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Coal Miners – The Heroes of Appalachia Everyone talks of a mother’s love but not of a father’s sacrifice. The job of an underground coal miner has always been hard and dangerous. It was especially so during the early years of coal mining. Every working day coal miners risked their lives to provide for their families. That’s […]
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Early Life In Logan County Described by K. F. Deskins Pioneer Citizen Has Clear Recollection of Sixty Years Ago When There Were But Eight to Ten Houses Here The Logan Banner, Nov. 12, 1937 By Stan Tobin Sixty years ago, which is comparatively a short time in the ordinary span of things canoes and flatboats
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Copyright, 1955, by the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Co. Magazines and newspapers may reprint any of the material in this publication providing proper credit is given to ‘Tracks − C&O Rwy. Magazine.’ It’s steam, steel and coal at Peach Creek. Late in a chill February afternoon, the sun, growing old, bounces a coppery reflection off the
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The Logan Wildcats of Logan County Confederate veterans, the “Logan Wildcats” 1900 Reunion at Camp Straton, Chapmanville, WV. Second from the left is Ed Garrett. Sitting is Alex Burton and behind him is Uncle Dyke Garrett, On Uncle Dyke’s left is Henry Clay Ragland. Photo credit: Harlan Justice 430 Fifth Avenue, Huntington, West Virginia. Courtesy
1934 Logan and Mingo County Living Conditions In the Fall of 1933, Federal Emergency Relief Administration director Harry Hopkins sent sixteen reporters to investigate social and economic conditions around the country. “I don’t want statistics from you,” the journalist Lorena Hickok remembers him saying. ” I don’t want the social-worker angle. I just want your
Harris Funeral Home – 1952 Forty-Three Years of Service By Bruce Harris, Harris Funeral Home, 1952 I have seen the county of Logan grow and change over a period of forty-odd years. My profession has grown and changed also, from the time when I would ride horseback up and down the creeks of Logan county.
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By Jeff Wickland Frank Hutchison was born in Raleigh County, West Virginia in 1891. The date of his birth cannot be verified but some sources claim he was born on March 20th. Soon after his birth his family moved to Logan County, West Virginia, where he spent much of his life. Before he began playing
Rev. W. D. “Uncle Dyke” Garrett (1841-1938) Rev. Uncle Dyke Garrett was a widely known throughout Logan County. His preaching career spanned 55 years. He was a Confederate veteran and a member of the famous Logan Wildcats serving under Capt. Anderson “Devil Anse” Hatfield. When Garrett became a preacher, he became renowned for baptizing “Devil
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As we grow older, the memories of our past become more precious to us. The grocery stores, churches, schools, and the people we knew hold a special place in our hearts and remembering these people, places, and things become particularly important. This page was created to provide a place to preserve and share these special
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Thomas Dunn English (1819-1902) was the first mayor of Aracoma now Logan, West Virginia. English was a doctor, a lawyer and a very prolific writer. His poem “Ben Bolt” published in 1843 was very popular. English left Logan County around 1854. He continued a political career in New Jersey where he became a Congressman. Dr. English is buried
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