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• St. Joseph Settlement

  … century, and German words and phrases remained in use until recently. Today the families who live in the settlement carry their ancestors’ names and care for farms handed down through the generations.

• St. Mary’s Medical Center

  … to West Virginia in August of 1912 to open Holy Family School in "Richwood":https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/79 … approved the transfer of sponsorship. St. Mary's retains its name and Catholic affiliation. The two hospitals are now unified …

• ‘‘Salt Pork, West Virginia’’

  … associated with rail travel, and each ends with Jordan singing the names of a series of cities much like train conductors did. … ’s niece, Nancy (McNeal) Byrd, recalled that McNeal told the family that Deputy J. Earl Bailey had arrested Jordan for speeding …

• Alex Schoenbaum

  … , and in 1953 they were named Shoney’s when Schoenbaum’s … was selected as the company name in an employee contest. In … , Betty, is honored in the naming of Schoenbaum Hall at Ohio … /articles/839, and the Schoenbaum Family Enrichment Center and Schoenbaum Soccer …

• Andrews Methodist Episcopal Church

  … through the advocacy of her daughter, also named Anna. Located on East Main Street … at Andrews Methodist Church, which was named for Bishop Edward Gayer Andrews from … church furnishings and displays of Jarvis family photographs and papers. The building is …

• Hardy County

  … been part of Hampshire County. The county was named for Samuel Hardy, a member of the … in the Capon Valley, chartered in 1832 and named for Jacob Warden. In 2020, Hardy County … , one of the early spas, where the family of Robert E. Lee’s father, Lighthorse …

• Appalachian Regional Commission

  … firsthand the despair in Appalachia, where one of every three families lived in "poverty":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles … an executive director to head the ARC staff. Each governor names an alternate to handle ARC matters in his absence, …

• Appalachian Regional Hospitals

  … org/articles/1818 to meet the medical needs of miners, their families, and widowed spouses and orphans. The initial program used … for services. In 1986, Appalachian Regional Hospitals changed its name to Appalachian Regional Healthcare. As of 2023, the …

• Architects and Architecture

  … of its significance by its very name. By this time "Samuel Washington& … the 19th century, other "Washington family":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/ … federal government purchased the "Arthur family farm":http://www.wvencyclopedia. …

• Harrisville

  … Harris, who had moved his family there in 1807. The town … in 1833, under the name Solus. The name changed several times … 1895, when the town was named Harrisville for "Gen. Thomas … the two communities of its name. The broad-gauge Harrisville Southern …

• Devil Anse Hatfield

  … 6, 1921) was patriarch of the Hatfield family and their leader during the " … outdoorsman and an avid bear hunter. His name is usually given as William Anderson … Ellison Mounts, was hanged. This ended the family war. Hatfield identified himself as a …

• Serpent Handling

  … as the founder. Hensley lived with his family in Grasshopper Valley, Tennessee, near Chattanooga. … as being the spiritual leader of the family. George, while pondering the passage in … a snake, constantly calling upon the name of Jesus, they celebrate the …

• Arthurdale

  … . The idea was to relocate impoverished families from industrial centers to government-planned … officials and relief organizations to relocate families from these destitute areas to a … Arthur, for whom the community was named. One hundred sixty-five houses …

• Ashford General Hospital

  … a military hospital for sick and wounded soldiers and airmen. Named for Army physician Col. Bailey K. Ashford (1873– … German prisoners of war maintained the grounds and buildings. Families, friends, and good-hearted people from throughout West Virginia …

• George W. Atkinson

  … James and Miriam Rader Atkinson. Other members of the accomplished family spelled the surname differently, including Thomas Clark Atkeson, the … ://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/539. His monument gives his name and dates and four words more: ‘‘Christian - …

• Barbour County

  … on March 3, 1843. The county was named for the distinguished Virginia jurist Philip … ten miles southeast of Philippi. It was named after John Bealin, who established a … ’s agricultural production has come from family farms nestled among the mountains and …

• Heirloom Seeds

  … Some varieties are associated with certain families, communities, and even individuals and are … and relatives. Folkloric motifs and floating names are common, as well as … Lifter, imply their worth through their name. The free classified advertisements in …

• Showboats

  … 1831. This was the first of many family showboats. In 1836, Chapman acquired a … his first real showboat and named it _America_. His family, which eventually included nine … is West Virginia’s other famous showboating family. Twenty-five-year-old Samuel and …

• History of West Virginia

  … years to settle the required number of families. The largest grants were made to … depended upon subsistence farming for their livelihood. Families continued to rely upon their fields … chosen governor, and Willey and Carlile were named to the U.S. Senate to …

• Alfred Beckley

  … , grew up around Wildwood, the Beckley family home which remains a city landmark. … by several members of his mother’s family, the Princes, bringing another prominent Raleigh … based on his entrepreneurial efforts and was named in honor of his father. Alfred …

• Robert W. Simmons

  … town’s Blacks. The tuition was one dollar per month, but children whose families were unable to pay were allowed to attend free of charge. Classes … January 16, 1892. In 1999, the downtown Parkersburg post office was named Simmons Station in his honor.

• Pinckney Benedict

  … 11, 1964, the son of a prominent local family, and grew up on the family dairy farm in Greenbrier County. He earned a bachelor’s degree from Princeton … and the novel _Dogs of God_. All three were named Notable Books by the _New York Times Book …

• Berkeley County

  … articles/2066, in 1772. The county was named for Norborne Berkeley, a colonial governor … the first settler of European descent, several families came in the late 1720s, … www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/1552, which he named after Thomas Bryan Martin, a nephew …

• Berkeley Springs

  … English resort city of the same name, but in the early 1800s … established as a town under the name of Bath by the Virginia … Springs, and the main thoroughfare is named for him. During the " … town served as a haven for families and fighters, as well as …

• Hulett Smith

  … After the war Smith returned to Beckley and the management of family businesses. He also served on the boards of Beckley and … Beckley’s Democratic executive committee. Five years later he was named manager of Congressman Robert H. Mollohan’s unsuccessful …