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Pocahontas County Bicentennial ~ 1821-2021
Richard Harry "Dick" Knapp, 1847 – Dec. 1889
The Pocahontas Times
January 9, 1890
Dick Knapp very mysteriously disappeared from his home near Edray a few weeks ago, and a short time after, was reported as being...
Pocahontas County Bicentennial ~ 1821-2021
Over 80
By Annie Cromer
Published March 1, 1973
Jennie Bell Slaven’s
stories, continued
I will give this paper that I wrote for Evelyn Lee, Oscar’s daughter, to you. It is some history of our Slaven family.
Durbin, July...
Pocahontas County Bicentennial ~ 1821-2021
Over 80
By Annie Cromer
Published March 1, 1973
I went to see Jennie Bell Slaven about helping me write an article on the history of Durbin. She is an interesting person with a remarkably keen...
Pocahontas County Bicentennial ~ 1821-2021
The History of Spruce
Shared by Keith Moore
With the completion of the railroad to the top of the mountain in 1901, the number of men multiplied as the cutting and shipping of pulpwood increased.
With...
Pocahontas County Bicentennial ~ 1821-2021
HISTORY OF DUNMORE COMMUNITY
By Ella Pritchard
Published
February 3, 1927
Continued
Copied from the church records:
“Baxter Presbyterian Church, built during the summer of 1858, dedicated to the service of Almighty God, on the 27th day of August,...
Pocahontas County Bicentennial ~ 1821-2021
HISTORY OF DUNMORE COMMUNITY
By Ella Pritchard
Continued
Robert Dunlap McCutchan married Elizabeth Youel Lockridge, of Goshen, Virginia, and settled on Thomas Creek in 1825. While they are not pioneers, they came to Pocahontas county soon after the organization of the...
Pocahontas County Bicentennial ~ 1821-2021
HISTORY OF DUNMORE
By Ella Pritchard
continued..
W. J. Cackley and B. F. McElwee built the house where J....
Pocahontas County Bicentennial ~ 1821-2021
Letter to the Editor
March 24, 1927
Mr. Calvin W. Price, Editor;
It was with much interest “The History of Dunmore Community,” by Miss Ella Pritchard was read.
As I grow riper in years, my heart inclines more...