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GreeneScene of the Past: Hundred, WV
I found this old photograph in Hundred Library’s tastefully historic rest room, flanked by a framed sketch of Henry “Old Hundred” Church, the town centurion who waved at the trains as
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Category Results: Local History
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Greene Artifacts: Surgery in the Civil War
The American Civil War raged on from 1861 to 1865 and is sadly remembered as one of the bloodiest conflicts in American history. Tragedy, however, can often breed innovation –
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Going Greene: Folk Medicines, Cures, and Doctors
Traditionally speaking, Greene County is pure Appalachia, northern Appalachia specifically, and many of our cultural traditions strongly relate to those of some of our southern neighbors. Our dialect, mannerisms, superstitions
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I Love This Place: Along State Route 18: From Grimes Hill to Nettle Hill
The stretch of State Rt. 18 aka Golden Oaks Road between Grimes Hill and Nettle Hill rides the Warrior Trail. This 5000-year-old trade route of America’s first people runs from
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GreeneScene of the Past: Thomas Store
The house that sits at the top of Grimes Hill gives little indication it was once one of the many small mom and pop service stations that studded State Route
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