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West Virginia

Staph

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2. It's the 151st birthday!

Reply to No Vested Interest (Reply #1)

Fri Jun 20, 2014, 09:33 AM

Jun 2014

But we celebrate even in the non-significant years.

I've been to the island several times, though not for many years -- not since the bridge was built. I had an old friend who did some of the archeology there, that lead to the rebuilding of the Blennerhassett mansion. It's beautiful, and it's amazing to think that the original was built in what was the howling wilderness in 1800.

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Happy birthday, West Virginia! [View all] Staph Jun 2014 OP

I tried to go to Blennerhassett Island last week. No Vested Interest Jun 2014 #1

It's the 151st birthday! Staph Jun 2014 #2

151 yrs as a state is cause for celebration also. No Vested Interest Jun 2014 #3

A (distant) relative of mine served as a delegate to the first WV Legislature in 1863... theHandpuppet Jun 2014 #4