West Virginia Archives - Page 6 of 43

The frog legs contracted in the pan and appeared to jump

Turtle soup was a monumental French culinary delight. The men in French families often “felt” for snapping turtles in local streams.

The government proved that Burr raised money & men on Blennerhasset Island. But it couldn’t make anything above a misdemeanor charge stick.

Thurmond, WV will always hold a place in Ripley’s Believe It or Not for the Dunglen Hotel’s fourteen year continuous poker run.

Lewis ‘Hack’ Wilson had already led the National League in homers four out of the previous five years at the beginning of the 1930 season.

Sheriff Don Chafin ruled Logan, WV with iron fist till the late 20s. In 1921 he blocked protesting UMW workers trying to cross Blair Mountain.

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