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A historic springs resort in Monroe County is embroiled in a lease dispute, pitting a local investor against the state of West Virginia.
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On June 16, 1968, musician Henry Reed died in Glen Lyn, Virginia, at age 84. He was born and grew up in Monroe County, where he learned local tunes dating…
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Physician Maggie Ballard was born on April 9, 1900, at Greenville in Monroe County, where her father was postmaster and owned a general store.She attended…
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Allen Taylor Caperton was born on November 21, 1810, on his family’s estate in Monroe County. During the 1840s and 1850s, he served as a Whig in the…
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A pioneering camp for rural youth began in Randolph County on July 29, 1915. Activities included hiking, fishing, swimming, and games.The camp was…
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West Virginia’s first black legislator, Christopher Payne, was born in Monroe County on September 7, 1848. He was raised near Hinton, where he worked as a…
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On August 22, 1862, newly appointed Confederate Brigadier General Albert Gallatin Jenkins began a raid through Western Virginia. It was in response to a…
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Allen Taylor Caperton was born on November 21, 1810, on his family’s estate in Monroe County. During the 1840s and 1850s, he served as a Whig in the…
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A bond that would build a new school has been rejected for the second time this year by voters in West Virginia.The Bluefield Daily Telegraph reports…
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An earthquake that struck parts of Virginia and West Virginia appears to have left little to no damage.The Roanoke Times reported Wednesday that the quake…