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• Cable Television

  … cable TV was brought under limited regulation. Meanwhile, the Federal Communications Commission had reserved to itself the authority to regulate rates for cable service. Beginning nationally in the 1970s, major broadcasting companies, movie studios, …

• Uncle Abner

  Created by writer "Melville Davisson Post":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/1902 (1869–1930), Uncle Abner is a backwoods detective from the area of "Harrison County":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/273. He uses his uncanny …

• Camp Dawson

  … "Army National Guard’s":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/1074 primary training site in West Virginia. In 1908, the legislature authorized the purchase of land to serve as a training base for the Guard. Camp Dawson came into being in 1909 …

• Immigration Commissioner

  West Virginia’s first immigration commissioner was authorized by the legislature in 1864. "Joseph H. Diss Debar":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/1930, himself an immigrant, was appointed to the position and charged with attracting other …

• United Mine Workers of America

  … wages and continue in business, they convinced political and judicial authorities and most of the state’s daily press that their … mine guards, many of whom carried the force of public authority as deputy sheriffs. Operators also fought on the legal front …

• Indian Wars

  … the classic forms of guerrilla war: raids, ambushes, sneak attacks, massacres, and atrocities on both sides. Euro-American authorities frequently engaged native leaders in negotiations, seeking to head off problems short of warfare (as well as to …

• Upshur County

  … quot;Maurice Brooks":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/664 authored the noted _The Appalachians_ and much more. " … Newbery Award for her _Carry On, Mr. Bowditch_ in 1956. Author "Stephen Coonts":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles …

• USS Huntington

  … . An armored cruiser, one of three Pennsylvania-class ships authorized by Congress in 1899, it was constructed at Newport News, … to allow transfer of the original name to a newly authorized battleship. In 1917, the _Huntington_ was equipped for early …

• Interstate Highway System

  … before a special act of Congress authorized the state Department of Highways to … Administrator Rex Whitten signed a memo authorizing the extension of I-79 into … constitutional amendments ratified by voters that authorized the issuance of general obligation …

• Irish

  … men in 12 Hibernian divisions in West Virginia. By the end of the 19th century, the Irish came to occupy positions of authority in West Virginia. Thomas O’Brien, a Wheeling citizen and Irish native, was elected state treasurer in 1880. Thomas Riley, …

• Virginia Debt Question

  … West Virginia’s calculations resulting in a smaller debt, while Virginia authorities claimed much larger sums as due from West Virginia. The … Debt Sinking Fund to sell bonds to pay off Virginia and authorized a tax on general property to retire the debt. …

• Virginia v. West Virginia

  … of Virginia":https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/62, which remained loyal to the Union. The Reorganized Government soon authorized a referendum on whether to form a new state out of the northwest region. Voters there endorsed the concept, and a …

• Alexander Luark Wade

  Education reformer Alexander Luark Wade (February 1, 1832-May 2, 1904) was raised in "Monongalia County":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/2022, and began teaching in the rural schools at age 16. He served a decade in county government, …

• War on Poverty

  … Raleigh and Mingo) with strong community action organizations that caused the greatest complaint from politicians and local authorities. In Mingo County, CAP groups campaigned for clean elections. CAP organizations challenged local school boards, county …

• Jackson County

  … 1940), an eminent horticulturist; Frederick Poe Graham (1907–82), an aviation editor, war correspondent for the _New York Times_, and author of books on aviation; Edithe L. Rowley (1899–74), social secretary for the White House under five presidents (1933- …

• William Gaston Caperton III

  … of Caperton’s education initiative was to establish the School Building Authority, a board that would distribute state funds to counties to … schools. As he said in 1993 when the School Building Authority’s funding was challenged, ‘‘How can we expect our …

• WCHS

  … sold the station in 1930. The call letters had changed to WCHS by early 1933, and seven years later the station was authorized to increase power to its present 5,000 watts. Early local performers included country musicians Bill Cox and the "Kessinger …

• Webster County

  … (1868–1945), a renown guide and woodsman. Twin brothers "Hubert":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/435 (1909–69) and Hobert Skidmore (1909–46) were noted authors, Hubert producing _Hawks Nest_, the classic West Virginia novel.

• T. D. Jakes

  Charismatic preacher and self-described spiritual physician, Bishop T. D. Jakes is senior pastor of the 30,000-member, nondenominational Potter’s House church in Dallas, Texas. Jakes’s message about the healing power of God’s word reaches national and …

• James River & Kanawha Turnpike

  … repairs in 1803 and received legislative authorization to collect tolls for maintenance in … to an 1820 legislative act, Virginia authorized the James River Company ‘‘to … Charleston. In 1829, the Virginia legislature authorized extending the road to the …

• Wellsburg

  … Clark expedition":https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/1354 and author of a memoir of the famous journey. Here also … "Joseph Doddridge":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/1938, author of _Notes on the Settlement and Indian Wars_. The …

• West Augusta

  … two delegates and one senator in the Virginia legislature and authorizing the continuation of the county government. In 1776, the … the creation of Westsylvania, and the Continental Congress lacked the authority to create a new state. On October 7, …

• Jefferson County

  … in the area. In 1944, Congressman "Jennings Randolph":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/10 introduced legislation authorizing the purchase of land in Harpers Ferry for establishment of a national park. "Harpers Ferry National …

• Don West

  Poet and political activist Donald L. West (June 6, 1906-September 29, 1992) was also a preacher, labor organizer, and educator. Born in the mountains of North Georgia, West came to West Virginia in 1965, along with his wife, Connie, to establish the …

• Cass Scenic Railroad

  … 1,089 acres and offers lodging in historic company houses. At the end of the 2014 season, the "State Rail Authority":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/1098 took over the operation of the actual Cass Scenic Railroad. The "Division of …