On May 17, 1854, a violent storm destroyed the Wheeling Suspension Bridge.
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Native Americans attacked Fort Randolph at Point Pleasant on May 16, 1778.
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Confederate General Thomas Jonathan 'Stonewall' Jackson, who was born in western Virginia and raised at Jackson's Mill in Lewis County, died of wounds received in the Battle of Chancellorsville on May 10, 1863.
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The first central telephone office was established in Wheeling on May 15, 1880.
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Early on the morning of May 9, 1913, military authorities raided the offices of The Socialist and Labor Star, a socialist newspaper in Huntington.
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Incredibly fortunate to have been given a tour of the West Virginia Cultural Center WV Dept. of Arts, Culture & History by Commissioner for the Arts, Mr. Randall Reid Smith. Grateful for the insightful discussions with WV officials at the Governor's mansion dinner hosted by Maj. Gen. William 'Bill' Crane
On May 14, 1982, Ohio Circuit Judge Arthur Recht, special judge assigned in 1981 to a court case brought by a Lincoln County parent, issued a 244-page opinion that declared West Virginia's system of financing public schools unconstitutional.
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خلال زيارتي الى ولاية فيرجينا الغربية، ألتقيت بقائد الحرس الوطني للولاية الجنرال Maj. Gen. William 'Bill' Crane MG Bill Crane، ومسؤولين اخرين من الولاية. بحثت معهم فرص التعاون في عدة مجالات. وزرت المركز الثقافي في الولاية WV Dept. of Arts, Culture & History برفقة مفوض الفنون والتاريخ Randall Reid Smith شكرا على
Today Provost Avi Mukherjee welcomed high school students to Marshall University for Academic Showdown 2024 (Regional 1), in partnership with West Virginia Department of Education, WV HEPC, WVPB, and WV Dept. of Arts, Culture & History. #AcademicShowdown #WV #WestVirginia
King Tut Drive-In last day of operation moved to August 29th chng.it/S9FjtQ8V via Change.org WV Treasury Riley Moore Governor Jim Justice Jim Justice WV Dept. of Arts, Culture & History
2nd Lieutenant Oakley E. Hess, of Mole Hill, West Virginia, and the 63rd Ferrying Squadron, was killed in a plane crash north of Gaff Topsail, Newfoundland, on March 1, 1944, 80 years ago today. Bill Beigel WV Archives & History WV Dept. of Arts, Culture & History National Museum USAF
King Tut closing tomorrow, Aug 29
City & State Historical Committees need to step in on this one! WV Dept. of Arts, Culture & History Governor Jim Justice Jim Justice Save Historic Landmark King Tut Drive-In - Beckley WV chng.it/ZkZBLqf5H5 via Change.org
sold it to company wants to tear it down
if we don't save it they'll knock it to the ground
just another car lot in the town...
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