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• Textile Industry

  … , Martinsburg Worsted and Cassimere Company, and Crawford Woolen. The latter two were established by William H. Crawford of New Rochelle, New York. By the close of World War I, Crawford’s interests were purchased by investors from nearby Winchester, …

• Chester Hubbard

  Congressman, businessman, and state founder Chester Dorman Hubbard (November 14, 1814-August 23, 1891) was born in Connecticut, with New England roots dating back to 1621. He moved to "Wheeling":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/1168 with …

• Theatre West Virginia

  … outgoing Theatre West Virginia producer, Norman L. Fagan, suggested to the new producer, Ewel Cornett, that a show based on the famous & … both plays ran in 1971 and later. The addition of the new play in combination with _Honey in the Rock_ quickly doubled …

• Sam Huff

  … wins over rival Penn State. In the National Football League, he was one of football’s most feared middle linebackers. Huff’s New York Giants played in six championship games in eight years but won only one (1956). From 1964 to 1967, Huff played for the …

• Clint Thomas

  … , joined a semi-pro team. The following year, he moved to New York to play for the Brooklyn Royal Giants. He joined the … League championship games. In 1929, Thomas began playing with the New York Black Yankees, previously the Lincoln Giants. He spoiled the …

• Frank Thomas

  … to distant places, taking others sight-seeing over the New River Gorge, giving flight lessons, looking for downed … and a colorful figure in the emergence of New River tourism, best known for his $5 tours of New River Gorge. His 1978 book, _It Is This Way …

• Thomas Memorial Hospital

  … from 7,000 square feet to 13,000 square feet. The new facility included 20 beds on the emergency side and 10 beds … matters. The most recent expansion at Thomas Memorial is a new four-story office building providing additional space for doctors affiliated …

• Lew Burdette

  … 's American Viscose Corporation company team the summer after his high school graduation. Burdette signed his first professional contract with the New York Yankees in 1946, but did not become a regular until 1952 as a member of the Boston Braves. In 1949, …

• Rod Thorn

  … Supersonics. He was an assistant coach with the Sonics and the New Jersey Nets, and was head coach of the St. Louis Spirits … Michael Jordan. He spent 10 years as the president of the New Jersey Nets, and then president of the Philadelphia 76ers from 2010 …

• Thurmond

  … .wvencyclopedia.org/articles/1143 deep in the New River Gorge. Thurmond meant excitement, danger, … to the main railroad from the burgeoning New River coalfield. Thanks to coal, … the city limits, mostly across the New River in the ‘‘Ballyhack’’ neighborhood. …

• W. D. Thurmond

  … man with his father’s family. He was a pioneer New River coal operator and founded one of the most … was commissioned to survey land on the north side of New River in the heart of New River Gorge. He accepted 73 acres as his pay, and in following years he …

• Thurmond’s Rangers

  … 1864, Capt. Philip Thurmond was killed in action at Winfield, Putnam County. A postwar surveyor, coal operator, and land agent, Capt. William D. Thurmond founded the New River Gorge town of Thurmond in the 1880s. He died at age 89 on May 14, 1910.

• Peter Burr House

  … construction of the house are typical of those used in small family homes of this period, particularly in Burr’s native New England. These methods have their origins in yeoman home construction of the Elizabethan period in England. The exterior of the …

• Bushwhackers

  … in Monroe County. The company served throughout the war, occasionally attaching itself to larger Confederate units for service in the New River Gorge and in the Greenbrier Valley. On the other hand, Anderson Hatfield’s "‘‘Wildcats’’":http://www. …

• Hungarians

  … country or when they entered the United States at Ellis Island, New York. Companies sometimes guaranteed travel costs, to be worked off … were said to have come ‘‘on transportation’’ and began their new lives in debt to their employers. Many planned to work …

• Betsy Byars

  … distinguished awards for books set in West Virginia, including the Newbery Medal, 1971, for _The Summer of the Swans_; the New York Times Outstanding Book of the Year, 1979, for _Goodbye, Chicken Little_; and the American Library Association Notable Book …

• Harry F. Byrd

  … in 1965. The ‘‘Byrd Machine’’ ran Virginia politics throughout these years. The conservative Byrd opposed President Roosevelt’s "New Deal":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/2265. His son, Harry Byrd Jr., succeeded him in the Senate.

• Tolsia Highway

  … 1950s and 1960s to have a new roadway constructed along the Big Sandy River. Once the new road was built, the U.S. … and Crum was moved to the new road. The old road was renumbered … a four-lane divided highway. The new, upgraded road will be built …

• Tomlinson Run State Park

  … Run State Park is located in "Hancock County":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/213, on State Route 8 near New Manchester. The park and run are named for the pioneer "Tomlinson":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/744 family. …

• Tourism

  … .wvencyclopedia.org/articles/2014, the "New River Gorge National Park and Preserve& … rafting industry has developed, on the New, Gauley, Cheat, and other rivers, … https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/1903, New River-Greenbrier Valley, Hatfield-McCoy …

• Huntington

  … West Virginia legislature approved an act incorporating the new city, named for its founder. On … . In selecting a site for his new city, Huntington chose well. The community … . From that meeting was born a new public-private partnership, dubbed Our Jobs, …

• Collis P. Huntington

  … and other merchandise. Later he opened a general store at Oneonta, New York. When gold was discovered in California in 1848, Huntington … from the mouth of the Guyandotte River, he established a new city bearing his name. Remembered as one of the great ‘‘ …

• Toymaking

  … The making of homemade toys waned in times of prosperity, when people could buy manufactured toys. Recently there is a new appreciation for the mountain folk toy heritage, however, and handcrafted toys are sometimes bought in preference to manufactured …

• Traveller

  … indicated his interest. After trial use and extensive negotiations, Lee later acquired the horse for $200, Confederate money. Lee called his new mount Greenbrier, but later changed the name. For the remainder of the war and the rest of his life, Lee rode …

• Traveller’s Rest

  … August 1773 proves that Gates commissioned Ariss to embellish it with paneling, cornices, and mantels. Gates had little time to enjoy his new home, as his service in the Revolution kept him constantly on the move. He was, however, able to return from time …