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On September 23, 1938, the fabled Mingo Oak was cut down, after succumbing to fumes from a burning coal refuse pile. It was reportedly the largest white oak in the world, standing 145 feet tall and nearly 600 years old.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsAmateur botanist Lawrence Nuttall was born in Pennsylvania on September 17, 1857. In 1878, he moved to the New River Gorge town of Nuttallburg in Fayette…
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsJad Abumrad is the host of WNYC's radio show and podcast Radiolab, but he does a lot more than just host. He's a producer, music composer, and has guided…
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsAviator Frank Thomas was born at Lansing in Fayette County on September 16, 1921. Known by the nicknames “Flying Frank” and “Five Dollar Frank,” he flew…
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsOn September 14, 1862, General Jesse Lee Reno was killed during the Battle of South Mountain in Maryland. The Wheeling native was the highest-ranking…
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsOn September 11, 1935, Morris Harvey College relocated from Barboursville to Charleston. Founded in 1888 by the Methodist Episcopal Church South, the…
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