PARKERSBURG A historic Parkersburg home is joining three other significant sites in the region under the stewardship of the Oil, Gas and Industrial Histo
Paul C. Hoblitzell III
CHARLESTON A Wood County man has been named a 2021 History Hero by the West Virginia Division of Culture and History.
Paul C. Hoblitzell III was nominated by the Wood County Historical and Preservation Society for his work on preservation of history in Wood and surrounding counties. He is a long standing member of the society.
Because of the pandemic, the Division of Culture and History will hold an online ceremony on March 1, History Day, on the Archives and History’s YouTube Channel at https://www.youtube.com/userwvarchivesandhistory.
Hoblitzell’s efforts before and after 1989 have increased public interest, historical tourism and preservation efforts of oil, gas and industrial historical matters in Wood and Wirt counties, the state of West Virginia and beyond.