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August 6, 1864: Sisters of the Visitation of Holy Mary Arrive in Parkersburg

On August 6, 1864, a colony of eight Catholic nuns wound up their long treacherous wartime trek from Washington, D.C., to Parkersburg. The Sisters of the…

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July 24, 1823: West Virginia Governor Arthur Boreman Born in Pennsylvania

West Virginia Governor Arthur Boreman was born in Pennsylvania on July 24, 1823. When he was young, his family moved to Tyler County. And then, in 1845,…

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