Grave Marker Dedication Honors Black Activist Bessie Woodson Yancey
A grave marker dedication was held this month for an Appalachian activist who died decades ago.
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September 23, 1938: Cutting of the Mingo Oak
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 NewsLooking At W.Va.'s Elk Herd Four Years In
The West Virginia elk reintroduction program is four years in, and the project is not growing as fast as expected; however, there is a herd in the…
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