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 226th installment of the Centennial History.

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ARTHUR NATHANIEL SUMNER
Submitted by Merdith F. Sumner

About 1895 Arthur Nathaniel Sumner came to the Hurricane area from Christiansburg, Virginia. His family settled on Trace…