Map of Adena Mounds in the Kanawha Valley (1884)
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Wayne Moss
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Russ Hicks
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John Ellison on Mountain Stage
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Cornelius Lonzo Burdette
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Cornelius Lonzo Burdette, 1912
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Hasil Adkins Standing Near His Home, 1993
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Hasil Adkins Performing in 1991
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Sen. Joe Manchin at the 50th anniversary of the Farmington Mine Disaster
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St. George's Chapel
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A medium security federal prison opened in Gilmer County
Gilmer County, located in the heart of West Virginia, was established on February 3, 1845, from parts of Kanawha and Lewis counties. It was named for Thomas W. Gilmer, a governor of Virginia. Gilmer County has an area of 339.7 square miles and a 2...
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