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T 1 :""‘!;"‘Z7‘ _ 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 é _ 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 an d... 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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

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AMHERST COAL COMPANY. Port Amherst, Charleston,. West Virginia. SMITH McCOY. Roderfield, West Virginia. FARMERS AND MERCHANTS. BANK. Summersville, West brew, which had the odo_rsof Eden and the impulses of the mov 3 house was closed; insects out ? in the sun; a shadow
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