In 1988, The Centennial History of Hurricane, WV was published to commemorate the town’s 100th anniversary. Since the Centennial History is now out of print, the Breeze is reprinting articles from the book as space allows. This week’s selection will be the 186th installment of the Centennial History.

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THE PEAK FAMILY
Submitted by all the Peaks

The George T. and Rose Slater Peak family settled in Hurricane, August of 1948, coming from a coal…