The community of Omar was named after James Omar Cole who in the 1880s and 90s purchased large tracks of land in the Omar area for its timber. He was the grandfather to Cole Porter, a well-known songwriter.* This is a collection of photos of Omar, WV. You can help preserve a bit of Logan […]
This is a collection of photos of Blair, WV. You can help preserve a bit of Logan County history by sharing your vintage photos with us. If you wish to share a photo with this site, my email address is loganwv.us@gmail.com. Please note that you must own the photo you are submitting or ensure that
This post was originally published at www.AppalachianHistory.net and is reprinted here with permission and our special thanks. Logan teacher sells $50,000 of War Bonds, wins contest Posted by Dave Tabler | October 13, 2011 In October of 1951, 27 year-old Marjorie Ramsey of Logan, WV won a statewide US Defense Department Bond Selling Contest for schoolteachers. During
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Henlawson, Logan County, WV Henlawson is rumored to have been named for Henry Lawson (see comment) who owned lots of land in the area. The Henlawson post office was established May 24, 1910. Merrill Coal Mines opened its Merrill Mine here in 1921 and built approximately 84 homes to house its miners. Its company store
Cherry Tree – The Early Years and Beyond By Eddie Atkins 3/12/2003 My Dad, Edward L. Atkins, Sr, was one of the first land owners in Cherry Tree when in about the year 1905 he, along with a land developer from Wise County Virginia named W P Henritze came to Logan by way of the
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By Pam Brennan We were the first group of girls to play Miss Softball America in Logan, County. We were able to play because of the tireless efforts of Bea Orr to bring sports to the girls who lived in Logan. Every year she would hold a meeting with us to see if we still
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Monitor, WV (Post Office, Wilkinson, WV) The Monitor Coal and Coke company was opened by 1906 according to the displayed letter for Roscoe Thornbury. Company offices were at Monitor # 1 in a large stone building beside the railroad track. The other two Monitor company mines were number two (2) and number three (3).
Pocahontas, my most treasured ancestor (Matoaka) 1595-1614 Daughter of Chief Powhatan Wife of John W Rolf Mother of Thomas Bolling Robert McCormack’s Pedigree Chart More links about my family: A Soldier’s Letters Carter County, KY Fire Tragedy & Ballad Love Letters to a Coal Miner’s Daughter Monitor, WV My Genealogy Photo Gallery
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A collection of vintage Logan County, WV High School Photos.
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