William Alexander MacCorkle (May 7, 1857 – September 24, 1930), was a United States teacher, lawyer, prosecutor, the ninth Governor of West Virginia and state legislator of West Virginia, and financier.
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8 May 1928 The Keith-Albee Theater Opens – Huntington WV
Keith-Albee is a theatre located along Fourth Avenue in downtown Huntington, WV. The Keith-Albee was named after the Keith-Albee-Orpheum Corporation, one of the leading vaudeville performance chains at that time,
WV History: Mordecai Levi and the first red brick road.
On April 23, 1889, Mordicai Levi of Charleston, who is credited with inventing the first brick pavement in the United States, was granted a patent
Historical Marker: (WV) Captain John Hereford and Mercer’s Bottom
Title: Mercer’s Bottom / Captain John Hereford Inscriptions are on both sides as follows: Mercer’s Bottom: This is part of the 16,000 acre tract surveyed by
Shirley Donnelly: Mountain Stone In Brooklyn Bridge
Did you know there is a connection between the Brooklyn Bridge (NY) and Summers County WV? According to Shirley Donnelly, the stone for the abutment
