds, as thousands
Mid-1930s were a wild time in Logan County Read More »
By Dwight Williamson Even though I am so tempted to write the truth about what I shall term as the “great Logan County soap opera,” which would be an epic look into what could not be better composed in even a make believe scenario, I shall, for now, remain patient, especially since there are many
Former baseball player from Holden barely remembered today Read More »
By Dwight Williamson I was in the newsroom of the Logan Banner one day reminiscing during the late 1970s when I served as sports editor of the Banner. It had been a few years since I had left Huntington, West Virginia, where I had been a student at Marshall University and an employee in that
The story of the Chirico family restaurants Read More »
By Dwight Williamson Some of the most renowned residents ever in Logan County, W.Va., have never really left. In fact, though their spirit’s may have long ago vanished, their human remains still belong to the people of the county in which they chose as their final resting places. I am speaking of the mighty Devil
Cap Hatfield led an interesting life Read More »
By Dwight Williamson When one really thinks about the history of Logan, there are some things that many people simply are not aware of; some of which exist right before our eyes. For instance, when one enters the town/city of Logan by crossing the Guyandotte River by either bridge on the western part of town
Searching for the Holland grave Read More »
By Dwight Williamson “I was six years old when my peg-legged father sold our two-room shack near Charleston, West Virginia, for thirty cans of Wilson’s evaporated milk. He moved the family fifty miles away to Logan County where we continued to struggle with poverty. I stood beside him as he sat in front of dime
By Dwight Williamson Now that part of the new boulevard bridge in Logan is open and with the July 4th holiday completed, perhaps a little rehashing of local history might be in order. I can’t help but wonder about how congested things must have been in Logan prior to the completion of the Logan Boulevard,
Logan’s Boulevard has a storied history Read More »
By Dwight Williamson I get quite a bit of information from folks all over this country in reference to some of the material produced weekly in this column. I have received numerous books, letters, pictures and other materials through the mail, as well as numerous comments and suggestions via the internet. On some occasions, I
Logan County is rich with Native American history Read More »