Fairmont State lecture series to focus on mining, Blair Mountain
There used to be an expression heard in San Giovanni in Fiore, and the other little Calabrase mountain towns near ...
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An early ‘Occupy’ episode: Boom, bust and working-class protests
by James Haught The terrible Great Depression of the 1930s wasn’t America’s only economic crash. Various lesser ones happened through ...
Getting the last word on Blair Mountain
Bullets snapped the air, breaking branches and kicking dirt. Biplanes droned overhead, and some of the pipe bombs dropped by ...
Aull About History 11 – Porte Crayon and Stonewall
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I can fly the flag, love my country and know its failings at the same time
by Alfred Lubrano Our house came with an American flag. It seemed to complement our Small Town, U.S.A., zeitgeist. So ...
Workshop on American Indian boarding schools coming to WVU
MORGANTOWN -- Three hours from Morgantown in Pennsylvania, founded in 1879, is the former Carlisle Indian Industrial School. Yet, many, ...
My grandfather was mainly a figure in a Broadway play to me — until I read his journals
by Todd Balf On May 28, 1952, “Sunday Breakfast,” a play about a workaholic small-town jeweler who torments his family, ...
Aull About History 9, Part II – Petroglyphs, Forgeries, and a Debate
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A lot to celebrate Sunday
Newsroom@DominionPost.com Commemorate West Virginia’s 158th birthday by visiting various historic sites in Preston County. Learn more about many aspects of ...
W.Va.’s first official Juneteenth
“Emancipation Day.” “Freedom Day.” “Juneteenth Independence Day.” Tomorrow, West Virginia celebrates its first officially recognized Juneteenth after the Legislature passed ...
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