The SS Columbia Eagle incident refers to a mutiny that occurred aboard the U.S. flagged merchant vessel Columbia Eagle in March 1970 when two crew members seized the vessel with the threat of
Category: History
Research: U.S. Founding Documents
Last week for a research blog I posted the West Virginia Constitution. This week I decided to cover the United States Founding Documents. These include:
The Murder Of William Tabor, Deputy Sheriff of McDowell County WV
This blog made me horribly sad. A corrupt mayor, being investigated for the corruption of two young girls as well as taking bribes, shoots the
WV: 1915 Layland Mine Disaster (Fayette County)
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
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
Thoughts and Ponderances 