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• Hubert Skidmore

  Hubert Skidmore (April 11, 1909-February 2, 1946) was born at Laurel Mountain (Webster Springs) and later lived in Gassaway. Skidmore was a novelist who used local setting and dialect, and, often, the Depression-era lumber industry. His published works …

• Pinckney Benedict

  Writer Pinckney Benedict was born in "Lewisburg":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/1369 on April 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 …

• William Hoffman

  Novelist Henry William Hoffman (May 16, 1925-September 12, 2009) was born in Charleston. After his father left the family in the early 1930s, William and his only sibling, Janet, were raised primarily by a domineering but much loved grandmother. A staunch …

• Berkeley County

  … the late 1720s, ahead of him. John and Isaac Vanmeter were authorized in 1730 to bring settlers to take up 40,000 acres … of Opequon Creek, and Morgan Bryant and Alexander Ross were similarly authorized for 70,000 acres west of Opequon. John Vanmeter settled …

• Home Rule

  … delegated to local units of government. This delegation of governing authority from the state to local units of government is … legal relations with each other, except for cooperation on state-authorized common projects. Over the years, the legislature has …

• Berry v. Fox

  … the outstanding school and road bonds issued by its various subdivisions. This would have made money available to local authorities for current expenses during the hard times of the "Great Depression":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/2155. …

• Hulett Smith

  … , the death penalty was abolished, new human rights legislation was passed, teachers’ pay was increased, the Educational Broadcasting Authority was put on a solid footing, and the Antiquities Commission was created. One of the greatest accomplishments of …

• Ambrose Bierce

  Writer Ambrose Bierce found the setting for some of his famous short stories in the mountains of Western Virginia. Arising like other writing of his from "Civil War":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/1193 battles and the lives of the …

• Honey in the Rock

  … ;Grandview":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/2145 for more than 50 years. Upon hearing a presentation by the play’s author, Kermit Hunter, in 1954, the Woman’s Club of Beckley agreed to endorse the project. Later, the West Virginia Historical …

• John Peale Bishop

  Critic John Peale Bishop (May 21, 1892-April 4, 1944) was born in "Charles Town":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/1064 and attended high school in Hagerstown, Maryland. He showed an early interest in art which was encouraged by his family. …

• The Black Hand

  … quot;:http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/2231, was active in the investigations of the gang in Marion and Harrison counties. He authored a paper titled ‘‘Black Hand,’’ in which he reports how Tusca Morris, prosecuting attorney in Marion County, helped …

• Blackwater Falls

  The Blackwater Falls are located on "Blackwater River":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/522 in Tucker County, near the town of Davis. The dark, tumbling waters plunge almost 60 feet over resistant sandstone of the Pennsylvanian Age, …

• Anne Spencer

  Poet Anne Spencer (February 6, 1882-July 27, 1975) was born Annie Bethel Bannister on a plantation in Henry County, Virginia. She was the child of former slaves. In 1886, her mother left her father, and she and young Anne moved to West Virginia. Anne …

• Spencer State Hospital

  Authorized by the legislature in 1887 to relieve overcrowding at "Weston State Hospital":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/1148, Spencer State Hospital was opened July 18, 1893. Its connected brick buildings, a quarter-mile in length, were …

• Battle of Blair Mountain

  … trains and other vehicles to take them to Logan County and confiscated supplies from company stores along the march. State authorities, led by "Governor Morgan":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/2046, quickly organized a group of state …

• Jesse A. Bloch

  … ("women’s suffrage":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/1330). His civic commitments included the Wheeling Housing Authority, "Ohio Valley General Hospital":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/1743, and the Boy Scouts. Bloch …

• Bluefield Daily Telegraph

  … newspaper advocated "Republican":https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/63 doctrines and boasted of being ‘‘an acknowledged authority on matters pertaining to the Pocahontas-Flat Top Coal Field,’’ according to the special edition of November 1, …

• State Flag

  … used for parade purposes, the flag is trimmed with gold-colored fringe on three sides. West Virginia’s first state flag was authorized by the legislature on January 28, 1864, and individual flags were presented to each of the state’s military regiments …

• Bluefield State University

  … gymnasium in 1938. State lawmakers approved a bill in 1943 authorizing the name change to Bluefield State College. In 1947 … Tensions grew as only White presidents were appointed by state authorities. A 1968 bombing rocked the physical education building, and …

• State Forests

  … .org/articles/242, the first state forest, was established in 1924. Most of the others were added as state authorities worked with the Civilian Conservation Corps and other federal agencies active in the Great Depression. The initial land purchase for & …

• State Police

  … located in Charleston, and there were two field companies, with an authorized strength of 125 men. The first trooper, "Sam … 2350 announced that in addition to the state's investigation, federal authorities were also examining the allegations.

• Bluestone Dam and Lake

  … . Prior to the construction of the Bluestone Dam, flooding was a major problem on this great river system. Bluestone Dam was authorized in 1935 by an executive order issued by President Franklin Roosevelt. Construction on the project began in 1942, but …

• Bluestone State Park

  … U.S. Army Corps of Engineers":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/843, which collaborates with state park officials and other authorities involved in the management of the area. The lake itself, the third-largest body of water in West Virginia, has …

• Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike

  … to Parkersburg were intended by state authorities to compete with the "National … the Northwestern, which was placed under the authority of a state board of directors, … River by 1843. With additional borrowing authorized by the Board of Public Works, …

• Ivor F. Boiarsky

  … . As speaker of the House of Delegates, Boiarsky was co-author of the 1968 "Modern Budget Amendment":http://www … annual budget. Boiarsky also wanted the governor to have the authority to transfer funds between departments in state agencies, but …