Coal Miners – The Heroes of Appalachia Coal mining is woven into the very identity of Logan County and much of Appalachia—a story of hard work, sacrifice, and resilience passed down through generations. For decades, men descended deep underground each day, facing constant danger to provide for their families and power a growing nation. From the […]
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1948 Logan High School Yearbook photos, Logan, WV.
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1947 Phone Book Images courtesy of Ralph H. Mcneely. Logan-Man 1947 Phone Book Images You may also enjoy: 1908 Phone Directory 1908 Phone Book 1925 City of Logan Phone Book 1969 Phone Book.
Early Life In Logan County Described by K. F. Deskins Pioneer Citizen Has Clear Recollection of Sixty Years Ago When There Were But Eight to Ten Houses Here The Logan Banner, Nov. 12, 1937 By Stan Tobin Sixty years ago, which is comparatively a short time in the ordinary span of things canoes and flatboats
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Photos of the Mud Fork area of Logan County, WV You can help preserve a bit of the history and memories of the Mud Fork area by sharing your vintage photos with us. To share a photo, please email it to the admin at loganwv.us@gmail.com. Please note that you must own the photo you are submitting
The McDonald Family of Logan County, WV The History of West Virginia, Old and New and West Virginia Biography Volume II Biographical, Page 550-551 The American Historical Society, Inc., Chicago and New York Published 1923 MCDONALD FAMILY. Among the pioneer families in the southern part of the state perhaps no one group has shown greater
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1969 Phone Book 1969 Phone Book courtesy of Bob Piros Includes the White Pages with some selected pages from the Yellow Pages. C & P 1969 Phone Book for Logan, Chapmanville, Gilbert and Man You may also enjoy: 1908 Phone Directory 1908 Phone Book 1947 Phone Book. 1925 City of Logan Phone Book
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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