Governor Jay Rockefeller and Jay Fowler, the 14-year-old son of Blennerhassett Historical Park Commission Executive Director Daniel B. Fowler, turning the first shovel at the groundbreaking for reconstruction of Blennerhassett Mansion. [Governor John D. Rockefeller IV Collection]
On June 19, 1984, Governor Jay Rockefeller broke ground for the Blennerhassett Mansion Reconstruction project.
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Governor Jay Rockefeller, Blennerhassett Island Mansion Groundbreaking, Talking Points (Governor John D. Rockefeller IV Collection)
Governor John D. Rockefeller IV letter to Dan Fowler (Governor John D. Rockefeller IV Collection)
A. B. Smith and Ken Greene letter to Governor John D. Rockefeller IV (Governor John D. Rockefeller IV Collection)
June 19: Rush Dew Holt