On December 15, 1967, the Silver Bridge which connected Point Pleasant, WV to Gallipolis, OH collapsed. Forty-six people lost their lives, two of those victims
Category: West Virginia History
WV: Ted Cassidy aka Lurch
I just found out that the Addams Family has a West Virginia connection. Ted Cassidy grew up in Phillipi. You would know him as “Lurch”.
WV: Pearl S Buck wins Nobel Prize for Literature
On December 10, 1938, West Virginia native Pearl S. Buck was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature for her book The Good Earth. Per Wikipedia: Pearl
History: USS West Virginia and Pearl Harbor
Today we remember the devastation of Pearl Harbor on 7 Dec 1941. One of the vessels sunk during the raid was the USS West Virginia.
WV: The Monongah Coal Mine Disaster
Going through the thousands of the newspaper articles for this horrific event is heart wrenching. The articles that describe the women and children wailing from
WV: 18th Amendment Repealed
Clippings From Around The Country:
Thoughts and Ponderances 