Winter comes each year but not every year is of equal measure. This year’s measure has been very unequal. The inequality began on December 1st[Read More…]
Local History
Celebrating 50th Anniversary of What Never Happened
A clipping from the Front Page of the January 31, 1975 issue of The Hurricane Breeze. Today, the Breeze is celebrating that which did not[Read More…]
Ice on the Kanawha
Only a narrow channel of open water near the distant bank of the Kanawha River visible on Friday, January 24th. Editor’s Note:The scene of a[Read More…]
The Continuing Saga of Nitro’s WWI Tank
The World War I tank was delivered to Nitro in 1982. Once upon a time, there was a World War I tank in the middle[Read More…]
Remembering Gen. Louis L. Wilson, Jr.
Louis L. Wilson, Jr., Ret. General USAF died peacefully, June 25, 2010, in Tucson, AZ. Louis was born in Huntington, WV, January 11, 1919. He[Read More…]
History Does Not Forget — 1906 Paint Creek Mine Explosion Left Eight Hurricane Men Dead
The following article was published as a three-part series in the October 4, 11, and 25, 1984 issues of the Breeze. Introduction and Local Comment[Read More…]
Even the Weather Was Against Us
June 1938 – “Dust Bowl farm. Coldwater District, north of Dalhart, Texas. This house is occupied; most of the houses in this district have been[Read More…]
UVHS Schooled in Genealogy Search
Paul Hinman discusses the FamilySearch genealogical website at the April meeting of the Upper Vandalia Historical Society. Genealogist Paul Hinman was the special guest speaker[Read More…]
Civil War in Putnam County Relived
Philip Hatfield chats with guests following his presentation as he signs copies of his latest book, A History of Putnam County, West Virginia in the[Read More…]
Memories of Rooper’s Dry Goods
By Gregory Hayes, North Chesterfield, VA I was pleased to read the article entitled, “Opening of the Creamery Makes for a Happy Day in Hurricane,”[Read More…]