General Articles.
By Dwight Williamson Ferdinand Midelburg. The name almost sounds like royalty. And in many ways, perhaps the former Logan millionaire was the ‘king” of the theater business – at least in Logan County. There is the community of Midelburg in the town of Logan that is located across the Guyandotte River near Stollings. And there […]
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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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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
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*This article is from the 1952 Centennial Program Booklet published by the city of Logan. By Wib G. Whited The program of industry in Logan county was made at the completion of the railroad. In 1902 Major McKindrey, chief engineer for the Guyan Valley Division, cam to Logan by way of Dingess on the Norfolk
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By Dwight Williamson Although it might be difficult to pinpoint any one particular year in Logan County history as most significant, the year of 1963 has to stand out as a very important time in the annals of local history. A few things of paramount interest at the time include the worst flooding in the
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By Dwight Williamson In one way or another, we all are making history just by existing. However, for people who really study history, the quote, “Nothing has really happened until it is recorded,” most definitely applies. So,—let it be written and let it be said—that Logan County history is being made right before our eyes—in
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By Dwight Williamson The closing of so many Sears’s stores across the nation, including the one at Aracoma near Logan and the Charleston Town Center Mall location, is sad to see in these turbulent economic times. And it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to know that Logan County is suffering badly. Vacant buildings in the
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By Dwight Williamson Nearly every single one of us, whether it is people at Amherstdale of Buffalo Creek near Man; Crawley Creek of Chapmanville; Buck Fork of Harts Creek; Hewett Creek in Boone County; Gilbert Creek in Mingo County, or any of the many coal mining company towns spread throughout the region, all have one
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By Dwight Williamson It once was a thriving community which even included a bowling alley and a movie theater. Gone with the coal dust wind is the community of Sharples, which no longer has a school of any kind in the Logan County territory that includes the areas of Clothier, Kelly Hollow, Dobra, Mifflin, Blair,
Remembering some of the coal camp communities Read More »