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The Kanawha County Textbook War, also known as the Kanawha County Textbook Controversy, was a violent school control struggle in the 20th century United States. It led to the largest protests ever in the history of Kanawha County, West Virginia, the shooting of one bystander, and extended school closings. The controversy erupted in 1974 when ...
Paint Creek–Cabin Creek strike of 1912. The Paint Creek–Cabin Creek Strike, or the Paint Creek Mine War, [1] was a confrontation between striking coal miners and coal operators in Kanawha County, West Virginia, centered on the area enclosed by two streams, Paint Creek and Cabin Creek. The strike lasted from April 18, 1912, through July 1913.
4 killed, 6 wounded. The Battle of Scary Creek was a minor battle fought during the American Civil War across the Kanawha River from present day Nitro in Putnam County, West Virginia on July 17, 1861. It was the first Confederate victory in Kanawha Valley. [1] Battle of Scary Creek, Putnam County, Virginia, 1861.
Marshner was one of the leaders of the Kanawha County textbook controversy in 1974. At the time, she was education director at The Heritage Foundation and a speechwriter for conservative Republican congressmen, including Phil Crane. She organized a series of "Citizens' Workshops" to defend the rights of parents to select their own textbooks and ...
The Kanawha Valley Campaign of 1862 was Confederate Major General William W. Loring's military campaign to drive the Union Army out of the Kanawha River Valley during the American Civil War. The campaign took place from September 6 through September 16, 1862, although an important raid that had impact on the campaign started on August 22.
March 26, 1976. Fort Scammon, also known as Camp White or Fort Hill, is an archaeological site in Charleston in Kanawha County, West Virginia. The site preserves earthenwork battlements that were set up in 1863 in an elliptical pattern. The period of significance during the American Civil War coincides with the period of late summer in 1862 ...
Virginia State Line & Other Units. 67th Regiment Virginia Militia (Berkeley) 89th Regiment Virginia Militia (Morgan) 151st Regiment Virginia Militia (Mercer) 167th Regiment Virginia Militia (Wayne. Changed to Union in 1862 by Restored Govt of VA) 190th Regiment Virginia Militia (Wyoming) 1st VSL, Capt. Daniel Elkins Co, Co. B (Boone) 1st VSL ...
Congressional district. 1st. Website. www.kanawha.us. Kanawha County (/ kəˈnɔːə / kə-NAW-ə) is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 180,745, [1] making it West Virginia's most populous county. [2] The county seat is Charleston, [3] which is also the state capital and most populous city.