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African Americans In Wv Oral History Project Flyer, Kelli Johnson
African Americans In Wv Oral History Project Flyer, Kelli Johnson
Ephemera
Flyer for oral history project for African American's in WV
Carolyn Nix, Mijour Jones
Carolyn Nix, Mijour Jones
Oral Histories
Oral History of Carolyn Nix interviewed by Mijour Jones in Huntington, West Virginia
Shirley Williams, Markayla Moore
Shirley Williams, Markayla Moore
Oral Histories
Oral History of Shirley Williams, interviewed by Markayla Moore in Huntington, West Virginia.
Joe Williams, Markayla Moore
Joe Williams, Markayla Moore
Oral Histories
Oral History of Joe Williams, interviewed by Markayla Moore in Huntington, West Virginia.
Gina Johnson, Shyah Johnson
Gina Johnson, Shyah Johnson
Oral Histories
Oral History of Gina Johnson, interviewed by Shylah Johnson in Huntington, West Virginia.
Carl Woolfolk, T'Rayah Paschall
Carl Woolfolk, T'Rayah Paschall
Oral Histories
Oral History of Carl Woolfolk, interviewed by his granddaughter T'Rayah Paschall in Huntington, West Virginia.
Janella Coleman, Denise Wattie
Janella Coleman, Denise Wattie
Oral Histories
Oral History of Janella Coleman, interviewed by Denise Wattie in Huntington, West Virginia.
Rev. Reginald Hill, Raiven Scott
Rev. Reginald Hill, Raiven Scott
Oral Histories
Oral History of Rev. Reginald Hill of the Antioch Missionary Baptist Church in Huntington, West Virginia
Doris Atkinson, Ariana Redding
Doris Atkinson, Ariana Redding
Oral Histories
Oral History of Doris Atkinson interviewed by Ariana Redding in Huntington, West Virginia.
Iron Road: The Rise Of Huntington, West Virginia, 1870-1920, Brooks Bryant
Iron Road: The Rise Of Huntington, West Virginia, 1870-1920, Brooks Bryant
Theses, Dissertations and Capstones
The city of Huntington, West Virginia, did not occur gradually, nor did the city grow organically. Collis P. Huntington’s purchase of the Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad in the winter of 1869 led to the conception of the first new city of a State born out of the Civil War. Collis Huntington specifically chose the future site of Huntington for the terminus of the C&O Railroad to reach areas rich in coal, timber, and agriculture in West Virginia, providing natural resources a way to market. For Collis P. Huntington to profit from shipping natural resources out of West Virginia, he needed …