On 2 Mar 1915, a blast swept through Layland No. 3 mine, killing 112 men. The explosion blew out the drift mouth and struck dead
Category: Historical Markers
Historical Marker: Thomas Hannan (WV)
Title: Thomas Hannan Inscription: Born 1755, died 1835. Soldier in the Revolution and the first white settler in Cabell County. Blazed trace from Saint Albans to Chillicothe
Shirley Donnelly column on Red Sulphur Springs (WV)
I had heard of White Sulphur Springs and (I believe) Green Sulphur Springs. Now, Shirley Donnelly has reached out from the past to let me
Historical Marker: William H. Powell (WV)
Title: William H. Powell Inscription: Born 1825 in Wales, he emigrated to U.S. as a child and was working in iron industry when war erupted. Commissioned captain
Historical Marker: May Moore Mound (WV)
I have passed the Historical Marker so many times in my travels from New Haven to Huntington. I have always wondered about the specific history
Historical Markers: Historic Franklin TN
In the middle of my posting five million mural photos to Instagram, one of my closest friends from High School reached out and asked if
Thoughts and Ponderances 