Posts Tagged ‘HISTORY’
Bath County Seniors Celebrate Black History Month With Spirituals And Verse
History and music come together in celebration of Black History mOnth at the Bath County Senior Center
Read MorePocahontas Sports History – 1939 Greenbank Eagles
As the Pocahontas Warriors prepare to take the field for the their first home playoff game, here’s a look back at another great sports team – the 1939 Green Bank Eagles
Read MorePocahontas Warrior Football Playoffs Kick Off Friday Night At Warrior Field
Sports reporter Bart Perdue talks with Coach Mike Knicely about Friday night’s game
Read MorePocahontas Sports History – 1934 Hillsboro Red Devils
As the Pocahontas County Warriors prepare for their first ever home playoff game, we take a look back at the 1934 Hillsboro Red Devils
Read MorePocahontas Sports History – 1964 Marlinton Copperheads
As we lead up to the Pocahontas Warriors first ever playoff game at home, we take a look back at some of the great county sports teams of the past – this time, the 1964 Marlinton Copperheads
Read MorePisgah Presbyterian turns 175
Pisgah Presbyterian Church celebrates its 175th anniversary this weekend. Tate Swecker, of the Highland Historical Society, tells the story of the congregation.
Read MoreThe Mansion House
Take a radio tour of the Highland Museum and Heritage Center, in McDowell, where you’ll find exhibits on Highland County’s country stores, the Battle of McDowell, and the styles of the day from the Mansion House’s days as a hotel.
Read MoreDurbin Turns 100
“I just think it’s been a hard year, with the war, and people getting sick,” says Thelma Smith, of Durbin, “We just need to have a good time, and this is a good reason.” Durbin will celebration its Centennial anniversary this weekend with a celebration, including a bonfire, a band, a community pot-luck, and free train rides on the Durbin and Greenbrier Valley Railroad.
Read MoreLooking for graveyards in Pocahontas County
A small group of volunteers is slowly gathering steam on a project that may never be completed within any of their lifetimes, if in fact if it is ever completed at all. They know the work will never really be finished. They expect that.
The Pocahontas County Genealogy Group has chosen to focus this year on creating an inventory of cemeteries in Pocahontas County before they disappear from memory.
Read More