This year, on the anniversary of the Silver Bridge Disaster, a plaque was dedicated at the WV site of the disaster (behind the court house
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Shirley Donnelly: 25 Dec 1968 – One Prisoner Got Christmas Pardon
One Prisoner Got Christmas Pardon By SHIRLEY DONNELLY The spirit of Christmas at one time was expressed in this state by a gubernatorial pardon for
Shirley Donnelly: Down From Glory (History of Thurmond WV)
Yesterday and Today was a regular column written by Shirley Donnelly, Fayette County native and West Virginia historian. This article, Down From Glory, gives us
WV: Collapse of Elk River Bridge
In reading up on the history of the collapse of the Silver Bridge that joins Point Pleasant to Gallipolis, I found that there was another
WV History: Collapse of the Silver Bridge
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
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”.
Thoughts and Ponderances 