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The Jewel City turns 150: Huntington has proud past — and exciting future

HUNTINGTON — In 1869, rail tycoon Collis P. Huntington, who played a successful — and highly profitable — role in construction of the long-dreamed-of Transcontinental Railroad, came to the rescue of the all-but-bankrupt Chesapeake & Ohio. The little railroad desperately needed new capital to rebuild the damage it had suffered during the Civil War and push its tracks westward from Richmond, Virginia, to the Ohio River, where passengers and cargo could readily be transferred between the railroad and the riverboats that traveled the Ohio. The C&O’s board of directors turned for help to Huntington, who made them an offer they couldn’t refuse. He said he would gladly supply the new funds needed — if he was made the railroad’s president. The board quickly agreed.

Editorial: It s time to celebrate Huntington s 150th birthday

Happy birthday, Huntington. You hit the big 1-5-0 today. You’re not the oldest community in the Tri-State. You’re like that younger sibling who started small but grew and grew until you were the biggest kid in the family. From Westmoreland in Wayne County up past Marshall University to the floodwall on the eastern end of Guyandotte, from the Ohio River across the flat bottomland to Ritter Park and up into the hills, Huntington is a city that tens of thousands of people call home — whether they’ve lived here, worked here or attended school here. Huntington is the anchor of a three-state area that extends … well, it’s hard to say. People will drive miles and miles to work, play, worship, shop or study here. It’s what makes Huntington relevant to people in such a wide area. This isn’t Las Vegas. What happens in Huntington — good or bad — doesn’t stay here. It finds its way into the lives of just about everyone in the greater Tri-

Sledders flock to snow-covered hills at Ritter Park

Mild temperatures draw people to region s parks | News

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