This Week in West Virginia History
Contact: Stan Bumgardner
bumgardner@wvhumanities.org
304-346-8500
November 12, 2025
Charleston WV – The following events happened on these dates in West Virginia history.
To read more, go to e-WV: The West Virginia Encyclopedia at www.wvencyclopedia.org.
Nov. 19, 1899: Sculptor Gladys Tuke was born in Linwood, Pocahontas County. Tuke
was a member of the original artist colony at The Greenbrier; during World War II, she taught at
Ashford General Hospital, and later established a pottery and sculpture studio in White Sulphur
Springs.
Nov. 19, 1900: William Page Pitt was born in New York City. In 1926, Pitt joined the
faculty of what was then Marshall College. In his 45-year career at Marshall, he built its
journalism program into one with dozens of classes and hundreds of students. Marshall
University’s W. Page Pitt School of Journalism and Mass Communications is named in his
honor.
Nov. 19, 1909: The Lincoln County Courthouse was burned. With coal, oil and gas, and
timber booming, arson was suspected for the purpose of destroying land records and confusing
titles.
Nov. 19, 1921: The USS West Virginia was christened. It was one of six battleships at
Pearl Harbor on the morning of December 7, 1941, that suffered massive damage from torpedoes
and bombs in the surprise attack. It was rebuilt and joined the Seventh Fleet for the invasion of
the Philippines.
Nov. 20, 1894: Eight men were killed in a coal mine disaster near Colliers, Brooke
County. They were using a dangerous method called “shooting from the solid,” meaning that
they blasted the coal loose without first undercutting it.
Nov. 20, 1917: Robert C. Byrd was born in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina. He was
elected to the U.S. Senate in 1958 and remained in office until his death in 2010.This Week in West Virginia History
Contact: Stan Bumgardner
bumgardner@wvhumanities.org
304-346-8500
November 12, 2025
Charleston WV – The following events happened on these dates in West Virginia history.
To read more, go to e-WV: The West Virginia Encyclopedia at www.wvencyclopedia.org.
Nov. 19, 1899: Sculptor Gladys Tuke was born in Linwood, Pocahontas County. Tuke
was a member of the original artist colony at The Greenbrier; during World War II, she taught at
Ashford General Hospital, and later established a pottery and sculpture studio in White Sulphur
Springs.
Nov. 19, 1900: William Page Pitt was born in New York City. In 1926, Pitt joined the
faculty of what was then Marshall College. In his 45-year career at Marshall, he built its
journalism program into one with dozens of classes and hundreds of students. Marshall
University’s W. Page Pitt School of Journalism and Mass Communications is named in his
honor.
Nov. 19, 1909: The Lincoln County Courthouse was burned. With coal, oil and gas, and
timber booming, arson was suspected for the purpose of destroying land records and confusing
titles.
Nov. 19, 1921: The USS West Virginia was christened. It was one of six battleships at
Pearl Harbor on the morning of December 7, 1941, that suffered massive damage from torpedoes
and bombs in the surprise attack. It was rebuilt and joined the Seventh Fleet for the invasion of
the Philippines.
Nov. 20, 1894: Eight men were killed in a coal mine disaster near Colliers, Brooke
County. They were using a dangerous method called “shooting from the solid,” meaning that
they blasted the coal loose without first undercutting it.
Nov. 20, 1917: Robert C. Byrd was born in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina. He was
elected to the U.S. Senate in 1958 and remained in office until his death in 2010.This Week in West Virginia History
Contact: Stan Bumgardner
bumgardner@wvhumanities.org
304-346-8500
November 12, 2025
Charleston WV – The following events happened on these dates in West Virginia history.
To read more, go to e-WV: The West Virginia Encyclopedia at www.wvencyclopedia.org.
Nov. 19, 1899: Sculptor Gladys Tuke was born in Linwood, Pocahontas County. Tuke
was a member of the original artist colony at The Greenbrier; during World War II, she taught at
Ashford General Hospital, and later established a pottery and sculpture studio in White Sulphur
Springs.
Nov. 19, 1900: William Page Pitt was born in New York City. In 1926, Pitt joined the
faculty of what was then Marshall College. In his 45-year career at Marshall, he built its
journalism program into one with dozens of classes and hundreds of students. Marshall
University’s W. Page Pitt School of Journalism and Mass Communications is named in his
honor.
Nov. 19, 1909: The Lincoln County Courthouse was burned. With coal, oil and gas, and
timber booming, arson was suspected for the purpose of destroying land records and confusing
titles.
Nov. 19, 1921: The USS West Virginia was christened. It was one of six battleships at
Pearl Harbor on the morning of December 7, 1941, that suffered massive damage from torpedoes
and bombs in the surprise attack. It was rebuilt and joined the Seventh Fleet for the invasion of
the Philippines.
Nov. 20, 1894: Eight men were killed in a coal mine disaster near Colliers, Brooke
County. They were using a dangerous method called “shooting from the solid,” meaning that
they blasted the coal loose without first undercutting it.
Nov. 20, 1917: Robert C. Byrd was born in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina. He was
elected to the U.S. Senate in 1958 and remained in office until his death in 2010.This Week in West Virginia History
Contact: Stan Bumgardner
bumgardner@wvhumanities.org
304-346-8500
November 12, 2025
Charleston WV – The following events happened on these dates in West Virginia history.
To read more, go to e-WV: The West Virginia Encyclopedia at www.wvencyclopedia.org.
Nov. 19, 1899: Sculptor Gladys Tuke was born in Linwood, Pocahontas County. Tuke
was a member of the original artist colony at The Greenbrier; during World War II, she taught at
Ashford General Hospital, and later established a pottery and sculpture studio in White Sulphur
Springs.
Nov. 19, 1900: William Page Pitt was born in New York City. In 1926, Pitt joined the
faculty of what was then Marshall College. In his 45-year career at Marshall, he built its
journalism program into one with dozens of classes and hundreds of students. Marshall
University’s W. Page Pitt School of Journalism and Mass Communications is named in his
honor.
Nov. 19, 1909: The Lincoln County Courthouse was burned. With coal, oil and gas, and
timber booming, arson was suspected for the purpose of destroying land records and confusing
titles.
Nov. 19, 1921: The USS West Virginia was christened. It was one of six battleships at
Pearl Harbor on the morning of December 7, 1941, that suffered massive damage from torpedoes
and bombs in the surprise attack. It was rebuilt and joined the Seventh Fleet for the invasion of
the Philippines.
Nov. 20, 1894: Eight men were killed in a coal mine disaster near Colliers, Brooke
County. They were using a dangerous method called “shooting from the solid,” meaning that
they blasted the coal loose without first undercutting it.
Nov. 20, 1917: Robert C. Byrd was born in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina. He was
elected to the U.S. Senate in 1958 and remained in office until his death in 2010.This Week in West Virginia History
Contact: Stan Bumgardner
bumgardner@wvhumanities.org
304-346-8500
November 12, 2025
Charleston WV – The following events happened on these dates in West Virginia history.
To read more, go to e-WV: The West Virginia Encyclopedia at www.wvencyclopedia.org.
Nov. 19, 1899: Sculptor Gladys Tuke was born in Linwood, Pocahontas County. Tuke
was a member of the original artist colony at The Greenbrier; during World War II, she taught at
Ashford General Hospital, and later established a pottery and sculpture studio in White Sulphur
Springs.
Nov. 19, 1900: William Page Pitt was born in New York City. In 1926, Pitt joined the
faculty of what was then Marshall College. In his 45-year career at Marshall, he built its
journalism program into one with dozens of classes and hundreds of students. Marshall
University’s W. Page Pitt School of Journalism and Mass Communications is named in his
honor.
Nov. 19, 1909: The Lincoln County Courthouse was burned. With coal, oil and gas, and
timber booming, arson was suspected for the purpose of destroying land records and confusing
titles.
Nov. 19, 1921: The USS West Virginia was christened. It was one of six battleships at
Pearl Harbor on the morning of December 7, 1941, that suffered massive damage from torpedoes
and bombs in the surprise attack. It was rebuilt and joined the Seventh Fleet for the invasion of
the Philippines.
Nov. 20, 1894: Eight men were killed in a coal mine disaster near Colliers, Brooke
County. They were using a dangerous method called “shooting from the solid,” meaning that
they blasted the coal loose without first undercutting it.
Nov. 20, 1917: Robert C. Byrd was born in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina. He was
elected to the U.S. Senate in 1958 and remained in office until his death in 2010.This Week in West Virginia History
Contact: Stan Bumgardner
bumgardner@wvhumanities.org
304-346-8500
November 12, 2025
Charleston WV – The following events happened on these dates in West Virginia history.
To read more, go to e-WV: The West Virginia Encyclopedia at www.wvencyclopedia.org.
Nov. 19, 1899: Sculptor Gladys Tuke was born in Linwood, Pocahontas County. Tuke
was a member of the original artist colony at The Greenbrier; during World War II, she taught at
Ashford General Hospital, and later established a pottery and sculpture studio in White Sulphur
Springs.
Nov. 19, 1900: William Page Pitt was born in New York City. In 1926, Pitt joined the
faculty of what was then Marshall College. In his 45-year career at Marshall, he built its
journalism program into one with dozens of classes and hundreds of students. Marshall
University’s W. Page Pitt School of Journalism and Mass Communications is named in his
honor.
Nov. 19, 1909: The Lincoln County Courthouse was burned. With coal, oil and gas, and
timber booming, arson was suspected for the purpose of destroying land records and confusing
titles.
Nov. 19, 1921: The USS West Virginia was christened. It was one of six battleships at
Pearl Harbor on the morning of December 7, 1941, that suffered massive damage from torpedoes
and bombs in the surprise attack. It was rebuilt and joined the Seventh Fleet for the invasion of
the Philippines.
Nov. 20, 1894: Eight men were killed in a coal mine disaster near Colliers, Brooke
County. They were using a dangerous method called “shooting from the solid,” meaning that
they blasted the coal loose without first undercutting it.
Nov. 20, 1917: Robert C. Byrd was born in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina. He was
elected to the U.S. Senate in 1958 and remained in office until his death in 2010.This Week in West Virginia History
Contact: Stan Bumgardner
bumgardner@wvhumanities.org
304-346-8500
November 12, 2025
Charleston WV – The following events happened on these dates in West Virginia history.
To read more, go to e-WV: The West Virginia Encyclopedia at www.wvencyclopedia.org.
Nov. 19, 1899: Sculptor Gladys Tuke was born in Linwood, Pocahontas County. Tuke
was a member of the original artist colony at The Greenbrier; during World War II, she taught at
Ashford General Hospital, and later established a pottery and sculpture studio in White Sulphur
Springs.
Nov. 19, 1900: William Page Pitt was born in New York City. In 1926, Pitt joined the
faculty of what was then Marshall College. In his 45-year career at Marshall, he built its
journalism program into one with dozens of classes and hundreds of students. Marshall
University’s W. Page Pitt School of Journalism and Mass Communications is named in his
honor.
Nov. 19, 1909: The Lincoln County Courthouse was burned. With coal, oil and gas, and
timber booming, arson was suspected for the purpose of destroying land records and confusing
titles.
Nov. 19, 1921: The USS West Virginia was christened. It was one of six battleships at
Pearl Harbor on the morning of December 7, 1941, that suffered massive damage from torpedoes
and bombs in the surprise attack. It was rebuilt and joined the Seventh Fleet for the invasion of
the Philippines.
Nov. 20, 1894: Eight men were killed in a coal mine disaster near Colliers, Brooke
County. They were using a dangerous method called “shooting from the solid,” meaning that
they blasted the coal loose without first undercutting it.
Nov. 20, 1917: Robert C. Byrd was born in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina. He was
elected to the U.S. Senate in 1958 and remained in office until his death in 2010.This Week in West Virginia History
Contact: Stan Bumgardner
bumgardner@wvhumanities.org
304-346-8500
November 12, 2025
Charleston WV – The following events happened on these dates in West Virginia history.
To read more, go to e-WV: The West Virginia Encyclopedia at www.wvencyclopedia.org.
Nov. 19, 1899: Sculptor Gladys Tuke was born in Linwood, Pocahontas County. Tuke
was a member of the original artist colony at The Greenbrier; during World War II, she taught at
Ashford General Hospital, and later established a pottery and sculpture studio in White Sulphur
Springs.
Nov. 19, 1900: William Page Pitt was born in New York City. In 1926, Pitt joined the
faculty of what was then Marshall College. In his 45-year career at Marshall, he built its
journalism program into one with dozens of classes and hundreds of students. Marshall
University’s W. Page Pitt School of Journalism and Mass Communications is named in his
honor.
Nov. 19, 1909: The Lincoln County Courthouse was burned. With coal, oil and gas, and
timber booming, arson was suspected for the purpose of destroying land records and confusing
titles.
Nov. 19, 1921: The USS West Virginia was christened. It was one of six battleships at
Pearl Harbor on the morning of December 7, 1941, that suffered massive damage from torpedoes
and bombs in the surprise attack. It was rebuilt and joined the Seventh Fleet for the invasion of
the Philippines.
Nov. 20, 1894: Eight men were killed in a coal mine disaster near Colliers, Brooke
County. They were using a dangerous method called “shooting from the solid,” meaning that
they blasted the coal loose without first undercutting it.
Nov. 20, 1917: Robert C. Byrd was born in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina. He was
elected to the U.S. Senate in 1958 and remained in office until his death in 2010.This Week in West Virginia History
Contact: Stan Bumgardner
bumgardner@wvhumanities.org
304-346-8500
November 12, 2025
Charleston WV – The following events happened on these dates in West Virginia history.
To read more, go to e-WV: The West Virginia Encyclopedia at www.wvencyclopedia.org.
Nov. 19, 1899: Sculptor Gladys Tuke was born in Linwood, Pocahontas County. Tuke was a member of the original artist colony at The Greenbrier; during World War II, she taught at Ashford General Hospital, and later established a pottery and sculpture studio in White Sulphur Springs.
Nov. 19, 1900: William Page Pitt was born in New York City. In 1926, Pitt joined the faculty of what was then Marshall College. In his 45-year career at Marshall, he built its journalism program into one with dozens of classes and hundreds of students. Marshall University’s W. Page Pitt School of Journalism and Mass Communications is named in his honor.
Nov. 19, 1909: The Lincoln County Courthouse was burned. With coal, oil and gas, and timber booming, arson was suspected for the purpose of destroying land records and confusing titles.
Nov. 19, 1921: The USS West Virginia was christened. It was one of six battleships at Pearl Harbor on the morning of December 7, 1941, that suffered massive damage from torpedoes and bombs in the surprise attack. It was rebuilt and joined the Seventh Fleet for the invasion ofthe Philippines.
Nov. 20, 1894: Eight men were killed in a coal mine disaster near Colliers, Brooke County. They were using a dangerous method called “shooting from the solid,” meaning that they blasted the coal loose without first undercutting it.
Nov. 20, 1917: Robert C. Byrd was born in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina. He was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1958 and remained in office until his death in 2010.
