Logan County History

Buchanantown

By Keith Gibson Buchanantown  was a small community that existed across the Guyandotte river from Lyburn, WV. Actually, it was about half way 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 […]

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Railroad History of Logan County

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Logan’s Telephone 1905 – 1952

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Early Travel in Logan County

By Dwight Williamson The Ohio, Guyandotte, Tug, and Big Sandy rivers, as well as Indian trails, were no doubt the first avenues of travel into the lands of what was centuries ago simply known as the unsettled mountains of western Virginia. Mostly Scotch-Irish settlers hailing as protestant immigrants from Northern Ireland, who had been looked

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Recalling one of the worst floods in Logan

Recalling one of the worst floods in Logan Read More »

History before our eyes

History before our eyes Read More »

The journey of Logan’s Woman’s Club

The journey of Logan’s Woman’s Club Read More »

Remembering some of the coal camp communities

Remembering some of the coal camp communities Read More »

Don Chafin and the Battle of Blair Mountain

Don Chafin and the Battle of Blair Mountain Read More »

Logan County Courthouse 1875-1905

Logan County Courthouse 1875-1905 Read More »