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The Red-Headed Man: A Ghost Tale of Dorsey’s Knob

There is protection against the red-headed man – visitors who know will carry a small, handmade “X” on their windshields or in their pockets.

January 26, 2018 Modernization / North Carolina

A nickel’s worth of ice, please

The ice man became an American institution, delivering ice as needed when consumers posted the ‘Ice Today’ sign in their windows.

The theatre sponsored games that were played on the screen for cash from the mid – 1930s to late 1940s. One such game was “Wahoo.” “Bank Night” was another.

hungarian reformed church, monongalia county wv

March 31, 2017 Immigrants / West Virginia

Magyars in Morgantown

Hungarians called the US immigration from 1880 to about 1915 the ‘Great Economic Immigration.’ 650,000-700,000 Hungarians came to America.

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The Red-Headed Man: A Ghost Tale of Dorsey’s Knob

A nickel’s worth of ice, please

Bank Night at the Met

Magyars in Morgantown