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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Conserving W.Va. History, Joining A Silent Book Club And Celebrating Tourism, This West Virginia Week
On this West Virginia Week, we spend some time in the Eastern Panhandle and learn about a new Battlefield Park, hear from a Harpers Ferry author and explore the unknown future of the John Brown Wax Museum. We also travel to Morgantown to experience a Silent Book Club, and then south to Logan County to check out the hopes riding on the inaugural Governor’s School for Tourism.
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The historic Hale House in Malden is the site of WVSU's archaeological field school.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsNovember 27, 1848: African-American Educator William H. Davis Born
African-American educator William H. Davis was born in Columbus, Ohio, on November 27, 1848. As a young man of 15, he enlisted in the Union Army and…
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsJuly 11, 1902: Historian John P. Hale Dies
Historian, physician, and businessman John P. Hale died on July 11, 1902, at age 78. The great-grandson of the legendary Mary Draper Ingles, Hale was born…
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December 17, 1861: Henry Ruffner Died
Henry Ruffner died in Malden on December 17, 1861, at the age of 71. He had been one of western Virginia’s most influential citizens. In 1819, at the age…
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