Reading through the OTD items for January on the WV Archives page, I found that Dr Martin Luther King Jr preached one Sunday morning in
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(WV) William A MacCorkle
William Alexander MacCorkle (May 7, 1857 – September 24, 1930), was a United States teacher, lawyer, prosecutor, the ninth Governor of West Virginia and state legislator of West Virginia, and financier. Source: http://www.wvculture.org/history/government/governors/maccorkl.html Compiled by the West
WV History: Mordecai Levi and the first red brick road.
On April 23, 1889, Mordicai Levi of Charleston, who is credited with inventing the first brick pavement in the United States, was granted a patent
Women's History Month: WV Female Veteran
As you park in the lot adjacent to the state capitol and then make your way to the building, you will pass an amazing memorial
Shirley Donnelly: Corpse Tried, Fined For Carrying Pistol (Thurmond WV)
The first story from Shirley Donnelly gave me a right good chuckle. The subsequent conversation regarding silver dollars interests me a great deal though. Husband
WV: 3 Jan 1921 WV Capitol Destroyed By Fire
This blog contains details of the fire, archived articles found in newspapers, photos of the old capitol as it was before the fire and the
