1872 West Virginia Constitutional Convention

April 9, 1872: West Virginia Constitutional Convention Adjourns

The 1872 West Virginia Constitutional Convention adjourned on April 9, 1872. The day was chosen specifically because it was the seventh anniversary of…

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What the Novels by Mary Lee Settle Can Teach Us About "Pitch Points" of Change in Appalachia

This year marks the 60th anniversary of the publication of a series of novels called The Beulah Quintet. The novels are by the late Mary Lee Settle, a…

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