Holden, WV

Always Home, West Virginia

By Judi Clark (2003) In the year of 1952, while working in the coalmines of Logan County, West Virginia, Bill Clark made what he later referred to as a monumental decision that would change the paths he and his young family would take. Concerned for the future of his sons if he remained in Holden

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Logan WV Photos

Coal Branch

This is a collection of photos of the community of Coal Branch located in Logan County, West Virginia. You can help preserve a bit of the history of Coal Branch by sharing your vintage photos of with this gallery.  To share a photo here, send it to the admin at loganwv.us@gmail.com. Please note that you

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Logan County Main Photo Gallery

Logan County, West Virginia Photos You can help preserve our Logan County history and memories 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 or ensure that no one has a copyright claim on

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Rum Creek, WV

Rum Creek Area Photos This is a collection of photos of the Rum Creek area (Argyle, Cham, Dabney, Dehue, Hutchinson, Orville, MacBeth, Slagle, Rum Creek, and Yolyn) of Logan County. By Wanda Bryant Shell.  This is the old home place where I was raised. This home is set behind the train tracks. And I had

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Logan WV April 1999

Logan County, WV Communities and Towns

Logan County was formed in 1824 from sections of Cabell, Giles, Kanawha and Tazewell counties. Logan County and Logan city is named for the famous Indian chief of the Mingo tribe, Chief Logan. The city of Logan is the county seat. Logan was first established as Lawnsville in 1827. The town was first incorporated in

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Clarence Stacy – Cherry Tree Resident Makes Good

Clarence Stacy – Cherry Tree resident makes good as Singer, Actor, Song Writer, Producer, Author and Playwright. Clarence Stacy and his mother, Alice, lived the second house above the Cherry Tree school beside the home of Milford Long. He has happy memories of his childhood in Cherry Tree and chumming around with Joe Piros, Jr

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Lost In Chief Logan State Park

By Pam Brennan When I was a senior at Logan High School (1980), my friend Jessica and I decided to go hiking at our local park after school one day. The trails are clearly marked so we didn’t see a problem. We met after school and started up the “Backbone Trail”, which just happens to be the longest and

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