Mingo
Battle of Beech Creek
Mingo County, WV
While on a mission through Logan, McDowell, and Wyoming counties, on August 6, 1862, Maj. Witcher’s 34th Battalion VA Cavalry clashed...
Horsepen Mountain
Nearby Bolling Baker, white leader of Shawnee Indians, and husband of Aracoma, the daughter of Chief Cornstalk, held horses stolen from...
Lewis' Expedition
East Kermit, WV
Camp of Major (later General) Andrew Lewis in 1756, with Virginia troops, led by Smith, Hogg, Preston, Pearis, Woodson, and others, on...
Matewan Massacre
Matewan, WV
In 1920 many area miners joined the UMWA.
Mingo County/State of Kentucky
Matewan, WV
Formed in 1895 from Logan.
Mingo County/Wayne County
The youngest county in the State was formed from Logan in 1895.
Mingo County/Wyoming County
The youngest county in the State was formed from Logan in 1895.
The Ohio Extension
Near this spot, the two sections of the greatest construction project undertaken by the Norfolk & Western RR were joined on Sept. 22, 1892.
Thomas Smith
Formerly a surveyor in Washington Co., Va.
West Virginia (Mingo County)/Kentucky
Williamson, WV
"The Mountain State"--western part of the Commonwealth of Virginia until June 20, 1863.