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Newspaper Clippings
"1887 Year of Tragedy in Richmond District," Beckley Post
Herald, 8-13-1974.
"5 County Buildings Listed as Landmarks," Beckley
Newspapers, 5-14-1984.
"Alfred Beckley Campaigned in 1849," Beckley Post Herald,
11-5-1968.
"Amusement Park Resort May Be Built," Charleston Daily Mail,
4-17-1996.
"Area Near Blue Jay Reportedly Haunted," Herald Register,
4-17-1965.
"Beaver Resident One Only Two Blacksmiths Left in Raleigh County,"
Post Herald, 4- 22-1974.
"Beckley Farmer Finds Gold While Cleaning Out Spring,"
Clarksburg Exponent, 10-23- 1938.
"Beckleyan to Sing National Anthem, Yvonne Seay-Catus," n. p., n.
d.
"Big Stick Only Two Empty Houses Remain in Town," Herald
Register, 3-7-1965.
"Colcord Once Holcomb Has Extensive History," Beckley Post
Herald, 9-15-1975.
"Combining Adventures," Register Herald, 5-31-1998.
"Comeback Staged by Blue Jay No. 6 Town Wouldn't Die," n. p., n.
d.
"County Population in 1850 Was 1,765," Beckley Post Herald,
4-6-1964.
"County's History in Clerk Records," Beckley Post Herald,
4-22-1957.
"Cranberry Creek Project on Pace," Register Herald,
5-6-1997.
"Dream of General Beckley Led to Area Settlement," Raleigh
Register, 6-19-1963.
"Ever Wonder How Your Town Got Its Name...," Post Herald,
11-17-1968.
"First Families of Richmond District" Post Herald,
3-20-1968.
"Founder of Tams Still Making Home There," Herald Register,
5-9-1965.
"Four Towns Comprised Winding Gulf," Herald Register,
3-14-1965.
"Glade Springs," Charleston Gazette, 8-29-1982.
"Glen White One of Area's Most Attractive Towns," Herald
Register, 4-18-1965.
"Glen White," Raleigh Explorer, 11-10-1995.
"Glen White," Raleigh Register, 4-19-1965.
"Harper's New Postmaster Collects Town's Memories," Register
Herald, 2-2-1989.
"Headsville, The Post Office With a Past," Beckley Post
Herald, 1-7-1976.
"Henry Farley May have Been First Sophian," Herald Register,
3-28-1965.
"History Hidden in Raleigh County," Beckley Register,
12-18-1995.
"Hotcoal Only Landmarks Remain to Identify Town," Herald
Register, n.d.
"Humble Beginnings Reap Fruitful Life, Okey Mills," Register
Herald, 12-25-1995.
"Irish Mountain Founded by Hardy Sons of Sod," Post Herald,
6-16-1963.
"It's Ralegh County, We've Misspelled It 120 Years," n. p.
2-11-1970.
"Jerome Van Meter, Gray Eagle, Man of Honor," Register
Herald, 9-17-1995; 3-7- 1997.
"Lake Living Unlocks Door to Nature," Beckley Post Herald,
7-15-1972.
"Lillybrook is Known as Town with Big Smokestack," Herald
Register, 4-25-1965.
"Lonesome Dave Williams, Raleigh Pioneer...," Charleston Daily
Mail, 5-8-1938.
"Mabscott's Founder Beat Gen. Beckley in Election," Raleigh
Register, 6-19-1963.
"Made in the Glade, Raleigh County Resort," Register Herald,
4-6-1997.
"Many Prominent People Were Raised in Pemberton," Herald
Register, 3-21-1965.
"Martha Davis Nominated for Pioneer Hall of Fame," Register
Herald, 2-27-1995.
"Maybe Courts are Slow, But in 1850 it Was Worse," Sunday
Register, 6-19-1938.
"Mud Holes and Dust Bowls Were City's Start Toward Street
System...," Register, 6-19- 1938.
"Naming of Sophia, Princewick, Jonben," Beckley Post Herald,
6-23-1959.
"News Notes Provide Glimpse Into Past of Raleigh County,"
Register Herald, 10-2- 1995.
"Old Wooden Nickels Growing in Value," Herald Register,
11-14-1964.
"Oldest Native Recalls Layout of City Before the Civil War,"
Beckley Register, 6-19- 1938.
"Pear, Abraham, Pluto Names Traced," Beckley Post Herald,
6-14-1973.
"Pioneer Father, Son Lead Development in Wild Territory," n. p., n.
d.
"Postmaster's Retirement Cancels Branch," Charleston
Gazette, 10-1-1991.
"Prince Played a Large Part in Beckley Area Development,"
Raleigh Register, 5-5- 1946.
"Quit Dumping Heritage...," Register Herald,
6-10-1990.
"Railroads Made Lester Area's First Boom Town," Raleigh
Register, 6-19-1963.
"Raleigh County Tragic Land," Charleston Gazette,
12-5-1954.
"Raleigh County Once Had Large Distillery," Post Herald,
4-21-1965.
"Raleigh: Birthplace of Streams II," Post Herald,
10-1-1963.
"Reno Dedicates Prison," Register Herald, 12-10-1996.
"Resort's Future in New Hands, Glade Springs, Charleston Daily
Mail, 6-6-1989.
"Rhodell Newest, Smallest of County Municipalities," Raleigh
Register, 6-19-1963.
"Richmond District in a Time to Shoot or be Shot," Post
Herald, 11-14-1968.
"Sophia Was Named After a Real Pioneer," Register Herald,
1-30-1995.
"Sophia, Raleigh County, WV," Register Herald,
8-7-1994.
"Space Rock, Retired Beckley Attorney Cherishes Meteorite...,"
Register Herald, 3-13- 1997.
"Spanglers Prominent in Cirtsville Region," Post Herald,
4-9-1965.
"Stonecoal Drug Store Has Many Items From Yesteryear," Raleigh
Register, 4-18- 1980.
"The History of Sophia, It's Growth: I, II," Beckley Post
Herald, 7-6-1959; 7-7- 1959.
"The History of Little Pack's Branch I," Herald Register,
10-7-1964.
"Third Generation is Running Smith Farm at Abraham," Beckley
Post Herald, 8-30- 1974.
"Town Drawn to Enrich Lives of Miners Going Up in Raleigh,"
Charleston Gazette, 9- 10-1967.
"Town of Rhodell..." Beckley Post Herald, 8-21-1976.
"Tracy Hylton, A Name Synonymous With Coal," Register
Herald, 9-12-1999.
"Up in Smoke, Morning Fire Strikes Historic Glen White Mansion,"
Register Herald, 6- 29-1996.
"Water Mill Has Long History Since 1851," n. p. , 9-4-1938.
"Woodbay Employed 200; 3 Empty Houses Remain," Herald
Register, 4-11-1965.
"WV Native is on Research Team Upcoming Mission to Mars,"
Mineral Daily News, 12-4-1996.