June 18, 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. June 25, 1811: Bridge builder Lemuel Chenoweth was born near Beverly, Randolph County. His many bridges…
14, 2025Charleston 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. May 21, 1853: William M. O. Dawson was born in Bloomington, Maryland, just across the Potomac River from…
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 .April 16, 1829: Jacob Beeson Jackson was born in Parkersburg. In 1881, he became West Virginia’s sixth governor. April 16,…
March 26, 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. April 2, 1900: Marlinton, the county seat of Pocahontas County, was incorporated. The town is…
March 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. March 19, 1925: Basketball teams from 11 of West Virginia’s 24 Black high schools took the…
February 26, 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. March 5, 1856: Calhoun County was created from neighboring Gilmer County and named for John C.…
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. Feb. 12, 1867: Barboursville was incorporated by an act of the state legislature. Originally the county seat of Cabell…
Weirton, W.Va., January 9, 2024— Following the annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. March on Jan. 15, 2024, the Dunbar Recreation Center, located at 300 Kessel Street in Weirton, will present An Interview with Coretta Scott King during its noon luncheon. Performed in the style…
Sometimes things, once noticed, or facts, once learned, stick with us, forever. There were quite a few commas in that sentence, and I am not sure that they are in the correct places. Is the following revision better? Sometimes, things once noticed, or, facts once…