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• Kumbrabow State Forest

  … in the creation of the park. Until 1941, Kumbrabow State Forest was home to two CCC camps whose duties included fire hazard reduction, forest stand improvement, and wildlife surveys. Corpsmen also built a picnic area with a pavilion and a camping area …

• Williamson Coal House

  … and Visitors Bureau and houses the Tug Valley Chamber of Commerce. The interior of the Coal House was severely damaged by fire on October 11, 2010. With guidance from the West Virginia Division of Culture and History, the Mingo County Commission worked to …

• Willow Island Disaster

  … , the parent company of Monongahela Power, announced plans to close the Pleasants Power Station, along with two other coal-fired plants in Albright, Preston County, and Rivesville, Marion County. The Willow Island plant was originally scheduled to close on …

• Lakes

  … ":https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/595, while Stonecoal and Mount Storm supply water for steam generation at coal-fired electric plants. A low dam at "Kanawha Falls":https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/1110 has been used in the …

• Daniel Lamb

  … /1168, where Lamb received his education. In 1831, he was elected city clerk. Shortly after, he became treasurer of the Fire and Marine insurance company. In 1834, he became secretary and treasurer of the Wheeling Savings Institution, an early bank. He …

• Clay Mining

  … and in Marion County by the Colfax Brick Company and the Hammond Fire Brick Company. While seams of clay are found throughout West … poured into brick molds to dry in the sun before being fired by wood in beehive kilns. The process of extracting clay, …

• Claymont Court

  A painted yellow brick Federal-style mansion above the banks of Bullskin Run near Rippon, Claymont Court is the largest of the seven antebellum "Washington family":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/894 homes in "Jefferson County": …

• Lebanese and Syrians

  … , was the scene of an alleged miracle when a life-sized icon of Mary depicted as Our Lady of Lebanon survived an all-consuming fire. The icon hangs inside the rebuilt church. In addition to Orthodox and Maronites, a small group of Syrian Melkites, also …

• Cliftonville Mine Battle

  … . At that point, the strikers attacked the mine, which was defended by the sheriff’s forces. The strikers captured and set fire to the tipple, which later was dynamited by company men. Except for the sheriff, all those killed at Cliftonville were union …

• Wind Power

  … by conventional means, with nearly 2,000 of today’s turbines required to replace West Virginia’s largest coal-fired power plant. The environmental community is split regarding wind power, enticed by its lack of conventional pollution but troubled by …

• Wirt County

  … ://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/1600 spring that would ignite when fired. As early as 1819, George Lemon was extracting ‘‘sand oil … Jones":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/1059 "set fire to the Burning Springs oil field":https://www. …

• Coal Industry

  … salt workers, many of them enslaved, mined coal to fire the salt evaporation furnaces. Although the salt industry began to … to provide community services, such as education, police, and fire protection, and abandoned the now depressed mine settlements. …

• World War II

  … Guatemala, and the Galapagos Islands. Replacing National Guardsmen on active duty, state guard units protected airplanes, fought forest fires, and assisted during natural disasters on the home front. While the army readied soldiers for northern Italy’s …

• Coal Mine Disasters

  … die in massive explosions and fires. Some of the more notable … and 20, and an underground fire at the nearby Pursglove No … mine. In the early 1960s, fires, roof falls, and flooding took … mine in Monongalia County, a fire occurred while a continuous mining …

• WVU Extension Service

  … , Elderhostel programs, a popular crafts and music festival, and other activities. It is home to the state Fire Training Academy, where professional and volunteer firefighters train. The WVU Extension Service also directs or collaborates with programs …

• Youghiogheny Forest Colony

  … an ‘‘artists colony,’’ in reality this informal gathering of artists existed for only those years prior to World War II. The Forest has seen many changes, including devastating fires, re-buildings, and studios abandoned to the forest’s overgrowth.

• Betty Zane

  … said. Startled to see a young woman emerge from the fort and sprint across the open field, the British and natives held their fire. In the Zane cabin, Betty gathered a quantity of gunpowder, perhaps in her apron, and dashed back to the fort. Betty Zane …

• Limestone Glades

  … to extreme temperature fluctuations and lack of water in the shallow soils, but may also be related to natural fire cycles and avalanches. Limestone glades may be considered early successional communities which eventually will progress to full forest, but …

• Lincoln County

  Lincoln County is one of the five counties created after West Virginia became a state. It is a southwestern county, bounded by Cabell, Putnam, Wayne, Logan, Boone, and Kanawha counties. The "Guyandotte River":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/ …

• Linger Chair Factory

  … .wvencyclopedia.org/articles/950. Waitman T. Linger started making chairs in 1887 at Beans Mill, Upshur County. After a disastrous fire, his small family-run business relocated to several places over the years, including Alton, Sago, Indian Camp, and then …

• Little Kanawha River

  … well and one of the very earliest in the world was drilled at Burning Springs in 1860. The Burning Springs oil field was fired by Confederate raiders in 1863, creating an inferno so intense that oil burned on the surface of the river. "Burnsville …

• C. E. Lively

  … by their sides, Lively and a half dozen other Baldwin-Felts detectives killed both Hatfield and Chambers in a fusillade of bullets fired from the top of the steps. The shooting helped incite the miners’ armed "march":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org …

• Mount Storm Lake

  … .org/articles/1691. The lake was named for the nearby community of Mount Storm. Built in 1965 to supply water to a coal-fired power plant, Mount Storm Lake continues to be used for that purpose. Dominion Power’s 1,600-megawatt electric generating plant …

• Logan County

  … by more than half, from a peak of 77,391 in 1950 to 32,567 in 2020. The county suffered industrial tragedy with the fire at Holden 22 Mine on March 8, 1960, and the "Buffalo Creek Disaster":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/697 February …

• A. James Manchin

  … with great fanfare thousands of cars, appliances, and old tires from the countryside. His grassroots style carried him to many schools, fire halls, and VFW posts in the state. He was elected "secretary of state":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/ …