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 230th installment of the Centennial History.

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THE THOMAS-LEADMAN FAMILY
Submitted by Mark S. Meadows

As was so often the case during the dark days of the early 1860’s, the commencement of hostilities…