Charleston Gazette Friday, August 19, 1927 Eye-Witness of Logan Slaying Implicates Trio Millard Porter’s Surrender And Confession Sends Sheriff’s Posse on New Hunt in Mountains. Mitt and Bird Nelson And Isom Curry Slew Dry Agent and Two Youths on Ginseng Hunt For Fear They Would Discover Stills Nearby. Logan, Aug. 18. — Leading a posse […]
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History and Photos of the Chapmanville, WV Area The town of Chapmanville was founded in 1800 and named after Ned Chapman. The Chapman Home Place by Dawn Michelle History of the house.. First Chapman home .. remained in the family until 1983-84, when the property was sold to Arby’s then to Hardee’s… During the era
Whitman Mine Explosion SEARCHERS FIND THIRD VICTIM OF LOGAN MINE BLAST. EXPLOSION TRAPPED FIVE MEN IN ISLAND CREEK COMPANY WHITMAN MINE. HOPE IS ABANDONED FOR TWO MISSING WORKERS. MEN CAUGHT IN ABANDONED SECTION OF WORKINGS; 241 MINERS AT WORK IN MINE AT TIME OF BLAST; DEBRIS HAMPERS PROGRESS OF RESCUERS. Logan, W. Va., Nov. 3.
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Monitor Road ~ a book by Carla Haslam Herkner Monitor Road is an American story about a young family nestled into their quiet Sunday routine in the coalfields of West Virginia. It is a story about immigration, the blending of nationalities and gun violence that tears apart the Salino family. It is also a story about perseverance, courage and love of family. On
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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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Unknown Faces of Logan County, WV This page was created to help identify the unknown individuals in these vintage Logan County photos. If you can identify anyone, please leave a comment or contact the admin. Everyone is welcome to add a photo a to this gallery and in the Unknown Faces Facebook Group created for
Peach Creek, WV This is a collection of photos, newspaper clippings, and memorabilia that depicts some of the history and nostalgia of Peach Creek, WV. You can help preserve a bit of Logan County history by sharing your vintage photos with us by sending them to the admin at loganwv.us@gmail.com. Please note that you must own
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
