Folklife Mentor/Apprentice Opportunities Now Open
West Virginia Folklife, a project of the West Virginia Humanities Council, is now accepting applications for its statewide Folklife Apprenticeship Program.
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Wheeling Steel Corporation
June 21, 1920: Wheeling Steel Created
One June 21, 1920, the LaBelle Iron Works, Whitaker-Glessner, and Wheeling Steel & Iron Works combined to form the Wheeling Steel Corporation.With some…
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsApril 28, 1924: 119 Miners Die in Benwood Mine Explosion
A little after 7 a.m. on April 28, 1924, miners at Benwood in Marshall County were preparing their work areas for their daily shift. One miner approached…
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsWheeling Steel Created: June 21, 1920
One June 21, 1920, the LaBelle Iron Works, Whitaker-Glessner, and Wheeling Steel & Iron Works combined to form the Wheeling Steel Corporation.With some…
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