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West Virginia NPR Member Stations

StationCityFrequencyWVPB-FMBeckley91.7WVPW-FMBuckhannon88.9WVPN-FMCharleston88.5WVWV-FMHuntington89.9WVEP-FMMartinsburg88.9WVPM-FMMorgantown90.9WVPG-FMParkersburg90.3WAUA-FMPetersburg89.5WVNP…

DAVIS, John William, Congress, WV (1873-1955)

DAVIS, John William, (son of John James Davis), a Representative from West Virginia; born in Clarksburg, Harrison County, W.Va., April 13, 1873; attended various private schools; was graduated…

Edward Stuyvesant BRAGG, Congress, WI (1827-1912)

BRAGG Edward Stuyvesant , a Representative from Wisconsin; born in Unadilla, Otsego County, N.Y., February 20, 1827; attended the district schools, the local academy, and Geneva (later Hobart)…

Jennings RANDOLPH, Congress, WV (1902-1998)

Senate Years of Service: 1958-1985 Party: Democrat RANDOLPH Jennings , a Representative and a Senator from West Virginia; born in Salem, Harrison County, W.Va., March 8, 1902; attended the public…

Guy Despard GOFF, Congress, WV (1866-1933)

Senate Years of Service: 1925-1931 Party: Republican GOFF Guy Despard , a Senator from West Virginia; born in Clarksburg, Harrison County, W.Va., September 13, 1866; attended the common schools and…

Nathan GOFF, Congress, WV (1843-1920)

Senate Years of Service: 1913-1919 Party: Republican GOFF Nathan , a Representative and a Senator from West Virginia; born in Clarksburg, Harrison County, Va. (now West Virginia), February 9,…

The South

Source: The U.S. Department of State The South is perhaps the most distinctive and colorful American region. The American Civil War (1861-65) devastated the South socially and economically.…

A Mixed Bag

  The family of Maum Agnes (seated), a former Ball slave. When this photograph was taken in about 1920, they were among the last sharecroppers on the Ball plantation of Quenby…