By Robert McCormack I grew up in Cherry Tree, the son of Clovis and Virginia McCormack, a coal miner and a schoolteacher. Although I left Logan in 1966, I will always cherish my years growing up there — especially Logan High School and my one year of teaching at Chapmanville High School. Through the years, […]
Love, Robb, Logan native’s book about his Army son 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 You can choose just about any year in Logan County’s colorful past, especially 1910 through 1960, and there will always be two things that stand out in every era — murder and politics, which sometimes go hand-in-hand. The bottom line is: Murders can be political, and politics can be murderous. The years
1916, 1917 were especially eventful years in Logan County Read More »
By Dwight Williamson We are living in what must be the scariest time that nearly any of us have ever witnessed. My concern is mostly with the younger generation, especially the younger children, who cannot fully understand what is going on in our barely functional society. School kids, including high school and college students, are
Today’s kids don’t know the freedom we had Read More »
By Dwight Williamson It was 1912 in Logan County, and even though they were not allowed to vote, women had already started making a difference for the town of Logan, which was well on its way to becoming a true and bustling city. Thanks to the rapidly growing coal industry, Logan would become an enlightened
Even without the vote, Logan women accomplished much Read More »
By Dwight Williamson When it comes to nostalgic places in Logan County, it is difficult to beat a little place in the town of Logan that has survived and even thrived since 1928. It has seen the coming and goings of a bus terminal, a state-operated whiskey store, a furniture store, and a music store
C.C. Chambers was one tough judge Read More »
by Emery Jeffreys The striking Great Depression-era photos of miners at Omar, West Virginia try to tell a simple story of daily life in the coal fields. The photos depict men who performed dangerous, back-breaking work to earn a poor man’s dollar, the long walk home, or a trip to a segregated movie theater. The
Coal town Omar lives on in FSA photos Read More »
1936 Logan High Yearbook Photos *Yearbook courtesy of Andy Smith. **To conserve server space, only photo pages and pages of particular interest were published.
1936 Logan High School Yearbook Read More »
By Dwight Williamson One doesn’t have to be in downtown Logan to understand that the past is something that should not only be understood, but also appreciated for what transpired decades ago that could have changed all of what we identify with today. Sound confusing? Allow me to simplify the statement in an example. What
Logan High School almost missed being on the island Read More »
Court House Elm is Slowly Dying Logan Banner, 14 April 1922 The old elm that has stood on the western end of the court house plaza has given evidence that it is about ready to give up the ghost and pass away. Efforts have been made this week to water the roots and otherwise assist
Logan Court House Elm Read More »