Burning Springs (W. Va.)
Subject
Subject Source: Local Lc
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Louis Reed and Mildred Johnston Papers
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 2592
Overview
Louis Reed (1899-ca. 1985) served in France and Germany during World War I. Collection contains letters he wrote to his future wife, Mildred Johnston. Reed and Johnston married many years later, after the death of Reed's first wife. Reed's letters, written between 1918 and 1920, discuss army life, the front in France, and the occupation of Germany. Collection also contains a 235-page photocopied typescript that Reed wrote about the history of Burning Springs, Wirt County, and its role in the...
Dates:
1918-1920 and undated
Rathbone Family Papers
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 1324
Overview
Clippings concern Parkersburg local history and the development of Burning Springs and other oil fields in the Wood County area.
Dates:
ca. 1851-1958