First Baptist Church, built 1877

In 1988, The Centennial History of Hurricane, WV was published to commemorate the town’s 100th anniversary. The publication included the histories of 16 Hurricane area churches. This week’s selection is the 4th of the church histories which were published in 1988.

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF HURRICANE
1860-1988
Submitted by Mrs. V.K. Knapp

As early as 1815, maps show a stage coach station on the old Kanawha and James River Turnpike…