Title: Virgil A. Lewis Inscription: Educator and historian born near West Columbia, July 6, 1848; died in Mason City, December 5, 1912; was buried in Point Pleasant.
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Women In History: Women’s Reserve Camouflage Corps
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WV: The WV Mafia / The Black Hand
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Women In History: Rebecca Lukens
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Women In History: Maria Beasley
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Thoughts and Ponderances 