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Winter sports West Virginia is the only state that lies entirely within the Appalachian Mountain region, so it’s not surprising it has some of the best skiing in the East. Read More »
USS West Virginia On December 7, 1941, the USS West Virginia suffered massive damage in the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. The ship was raised from the sea in time to see service in the final year of the war. Read More »
FDR's filmmaker "Pare" Lorentz, known as “FDR’s filmmaker,” was born in Clarksburg December 11, 1905. He created The Roosevelt Year: 1933 documenting Roosevelt's first year in the White House. Read More »
Silver Bridge disaster December 15, 1967, 46 people were killed when the Silver Bridge collapsed at about 5:00 p.m., sending vehicles plummeting into the Ohio River and onto the riverbank. Read More »
Charleston established On December 19, 1794, a 40-acre tract of George Clendenin's land was designated a town that became Charleston Read More »
Winter Weather The coldest day on record in West Virginia was December 30, 1917. The thermometer dropped to 37 degrees below zero at Lewisburg. Read More »
Death of a legend Country singer Hank Williams was to perform in Charleston on New Year’s Eve, but he never made it. He died in Oak Hill the next day. Read More »
This Date in HistoryDecember 08, 1911: William Wallace Barron was born 
William Wallace Barron (December 8, 1911-November 12, 2002) was West Virginia’s 26th governor. He achieved a remarkable record of legislative success during his term, brought national attention to Appalachia, and launched job programs in an era of high unemployment caused by mechanization of coal production. But his accomplishments were overshadowed by the fact that he was the first governor in state history to be indicted or convic... |
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