The Grave Creek Mound in the Ohio River Valley in West Virginia is one of the largest conical-type burial mounds in the United States, now standing 62 feet (19 m) high and 240 feet (73 m)
Category: West Virginia History
Sgt. Jimmy G. Stewart Bridge (Mason, WV and Meigs OH)
I frequently pass a memorial marker sign in Mason County that mentions Jimmy G Stewart as I cross the bridge from Mason WV to Pomeroy
Womens History Month: Lucinda Lovie Rose (WV)
Lucinda Lovie Rose bears the unique distinction of being the only female West Virginia casualty of World War I. Source: http://www.wvculture.org/history/wvmemory/vets/roselucinda/roselucinda.html Lovie Lucinda Rose was
Women’s History Month: Col Ruby Bradley (WV)
Colonel Ruby Bradley (December 19, 1907-May 28, 2002) was born near Spencer, WV. She graduated from Glenville State Teachers College and taught for four years in
WV: 1976 Explosion At The Mason County Jail
While combing through old books in the genealogy room at the Point Pleasant library, I came across an old photo album containing news clippings that
WV: The 1932 Murder of Mamie Thurman, The Appalachian Dahlia
They say her ghost walks the roads where her body was found, restless, waiting for justice. Was an innocent man convicted to cover up a
Thoughts and Ponderances 