Dan Cunningham

February 25, 1903: Lawman Cunningham Leads an Armed Posse into Stanaford

On February 25, 1903, an early labor-related shootout took place at Stanaford, near Beckley. At dawn, Deputy U.S. Marshal Dan Cunningham led an armed…

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February 5, 1942: Lawman Dan Cunningham Dies at 92

Dan Cunningham died on February 5, 1942, at age 92. The legendary lawman was involved in some of the most violent and eventful moments in West Virginia…

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