June 6 was the last hay day for the Henderson Property in Hurricane. The last hay day has come and gone for the Henderson Property[Read More…]
Local History
UVHS Gets Firsthand Look at Buffalo’s History
Larry Wayne Jeffers showed photos of the restoration work which is being done to Buffalo’s first fire truck. Buffalo history was the focus of the[Read More…]
A Hidden Historic Putnam Home
There are many historic homes in Putnam County. The oldest might be the Hoge House which now sits behind the courthouse in Winfield. The Hoge[Read More…]
Battlefield Tour Clarifies Hurricane’s History
Those interested in local history gathered at the parking lot of Hurricane Bridge Park for the first part of a traveling lecture about the 1863[Read More…]
The Wages of Sin Was Pretty Drastic
Editor’s Note: The following article by Irene Ambler was published August 4, 1983. We hope that you, our readers, enjoy it as we do. By[Read More…]
DEPRESSION YEARS: Wintertime Posed Many Special Problems
Editor’s Note: The bitter cold of winter triggers memories of past winters. The following article, written in January of 1983, is a warm memory of[Read More…]
100th Anniversary: ‘The End of the Line for Old 1360’
This drawing, “The End of the Line for Old 1360,” is by W.D. Wintz. Engine 1360 met its spectacular and fatal end in Hurricane on[Read More…]
October 16, 1900: Official Birth Date of The Hurricane Breeze
City of Hurricane Mural; Photographed by Ken O’Neal Editor’s Note: The article which follows was published 25 years ago in commemoration of the Breeze’s 100th[Read More…]
Eighty Years Ago: The ‘Hog Lot’ Murder Case
On Tuesday, September 25, 1945, these men, most looking west on the Valley Road (West Virginia Route 34), were not assembled on this knoll to[Read More…]
A Sunday Afternoon in Hurricane in the Gay 90’s
Photo: Front Row: Albert Losee, Minnie Hodges, Anna McCallister, Carrie Conner, Anna McCallister, Halley Dorsey; Back Row: John Sanford, Hattie Dorsey, Victoria Conner, Ed. S.[Read More…]