West Virginia heritage

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Foreword
It is with great pride that the
West Virginia Heritage Foundation
presents this completion of arti­
cles and documents aboutWest
Virginia and by West Virginians.
It is the first of, what the Foun­
dation hopes will be, a long list
of Volumes which will be published
annually.
‘ All of the material presented in
this book appeared in West Vir­
ginia Hillbilly during 1966.Agpecial
page is published in West Virginia
Hillbilly each weekforpreservation
of the literary, graphic and docu­
mentary heritage of West Virginia.
The page is sponsored by business
and industrial concerns,profession­
al people and out—of-state read­
ers who are friends of the paper.
It is these sponsors who make
publication of this book possible.
To each sponsor the Foundation
wishes to express its deepest ap­
preciation.
A copy will be supplied to every
high school and college library in
West Virginia with the compliments
of these sponsor members.
WestVirginia Heritage Foundation
Richwood,West Virginia
April 15, 1967
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SENATOR JENNINGS RANDOLPH MARATHONCOAL BIT
U.S.Senator from WestVirginia COMPANY, INC.
Montgomery, West-Virginia
THE PURE OIL COMPANY
California
MOUNTAINEER COAL
COMPANY
A. S. THOMASMEMORIAL
Monongah,West Virginia
Charleston, WestVirginia
DR. W. V. JARRETT MEMORIAL
MR. ANDMRS. CLEM TEETS
Richwood,WestVirginia
ANDSONS, JIM AND BOB
Terra Alta,WestVirginia
W.VA. AND
AMHERST COAL COMPANY MID-ATLANTIC COMMUNITY
Port Amherst,Charleston, ANTENNA TELEVISION
WestVirginia ASSOCIATION
SMITH McCOY ROYBIRD COOKMEMORIAL
Roderfield, WestVirginia Charleston, WestVirginia
FARMERS ANDMERCHANTS MARBONCHEMICAL DIVISION­
BANK BORGWARNER CORPORATION
Summersville, WestVirginia Washington,WestVirginia
E. C. GRIMMLUMBER MURRAYSHEET AND
MANUFACTURING COMPANY METAL COMPANY
Terra Alta,WestVirginia Parkersburg, WestVirginia
FMC CORPORATION: MAUST COAL ANDCOKE
ORDINANCE DIVISION CORPORATION,
WEST VIRGINIA AND
SouthCharleston,
PENNSYLVANIA
WestVirginia
NewYork, NewYork
LYNCH MACHINE AND
TOOLSHOP, INC. W, H. HEIBY COMPANY
Fairmont, WestVirginia Marietta, Ohio
PENNSYLVANIA GLASSSAND
GOVERNOR ANDMRS.
CORPORATION W. W. BARRON
Berkeley Springs, WestVirginia Charleston, WestVirginia
Members
IMPERIAL SMOKELESS COAL PEERLESS EAGLE
COAL COMPANY
COMPANY
_Summersville, WestVirginia
Quinwood,West Virginia
MYLES LUMBER COMPANY WEIRTONSTEEL
CORPORATION
Elkins, WestVirginia
Weirton, WestVirginia
CONSOLIDATION COAL
COMPANY WEST VIRGINIAPULP
ANDPAPER COMPANY
Morgantown,West Virginia
‘ Luke, Maryland
PRINCETON BANKANDTRUST
PRINCESS COALCOMPANY
COMPANY
Huntington,WestVirginia
Princeton, WestVirginia
PARDEE-CURTIN LUMBER
PIONEER LUMBER COMPANY COMPANY
Dailey,WestVirginia Curtin, WestVirginia
BLUEFIELD SANITARIUM
DR. TOM KING
Bluefield, WestVirginia
Bridgeport, WestVirginia
ALDERSONBROADDIJS
COTTON HANLON, INC.
COLLEGE
Odessa, NewYork
Philippi, WestVirginia
COPPINGER MACHINERY
THEODORE ROBINSON
SERVICE, INC.
Herkimer, NewYork
Bluefield, WestVirginia
J. P. HAMERLUMBER HUNTINGTONPLATING
COMPANY INCORPORATED
Kenova,WestVirginia Huntington,West Virginia
VALLEY CAMP COAL
THE CARBONFUEL COMPANY
COMPANY
Charleston, WestVirginia
Cleveland, Ohio
CANNELTONCOAL COMPANY OKEYSELMAN
Cannelton, WestVirginia Diane,Florida
GEORGE COGAR PHIL MASCIOLI,REALTOR
Morgantown,WestVirginia
Frankfort, NewYork
UNIONCARBIDE CORPORATION GEORGIA-PACIFIC
SouthCharleston, West Virginia CORPORATION
Augusta,Georgia
MR. ANDMRS. J. C.
NICHOLAS COUNTY BANK CRUIKSHANK
Summersville, WestVirginia Ivydale, WestVirginia
JOHN M. SLACK, JR.
RUBBER FABRICATORS, INC. U.S.Congressman from
RichwoodandGrantsville WestVirginia
WestVirginia
MR. ANDMRS. VIRGIL MCCOMAS
ChevyChase, Maryland
MIDSTATE MINE SERVICE, INC.
AN ANONYMOUSCITIZEN
Craigsville, WestVirginia
OF BUCK!-IANNON
NATIONAL BANKOF MCCLAINPRINTING COMPANY
COMMERCE Parsons, WestVirginia
Charleston, WestVirginia
MEMORIAL TO CONGRESSMAN
DR. M. DAVIDORRAHOOD CLEVELAND M. BAILEY
' Owensboro, Kentucky
HENRY ELDEN ANDASSOCIATES
Charleston, WestVirginia
HUMBLE OIL ANDREFINING
COMPANY
Charleston, west Virginia DAILEY - VALLEY BEND
RURITAN CLUB
SOUTHERNSTATES CO-OP Dailey, WestVirginia
Elkins, WestVirginia
JOSEPH H. I-IODGES.D. D.
STONEWALL JACKSON LIFE Bishop oi’Wheeling
INSURANCE COMPANY
Huntington,WestVirginia
ISLANDCREEK COAL COMPANY
Cleveland, Ohio
GOVERNOR ANDMRS.
HULETT C. SMITH
Charleston, WestVirginia BLAIR MINESUPPLY, INC.
Shinnston,WestVirginia
ORGANIC CHEMICALS DIVISION
MONSANTOCOMPANY: MR. ANDMRS, MURRAY SMITH
Nitro, WestVirginia ClayWestVirginia
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TheSaltworksoKf anawhacounty..................1
TheDesertIesdle..............................4
BTheDaoanomnSdddouirftMcsyhste.r.y..........................5
TheDeathofCornstalkandHisS0n.................l5
SleepyHo11owg5nnnnoooolnooounuoooo¢¢ounuo...18
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NicholasCresswell’sOhioRiverVoyage........ .......l9
RusselMl ontag'ue’sGolfCourse.....................23
HireYourselfanlmpoverisLhaewdyer................26
JoumeyIntotheLandofCanaan.....................27
MIIIIOCOIIIIII‘lUOO.IIIOIIIOOOIOII.IlC3O
Stor1eSbyR11eyw1lS0nuQa0caoooo|0Iooooonvooo‘oo31
MyA_mer1ca-IIIDIOOIOOIOOIOIOIIOOICIOCOIIIOCI33
TheSouolfTheRoom...........................36
Capitol’CsarvedHeadsSymbolism................t..37
CouRrtoomQuote..............................39
TwoVersionsof “TheWestVirginiaHills”............40
BaptisMt issionaBryuysaHorse....................41
TheCircusClownandtheCapital...................42
SAdtvaegrtiesecmoDeanatcC:yihhnsroWniceleVssotfiBrgoridneriWaa,r,fare..... ... ...43
WestVirginiaQuoteofGeorgeWashington............ ..48
Mrs.TrollopeHearsAlexandeCrampbell......... ..,...49
‘V BenVBo1tOIIUOOIICODDOOOIIDIOIOOIIIIOII30000050
E M0reStor1esofRi1eyW11son.......................52
‘ TheWomanWhoWroteDimeNove1s.................54
"QlotesfromHarperSooncoco-oaoooooooIanIcoacnou58
CharactearndMindofJohnW.Davis.................59
HogslilCIOC00IOIIIOOIDDIIIOOCDOOCICIIOOG5
; AndMoreStoriesfromRileyWi1son.................66
3 TheStoryBehindJohnBrown'sBody. ...............67
1 DatesintheLifeofAnneBailey...................68
E motefromHarmrsOOIOIOOIIOIIOOIIIIOICOI)OOII70
ThosDe1rtyG1I‘tyS...........................oo71
FirstBookonJohnHenry.........................72
EarlyWestVirginiaInns.........................73
MassacreoftheMorrisChildren....................'74
Mrs.Tackett,theCapt1ve..........................76
MasonCounty'Ms ysteriouSskeletons....... ..........77
TheMus1candP°etryoftheBible!IIIOIIlIIIOOIIOIIU79
3 AMaryMeekAtkesOnB1Og‘raph}’......-o....o..-....85
: TheLasto£theB1ennerhassetts....................86
1; TheFa.1laI‘ldR1Se0faB9.nk....-o--.......o.......93
Who'sWhoinWestVirginiaPriortol85’7..............9'7
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Index
Three Biographiesby MaryMeekAtkeson.. .. .. .,104
WhentheEnglishCametoRandolph............ ..,,1o5
When1saDrunkaDrunk?.......................1o7
SomeRemarkableWomenofWestVirginia.. .. _.103
HowBeverlyBecametheCountySeat. . . .. . . . ., _,_11o
TheButterflyManDies.....t....................1l1
Origin of Place NamesinWestVirginia. . .. .... . . .. .112
WilliaHmenryFoo.t.e......................;.l16
The EnglishSettlement in Randolph. . . . . . .. . . .. .. .117
TheStrangeStoryofSelimtheAlgerine. . -«-113
Mark Meek Atkesonon Patrick Gass. . . . .. .. .. . .. . . .124
ThrougthheSinksofGandy......'...;............125
FromTaleosftheElk.....................\....12'7
MTohuenDtaiunnStsamgecWooarceahers.:..D..e.v.i.l.'s..O..w..n.I.n.s.t.r.u.m..e.n..t..1.3..9. .. .137
ANarrowEscafproemDeath...........’.........l40
TheTLoadwyonrt.Th.ei.g..e.r.?.................................-.......o14-1.145
Ea1”1yStonecutterAd
TheLadyt,heTigerandtheAuthor................l4’7
1930—Aviation’sBestYear...................’...152
BookReviewbDyr.C.H.Ambler............... ..l55
TheMysteryofMelvilleDavissonPost. . . ...... . .. . .156
WestVirginiaGoesDowntotherseainShips.. ...... ..163
AliaPsorteCrayon...........................5166
TheSecondUSWSestVirginia...................l6'7
TheGunboatwheeling........................1'73
USSHuntingtSonecondCruiser................. ..l76
T“hHeWeasVtiir1ginWiBaasReeslietf.V......i..r...g.....i..n.1'7i8a”
DocumentsfromUSSWestVirginia. . .‘.......... ..179
FunIntheNavyoounceeoaooaoooonooooaoouclu00182
TheBestTimet0FiShIIOICIOOIOIII0000000-I900 00183
Last1812Veteran..............1............184
RomeoandJulietoftheMounta.ins................. .186
Blennerhassettlsland..........................193
B0okReview................................194
JudgeJacksonChargeLsastCourt................ .195
TwoRimf1reHamr1ckStories........;............197
PicturesqueHarper’sFerI'y......................198
StatesSacrificeinWorldWarI,.,,,,,__,,,,_,,,, .209
MountainManandHisGun.................... .230
TheCheapestWeddingonRecord,,,__________ _,.233
RaftingontheGuyandotte...................... .234
Road_toMorgantown....;......................238