Sometimes I come across an individual while doing research because that person is indirectly tied to what I am reading about. On occasion, I will
Category: History
WV: Bull Moose Special / Mine Wars(1913)
The Bull Moose Special was an armored train deployed by the coal operators during the Paint Creek-Cabin Creek Strike of 1912–14. The train’s name derived from the
WV: Hawk’s Nest Tunnel Tragedy
The Hawk’s Nest Tunnel was a tragedy beyond comparison. In this blog, I put together information, photos and forty different newspaper clippings from the archives.
Fayette County: Carlisle Mine Disaster (1915)
Fayette JournalFebruary 11, 1915 Death Claims Twenty at Carlisle In Gas Explosion at New River Company’s Mine Saturday Morning One Hundred And Fifty-Three Come Out
WV: Bill Withers
Raleigh County, West Virginia native, Bill Withers has had an amazing career spanning several decades. That man can sing! If you are curious about the
WV History: Fayette Station Bridge
Oh, the stories I could tell. I used to love sneaking onto the bridge in the mid 1980s, finding the hole big enough to see
Thoughts and Ponderances 