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1899
The West Virginia Northern railroad began as a coal hauler Other events that happened on or around 1899 Newton Diehl Baker moved to Cleveland Elkins became the county seat of Randolph County, replacing Beverly William Blenko returned to America to try to set up shop in Point Marion, PA Lumber mill relocation to Wirt County West Virginia Pulp & Paper purchased land along Greenbrier River, later Cass Chamber of Commerce established in Charleston Charleston began new hospital on Cemetery Hill West Virginia State Society of the DAR was organized William Dawson married his second wife Maude Brown Alexander Donaghho died in Parkersburg Huntington's Fesenmeier Brewery was opened The Sacred Heart Church of Spring Dale was built Lily Jackson helped found the Daughters of American Pioneers The Low Moor Iron Company employed James Kay to open the Kaymoor mines near Fayettesville Kaymoor became an industrial village Teepi Kendrick moved to Morgantown Rand McNally produced a new map of West Virginia The first execution occurred at the Moundsville State Penitentiary Reynolds Memorial Hospital was founded by B. M. Spurr The shop complex stopped being used by the locomotive service facility Hu Maxwell wrote a history of Barbour County Wheeling's McLure Hotel was remodeled to have 225 rooms A daily edition Morgantown Evening Post began publication Dwight Morrow received his law degree from Columbia University Robert Hornor's son began the Parkersburg Daily Sentinel. Elbert Hubbard published A Message to Garcia pamphlet concerning Andrew Rowan's trip to Cuba Granville Davisson Hall wrote Daughter of the Elm Anne Spencer graduated from Virginia Theological Seminary in Lynchburg, Virginia The USS Huntington was authorized by Congress The legislature authorized the establishment of Miners Hospital No. One in Welch The Capitol Annex was designed The Industrial Home for Youth opened as the West Virginia Industrial Home For Girls Lenna Yost married Ellis Asby Yost
1907
The Lewisburg & Ronceverte brought rail service to Lewisburg Other events that happened on or around 1907 Babcock Lumber & Boom Company bought Thompson Lumber Company Walter Barnes began teaching English at Greenville State Normal School (Greenville State College) Fairmont, Clarksburg, and Piedmont played baseball in the Class D Western Pennsylvania League The great Winding Gulf coalfield opened Elkins Coal & Coke Company put beehive coke ovens into full production Brinkley Bridge was built Harry F. Byrd established the Martinsburg Evening Journal McMillan Hospital created by Dr. William A. McMillan The Chilton family acquired an interest in the newspaper and changed the name to the Charleston Gazette The Chilton family acquired an interest in the newspaper and changed the name to the Charleston Gazette Greenbrier Railway Company purchased by C&O Oliver Chitwood became professor of history at WVU Empire Bank building was finished in Clarksburg Michael Benedum moved business headquarters and home to Pittsburgh Stuart shaft mine explosion killed 85 men Alston Dayton issued sweeping temporary injunction against the UMW in Hitchman Coal & Coke v. John Mitchell John Easton came to Williamstown Edgewood Country Club membership under Angus W. MacDonald constructed clubhouse and tennis courts State property levy was eliminated West Virginia lumber production peaked with 1.5 billion board feet sawed Stella Fuller returned to Huntington Howard Gore's father died and he took control of the farm Rimfire Hamrick was employed by the Webster Springs Hotel as guide and handyman City of Chester was incorporated A meeting of the West Virginia Fish and Game Protective Association occurred at Clarksburg John Nugent was appointed immigration commissioner Lily Jackson inherited the family estate after her father, John Jay Jr. died Fanny Johnson and husband, Vincent Costello moved to Wheeling UMWA President John Mitchell came to Charleston to launch a major union offensive Blanche Lazzell studied at the Art Students League in New York Coal mining began around Walkersville Mayor Scott Justice renamed the city of Logan Courthouse (formerly Aracoma) as Logan Ezra Cline was born Lawrence J. Corbly's title was changed from principal to president of Marshall College (now University) The old Tyler County High School building was built Three other mine disasters occurred including the Monongah Mine Disaster The first Corn Club in West Virginia was established in Monroe County Margaret Montague published The Sowing of Alderson Cree The B&O line extending to the Morgantown & Kingwood line was completed The Niagara Movement attempted to meet again at Storer College but officials wouldn't allow Pineville was renamed and incorporated, and became county seat of Wyoming County The William Ritter Lumber Company was indicted by a federal grand jury on charge of peonage Reported 6,159 schools in 396 districts in West Virginia The Banner Glass Company relocated from Indiana to South Charleston The Robey Theater opened in Spencer The original stone structure was replace by a viaduct Morris Harvey died There was an explosion at the Pleasant Valley Coal Company mine killing 12 men The Virginian Railway was established H. Rus Warne had two exhibits at the Jamestown Exposition in Norfolk, Virginia The Wheeling Custom House (West Virginia Independence Hall) ceased being a federal building. Black teachers formed a separate Northern Teachers' Association I. C. White advocated for legislation establishing the U.S. Bureau of Mines
1919
The Twin Mountain & Potomac railroad line ended Other events that happened on or around 1919 There were 33 churches belonging to the African Methodist Episcopal denomination with 1,325 members The position of State Supervisor of Negro Schools and an appointed Negro Board of Education were created by the state White mob lynched two black miners at Chapmanville Alderson Baptist Academy became Alderson Baptist Academy and Junior College (now part of Alderson Broaddus University) Mary Atkeson competed a PhD in Literature at Ohio State University George Atkinson wrote Bench and Bar of West Virginia First state tournament for girls' high school basketball was held at Spencer John Peale Bishop was hired at Vanity Fair magazine after being stationed in Europe Bethlehem Steel Corporation acquired the Bretz property Don Chafin was shot when entering UMWA District 17 offices American chestnut trees provided West Virginia with 118 million board feet of lumber The normal school at Athens became independent as Concord State Normal School (now Concord University) National coal and steel strikes Governor John Cornwell supported the Red Flag legislation and Constabulary legislation in creating the State Police John Warren Davis became president of West Virginia Collegiate Institute (now West Virginia State University) Clarence Donnelly began his ministry Dunbar was laid out by Dunbar Development Company Legislature abolished first board and created a seven-member Board of Education Gertrude Humphrey began work in WVU extension system West Virginia enacted legislation that made it unlawful for livestock to be on the railroad right of way Harrison Ferrell was stricken with polio Nathan Goff married Katherine Penney The West Virginia Good Roads Federation campaigned for amendment to make road improvements under slogan "Help Pull West Virginia Out of the Mud" Greenwood Cemetery, on the National Road in Wheeling, became a nonprofit corporation Mayor C. C. Testerman named Sid Hatfield Matewan's police chief The Board of Children's Guardians was established Dave Gideon became the sole owner of the Huntington Herald-Dispatch The UMWA began efforts to unionize the mines of southern West Virginia The problem of sharing Virginia's debt was finally settled A large stone monument was erected at Jackson's Mill in the memory of Stonewall Jackson Mother Jones joined the steelworkers' organizing drive in Pittsburgh Joseph Joy won a patent for his design of a mechanical coal loader Frank Keeney announced his intention to unionize the remainder of southern West Virginia coal mines Teepi Kendrick helped found the West Virginia 4-H All Stars Lakin State hospital was established by an act of the Legislature Walter Martens began working for architect L. F. W. Stuebe of Danville Louis Marx established Louis Marx & Company Legislature provided for the establishment of mine rescue station to train personnel in rescue and first-aid work Margaret Montague's story "England to America" won the O. Henry Award Ephraim Morgan ran for governor Howard Sloan organized a congregation in Grafton Greasy Neale played in the World Series for the Cincinnati Reds The Nuttallburg mine was sold to Henry Ford The Owens Bottle Machine Company changed to the Owens Bottle Company Mateo Pinkard wrote his first hit, "Mammy 'o Mine" after moving to New York. 125 acres of land was purchased for the operation of the agriculture program. A poultry extension program was started in West Virginia The state received a federal grant for the control of venereal disease. The West Virginia Department of Prohibition began William Revercomb earned a law degree from the University of Virginia Red Ribble moved to Prince Rat Rodgers was named to the All-American teams Rat Rodgers was the leading scorer in the nation St. Mary's Glass opened S. Orestes Bond became president of Salem College Thomas C. Miller was designated president instead of principal of Shepherd College WVU's football team amassed an 8-3 record Weirton Steel added a blast furnace Weirton Steel employees jumped to 11,630 Clint Thomas returned to Columbus after army service W. W. Trent became secretary of the West Virginia Education Association Tucker County's school enrollment peaked at 4,144 students Attempts to unionize southern West Virginia occurred West Virginia legislature created a Virginia Debt Sinking Fund to settle the Virginia Debt Byrd Prillerman left as president of West Virginia Colored Institute (now West Virginia State University) I. C. White received an honorary law degree from WVU Carter G. Woodson began Associated Publishers Company Carter G. Woodson began serving as Dean of Liberal Arts at Howard University West Virginians participated in the Russian Expedition, a military fiasco C. H. Mead completed the first commercial gas well in Wyoming County Lenna Yost became the Washington correspondent for the National WCTU's Union Signal West Virginia held a state basketball tournament for girls for the first time T. G. Nutter became the first African-American to represent Kanawha County in the House of Delegates
1922
The B&O absorbed the Morgantown & Kingwood Other events that happened on or around 1922 A black man, Leroy Williams, was hung for the rape of a woman when evidence showed otherwise. Four of Mary Atkeson's plays were published First Morgantown airport built R. D. Bailey moved to Pineville Field of 64 high school basketball teams was broken into "A" and "B" divisions based on team strength West Virginia was 35% forested John Peale Bishop married Izetta Brown was first woman south of the Mason-Dixon line to run for U.S. Senate Cut-over land at present Calvin W. Price State Forest was sold by Maryland Lumber Company Camp Caesar began Brandon Hass purchased the old forest at present Cathedral State Park A second series of treason trials of West Virginia Mine Wars was held in Charles Town William E. "Ned" Chilton Jr. became president of the Daily Gazette Co. Charleston Ordnance Center closed Almost 80% of miners lived in company towns John W. Davis became president of the American Bar association Julia Davis received B.A. from Barnard College Clarence Shirley Donnelly accepted the pastorate at Oak Hill Baptist Church Capt. Annis Boggs was commissioned Ward Engineering of Charleston to build floating dance hall, the Edwards Moonlight Morrow Hall began occupancy at Fairmont State First steel fire tower was built on Backbone Mountain by Emory N. "Pop" Wriston Thaddeus Mortimer Fowler died Donald Gaudineer graduated from New York State Ranger College Benjamin Gravely started his own business, The Gravely Motor Plow and Cultivator Company in Dunbar East-west routes were assigned odd numbers and north-south routes were assigned even numbers Bill Blizzard and others were tried for treason at the Jefferson County courthouse No one was convicted of treason in the Blair Mountain trials Frank Keeney agreed to temporary wage cuts for UMWA members Charles Laws relocated to Hinton to replace a local doctor who had died Hamlin High School was built in Hamlin Minnie Lowther wrote Mount Vernon, Arlington and Woodlawn A church was built for the Lebanese Christians in Wheeling The Leadclad Wire Company was established by Wheeling Metal John Matheus began teaching foreign languages at West Virginia State College A disastrous fire completely destroyed the Mercer Healing Springs Hotel The Mine Wars ended The Mount St. George mansion was acquired by the Catholic Knights of St. George The Norwalk Motor Car Company closed The State Industrial School for Colored Boys opened at Lakin, Mason County William Revercomb relocated to Charleston to practice law Leonard Riggleman earned a bachelor's degree at Morris Harvey College (now University of Charleston) Rev. Patrick J. Donahue died John J. Swint became Bishop of Catholic Diocese Catholic population in West Virginia was 63,000 Clint Thomas joined the Detroit Stars baseball team There was a Washington exposition of Vitrolite A hospital proved vital during an influenza epidemic The Shott brothers made initial efforts at radio Leased wildlife refuges on privately owned land were established First large mine in Wyoming County was opened by Raleigh-Wyoming Coal Company Gurnett “Cap” Ferguson built the 72-room Ferguson Hotel Hack Wilson hit 30 homers and hit .362, leading the Class D Blue Ridge League in both categories.
1930
The West Virginia Midland Railroad closed Other events that happened on or around 1930 A major drought lowered the Monongahela's water lever significantly The New Dominion and Morgantown Post began sharing plant facilities The name of Morgantown's New Dominion newspaper was changed to Dominion-News Reported nearly 2,500 Mormons in West Virginia Dwight Morrow resigned as ambassador to Mexico The Bank of Commerce became a national bank Delf Norona moved to West Virginia Oak Park in Preston County closed WVU Experiment Farm was established at Kearneysville Pinecrest, a TB sanitarium, opened in Beckley Leonard Riggleman was elected vice president of Morris Harvey College, now University of Charleston William A. MacCorkle left his Charleston mansion, Sunrise, to the Salvation Army The Seneca Caverns were opened to the public Shepherd College was designated as a four-year teachers college The first improved road was built into the southern half of Smoke Hole Warner Brothers took over the Smoot Theater in Parkersburg The Sistersville and Middlebourne streetcar line ceased operation Hinton's population was 6,654 Summers County population was 20,468 Sweet Springs went into receivership Thurmond population peaked at 462 A severe drought on the Tygart Valley River nearly shut down navigation on Monongahela Ward Engineering built the Scott Walter Fredericks sold WCHS Welch population was at 5,376 There were 22 basketball teams in the WVAU tournament The Sutton suspension bridge closed for traffic Population of Wheeling peaked at 61,659 Wyoming County population was 20,926 Commercial air service to Charleston started Lenna Yost directed the Women's Division of the National Republican Party The Tavern at Youghiogheny Forest Colony was built Justice Chambers enlisted in the Marine Corps Reserve. Hack Wilson hit a National League record 56 home runs and knocked in 191 runs, a Major League Baseball record that still stands today
1931
The Valley River Railroad closed Other events that happened on or around 1931 The school changed its name to Fairmont State Teachers College, now Fairmont State University Fairmont newspaper's Sunday edition became the Times West Virginian Susanne Fisher sang small parts at Berlin State Opera Alberta Pierson Hannum wrote her first novel, Thursday April Hazel Atlas corporate headquarters located in Wheeling The Department of Public Assistance replaced the Board of Children's Guardians Harold Houston aided C. Frank Keeny with the organization of the West Virginia Mine Workers Union and the West Virginia Labor Party The West Virginia immigration commissioner's position was discontinued Charlie Cline was born M. Marsh and Son rented more than 40 cigar-making machines The Concrete Steel Bridge Company was forced into bankruptcy and liquidated West Virginia apple production peaked at 12 million bushels County banks failed WHIS Bluefield broadcast the murder trial of Minnie Stull. Leonard Riggleman was elected president of Morris Harvey College, now University of Charleston Ada "Bricktop" Smith opened a larger Bricktop's club Boyd Stutler co-wrote a textbook on West Virginia History Festus Summers left Morris Harvey College, now University of Charleston Welch Hospital No. One became Welch Emergency Hospital Wiley Post and Harold Gatty stopped at Wertz Field West Virginia Yesterday and Today was copyrighted by Phil Conley Roy McCuskey became president of West Virginia Wesleyan College George Smith began serving as WWVA program director A new bank in Winfield failed New River State School became New River State College, now WVU Institute of Technology WWVA received network affiliation John Zontini rushed for 865 yards as a freshman at Marshall College Vernon Johnson became Collector of Internal Revenue for West Virginia Toni Stone's family moved to Minnesota
1936
The Dry Fork railroad line ended Other events that happened on or around 1936 The Home Rule Amendment provided that municipalities may adopt their own charters, consistent with state law Homer Laughlin China Company introduced Fiestaware The tradition of annual homecomings was initiated at Job's Temple Three new locks and roller-type dams replaced the old system on the Kanawha River Tom Kromer got married Ray Goins was born Joseph Long became the president of Huntington Chamber of Commerce Minnie Lowther wrote Blennerhassett Island in Romance and Tragedy Redress was restricted due to a court decision State Route 2 was completed as an important north-south highway Mason School of Music and Fine Arts changed its name to Mason College of Music and Fine Arts William L. "Billy" Mitchell died Katherine and Ralh E. Fisher took over the Moorefield Weekly Examiner's management Mountain lion tracks in vicinity of Kennison Mountain were reported by workers from the National Museum of Natural History Hedrick Hall was built The Mountain honorary society selected the first official buckskin-clad Mountaineer from the WVU student body Standard Oil closed its Parkersburg refinery William Revercomb served as chairman of the State Judicial Convention Ruth Bryan Owen married Borge Rohde The Alley Agate Manufacturing Company began making glass marbles and dishes in St. Marys The last effort to operate Salt Sulphur Springs resort ended Hubert Skidmore published I Will Lift Up Mine Eyes State Police field structure grew to four companies The Highway Safety Bureau and Forensic Chemistry Laboratory were added to the State Police FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover cited the West Virginia State Police as one of the nation's four leading law enforcement agencies Boyd Stutler began managing editor of the American Legion magazine The Sunrise mansion and adjoining mansion were sold by Wm. MacCorkle's heirs There were 158 houses for 750 people at Tygart Valley Homesteads The AFL suspended from its membership the unions that affiliated with the CIO H. C. Ogden merged the News with the Register to form the Wheeling News-Register "Game breeding ground areas" within the Monongahela National Forest were established The Winfield locks and dam were constructed on the Kanawha River The magazine Wonderful West Virginia started as the West Virginia Conservation Bulletin Federal investigation occurred for charges of political interference with the WPA
1956
The Mann's Creek Railroad line closed Other events that happened on or around 1956 The end of private education at Storer College in Harpers Ferry New campus for Appalachian Bible Institute opened in Bradley Gray Barker wrote his best-known book, They Knew Too Much About Flying Saucers Blackwater Lodge opened at Blackwater State Park Boundary dispute between West Virginia and Virginia involving Monroe, Giles, and Alleghany Counties Chauncey H. Browning was Chief Justice of the state Supreme Court Cabell Huntington Hospital first opened for business Lodge at Cacapon State Park was completed with a restaurant and banquet hall The "golden" trout was spawned with regular rainbow trout at state fire hatchery Charles Town Opera House was condemned City National Bank was organized in Charleston Roy Clarkson joined Department of Biology at WVU Mine at Bishop exploded Chapman Revercomb last Republican to be elected to the Senate in West Virginia Associated Dry Goods bought the Diamond Department Store Elizabeth Drewry helped pass constitutional amendment allowing women to serve on juries in West Virginia Pete Everest graduated from Armed Forces Staff College Pete Everest flew the X-2 at Mach 3 Ruel Foster wrote Elizabeth Madox Roberts, American Novelist Charleston's Garnet High School closed The state Board of Education authorized the construction of the student center, Pioneer Center, at Glenville State College Joseph C. Gluck became pastor of the Forks-of-Cheat Baptist Church The U.S. Government approached the C&O with proposal to build an "emergency relocation center" at the Greenbrier for reassembly of Congress Davis Grubb wrote Shadow of My Brother Minnie Buckingham Harper's second husband John B. Paterson died Hazel Atlas Company operated 12 plants across the U.S. Chuck Howley was named the Southern Conference Athlete of the Year Sam Huff played with the New York Giants to win a championship game The peak patient population at the Huntington State Hospital was 1,460 The federal Interstate Highway Act was passed Jean Lee Latham won the Newbery Award for Carry On, Mr. Bowditch Jean Lee Latham won the Newbery Award for Carry On, Mr. Bowditch The Library Services Act by Congress enabled the Library Commission to acquire federal funding for public libraries in West Virginia Clagg and Britton produced an atlas of West Virginia emphasizing historical factors and statewide economic data Camden Eli "Cam" Henderson died William Marland tried to fill the vacant U.S. Senate seat G. Ogden Nutting started his newspaper career as a reporter and news editor for the Martinsburg Journal Mason College of Music and Fine Arts merged with Morris Harvey College (now University of Charleston) Thomas Miller graduated from the WVU College of Law The West Virginia Mountain State Gospel Singers Corporation was chartered Alfred Knobler opened the new Pilgrim Glass plant on Walker Branch Road in Ceredo The community of Port Amherst received that name The Pruntytown Industrial School for Boys was reintegrated The N&W was West Virginia's last steam powered railroad Mary Lee Settle wrote O Beulah Land Planning for Sutton Dam continued Direct distance telephone dialing was introduced in Wheeling and Moundsville The Greenbrier art colony was reopened with the work of Gladys Tuke and Jeanne Eleanore Coyne Cecil Underwood became a leading spokesman for the Republican Party A silicones products plant was built in Sistersville Andre Van Damme founded the Charleston Ballet Jerry West led East Bank High School to the state basketball championship The West Virginia Publishing Company changed name to West Virginia Education Foundation The timber flooring of the Wheeling Suspension Bridge was replaced with open steel grid West Virginia Institute of Technology was accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools Katherine Johnson's first husband died of a brain tumor Ellie Schaul moved to West Virginia
1960
The Preston Railroad line was abandoned Other events that happened on or around 1960 Chauncey H. Browning's unexpired term in the Supreme Court ended The Conference of Appalachian Governors was formed The President's Appalachian Regional Commission, PARC created, led by FDR Jr. The position of state archeologist was created by state legislature Tony Boyle became vice president of the UMWA Chauncey H. Browning was Chief Justice of the state Supreme Court Clay County was producing 900,000 tons of coal Jack Fleming became general manager of WAJR radio in Morgantown Construction on the Summersville Lake and Dam began. Construction on the Summersville Lake and Dam began Greer Lime Company was formed The Greer Lime Company began production at Key The Glen Rogers Mine was closed by the Old Ben Coal Corporation Partner D. Ray Hall sold Gravely Motor Plow and Cultivator Company to Studebaker Weirton had highest population in Hancock County at 28,201 Vera Andrews Harvey replaced Roy Lee Harmon as poet laureate The campus of Storer College was added to the Harpers Ferry National Historic Park The United Hospital Center was erected The state population fell to 1,860,421 Frank Hutchison's "Alabama" became a major county hit for Cowboy Copas Storer College buildings were added to the Harpers Ferry National Park Kanawha County peak population at 252,925 Governor Smith was the Democratic state chairman Tom Kromer returned to Huntington from Albuquerque John L. Lewis retired as the president of the UMWA Arden Cogar Sr. started the Webster County Wood Chopping Festival D. K. Shroyer became president of Beckley College (now Mountain State University The City-County Building in Ohio County was dedicated Plum Orchard Lake Wildlife Management Area purchased by the West Virginia Conservation Commission The N&W operated its last steam equipment The Chesapeake & Ohio and the Baltimore & Ohio began a gradual consolidation that eventually included Western Maryland Otis Rice received a Ph.D. in history at Univ. of Kentucky Wm. M. Ritter Lumber Company was sold to the Georgia-Pacific Corporation Jay Rockefeller returned from the International Christian University in Tokyo Rocket boys Homer Hickam, Roy Lee Cooke, Willie Rose, Jim O'Dell Carroll, Quentin Wilson and Sherman Siers won top prize at the National Science Fair for their exhibit "A Study of Amateur Rocketry Techniques" Reported 110,000 Catholics in West Virginia St. Marys population peaked at 2,442 Fred Schaus left as basketball coach at WVU Mary Lee Settle wrote Know Nothing South Charleston's population peaked at 19,180 Weirton population peaked at 28,201 Jerry West was unanimous choice for first-team All-American Jerry West co-captained the undefeated U.S. Olympic team West Liberty State College enrollment exceeded 1,000 for the first time The West Virginia Music Educators Association began the movement to adopt "The West Virginia Hills" as the state song Wheeling Steel plants stretched for 30 miles along the Ohio River Henry Aaron was appointed conductor of the Wheeling Symphony There were 1,000 students enrolled at West Virginia Institute of Technology Patrice Harris was born in Bluefield John McKay became head coach at University of Southern California
1999
The West Virginia Northern Railroad ceased as a tourist line Other events that happened on or around 1999 Mountain Stage began airing world-wide on Voice of America Sandy and Will Morrison bought the Mystery Hole and reopened it The National Commerce Bancorp of Memphis entered West Virginia The Division of Natural Resources was administered under the Bureau of Commerce Conrail was split between the Norfolk Southern and the CSX Brad Paisley recorded his debut album Who Needs Pictures Henry Payne joined the Detroit News The Robert C. Byrd U.S. Courthouse won design awards for architecture and art from the General Services Administration The Robert C. Byrd U.S. Courthouse won the government-public construction award from Buildings magazine St. Mary's Hospital opened a radiation oncology center The entrance to Schoolhouse Cave was gated to conserve colonies of Virginia big-eared bats David Selby received the Shakespeare Theatre's Millennium Recognition Award Parkersburg post office was named Simmons Station in honor of Robert Simmons Construction of a hydropower project began at Summersville Dam. The Navy christened a ship the USNS Charlton in honor of Cornelius Charlton View Articles by Existing Key Dates or Specify Your Own Date Range |
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