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
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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Logan County Bits of History and Nostalgia This is a collection of vintage photos, newspaper clippings and memorabilia that depicts some of the history and nostalgia about Logan County, West Virginia. Logan Banner, TV Guide Section, January 15 – 22, 1966 Courtesy of Herb Harvey Page 1, Sunday and Monday (pdf) Page 2, Tuesday and
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William Anderson Dingess (1806-1893) This obituary appeared in The Logan Banner Thursday, December 21, 1893. William Anderson Dingess died at the residence of his son David Dingess, in this county on last Wednesday morning, December 13th, 1893, in the 88th year of his age. This announcement brought sadness to many homes, for this was a
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