Inventor Garrett Morgan used his patented “safety hood” to assist responders during a hazardous rescue after the 1916 Cleveland Waterworks Tunnel disaster.
There are two historically connected names that are mostly found in Logan and Mingo counties in West Virginia, and in Pike County, Kentucky. Those names — Chafin and Hatfield —
There are two historically connected names that are mostly found in Logan and Mingo counties in West Virginia, and in Pike County, Kentucky. Those names — Chafin and Hatfield —
Eighty-nine years is a long time in terms of trying to resolve a hideous murder that captivated local residents at that time in 1932, likely because of the circumstances surrounding the slaying of a young woman who â letâs just say â was âlovedâ by many.
Perhaps, too many.
There has been much said and written since I first introduced Mamie Thurman back in 1985, resurrecting her from the darkness of time in which not even her gravesite had been located.
A bullet to the head, a broken neck, and her throat slashed â what could motivate anyone to do such a devious deed?
Logan County has produced a multitude of interesting people over the many decades of its existence. From the Hatfield clan of the 1800s to legendary sheriff Don Chafin to “America’s