WV Archives & History

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SAVE THE DATE! Saturday, October 8, 2022, WV Archives & History will present "West Virginia and the Civil War". This free event will begin at 10am in the Archives library with speakers Christy Perry Tuohey, Dr. Billy Joe Peyton, Steve Cunningham, and Dr. Phil Hatfield.

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On July 8, 1886, the West Virginia Bar Association was organized in Grafton. #wvhistory #OnThisDay

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The first Father's Day observance was held at Williams Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church South in Fairmont on July 5, 1908. #wvhistory #OnThisDay

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Happy Star Wars Day! Here's a picture from the time that Darth Vader attended the WV Black Walnut Festival in 1984. #wvhistory #Maythe4th #StarWarsDay

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On May 3, 1960, after two years of protests by the Congress of Racial Equality, the Diamond Department Store in Charleston opened its dining facilities to African Americans. #wvhistory #OnThisDay

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Pretty proud moment today as I delivered a signed copy of my book, "Monochrome Views of Cass Gilbert's Masterpiece" to the WV State Archives Library for their permanent collection. The other gentleman in the photo is the Director, Aaron Parsons

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Homer Adams Holt, who served as governor of West Virginia from 1937 to 1941, was born on March 1, 1898, in Lewisburg. #wvhistory #onthisday

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On February 15, 1871, the West Virginia legislature adopted a joint resolution authorizing the appointment of commissioners to confer with the state of Virginia and report on West Virginia's portion of the Virginia debt. #wvhistory #OnThisDay

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Herman Guy Kump, who served as governor of West Virginia from 1933 to 1937, died on February 14, 1962. #wvhistory #OnThisDay

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On February 9, 1950, U. S. Senator Joe McCarthy launched his anti-communist crusade in Wheeling. #wvhistory #OnThisDay

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Street car service between Moundsville and McMechen ended on February 7, 1941. #wvhistory #OnThisDay

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On the evening of February 2, 1864, Confederate troops under Major James H. Nounnan launched a raid that resulted in the capture of Union General E. P. Scammon and the steamer B. C. Levi at Red House early on the following morning. #wvhistory #OnThisDay

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On February 1, 1910, a subsidiary of the C & O Railroad, purchased the resort at White Sulphur Springs now known as the Greenbrier. #wvhistory #onThisDay

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W. W. Trent, who served as West Virginia State Superintendent of Schools from 1933 to 1957, was born on January 31, 1878 in Nicholas County. #wvhistory #OnThisDay

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On January 27, 1826, the Virginia General Assembly passed an act establishing the town of Suttonsville, now Sutton. #wvhistory #OnThisDay

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On January 26, 1960, Burnsville High School basketball star Danny Heater set a national record by scoring 135 points in a game against Widen High School. #wvhistory #OnThisDay #onfire

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On January 24, 1960, civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. preached at Charleston's First Baptist Church. #wvhistory #OnThisDay

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General John McCausland of Mason County died on January 21, 1927. #wvhistory #OnThisDay

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Report, Board of World’s Fair Managers of West Virginia to Governor William A. MacCorkle, January 20, 1894 (State Documents).

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The Virginia Theater in Wheeling opened on January 20, 1908. #wvhistory #onthisday