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The Madonna of the Trail monument was dedicated in Wheeling on July 7, 1928.
Physician Jesse Bennet was born on July 10, 1769.
The West Virginia Cultural Center in Charleston was dedicated on July 11, 1976.
Rock ƵnƵ roll pioneer Johnnie Johnson was born in Fairmont on July 8, 1924.
A. James Manchin
Company houses, coal mining section, Pursglove, Scotts Run. An explosion at the Pursglove No. 2 Mine near Morgantown on July 9, 1942, killed 20 men.
Walter Aegerter was born July 8, 1894, in Helvetia. An amateur photographer, Aegerter built both a studio and darkroom on his farm and photographed portraits, families, celebrations and everyday scenes of the German Swiss settlement.
Hallelujah sculpture is pictured in front of Clay Center at night. The Clay Center for the Arts & Sciences in downtown Charleston opened to the public in 2003.
ArtistƵs rendering of the Battle of Rich Mountain in Randolph County July 11, 1861.
Statesman Charles James Faulkner was born in Martinsburg on July 6, 1806.
John Jacob Cornwell
CHARLESTON — The following events happened on these dates in West Virginia history. To read more, go to e-Ƶ: The West Virginia Encyclopedia at .
July 6, 1806: Statesman Charles James Faulkner was born in Martinsburg. Faulkner served in the West Virginia legislature, U.S. Congress (1851Ƶ59, 1875-77), and as U.S. minister to France.
July 6, 1848: Historian Virgil A. Lewis was born in Mason County. In 1905, Governor Dawson appointed Lewis as the first director of the Bureau of Archives and History.
July 6, 1883: Judge ƵR. D.Ƶ Bailey was born at Baileysville, Wyoming County. Bailey came into wide prominence as the judge of the Matewan Massacre trial in 1921.
July 7, 1928: The Madonna of the Trail monument was dedicated in Wheeling. It is one of 12 such statues erected along the National Road to honor AmericaƵs pioneering women.
July 8, 1894: Walter Aegerter was born in Helvetia. An amateur photographer, Aegerter built both a studio and darkroom on his farm and photographed portraits, families, celebrations and everyday scenes of the German Swiss settlement. The glass plate negatives survive today in several archived collections.
July 8, 1924: Rock ƵnƵ roll pioneer Johnnie Johnson was born in Fairmont. Johnson collaborated with Chuck Berry on songs such as ƵRoll Over, Beethoven.Ƶ BerryƵs hit ƵJohnny B. GoodeƵ was supposedly written as a tribute to Johnson.
July 8, 1961: Sutton Dam was dedicated by Governor Wally Barron. The Army Corps of Engineers operates the dam for purposes of flood control, low-flow augmentation and recreation.
July 9, 1942: An explosion at the Pursglove No. 2 Mine at Scotts Run near Morgantown killed 20 men. It was one of three fatal accidents at the mining operation in an eight-month period.
July 9, 1989: Treasurer A. James Manchin resigned after being impeached. With a stock market downturn in 1987, Manchin bore much of the blame when the state lost nearly $300 million in investments for which he was responsible.
July 10, 1769: Physician Jesse Bennet was born. He performed the first successful caesarian section in America in 1794, on his own wife and without proper equipment and with no antiseptics. He later established a large practice in Mason County and served as an Army surgeon in the War of 1812.
July 10, 1889: Author and historian Boyd B. Stutler was born in Gilmer County. He served as managing editor of the national American Legion magazine for 18 years and became one of the leading historians on West Virginia in the Civil War and John BrownƵs Raid on Harpers Ferry.
July 10, 1936: The temperature in Martinsburg reached 112 degrees. It tied the record for the stateƵs hottest recorded temperature, which had been set August 4, 1930, at Moorefield.
July 11, 1861: The Battle of Rich Mountain was fought in Randolph County. Union troops under Gen. George McClellan defeated Confederate forces, helping to secure northwestern Virginia (now West Virginia) for the North.
July 11, 1867: John Jacob Cornwell was born on a farm in Ritchie County. He served as the 15th governor of West Virginia.
July 11, 1976: Gov. Arch Moore dedicated the West Virginia Culture Center. The facility was built to showcase the Mountain StateƵs artistic, cultural and historic heritage.
July 12, 2003: The Clay Center for the Arts & Sciences in downtown Charleston opened to the public. It combines a modern performing arts center with a visual arts museum and an interactive science center.
e-Ƶ: The West Virginia Encyclopedia is a project of the West Virginia Humanities Council. For more information, contact the West Virginia Humanities Council, 1310 Kanawha Blvd. E., Charleston, Ƶ 25301; 304-346-8500; or visit e-Ƶ at .
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