#wellsburg

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Brinker Road, Wellsburg, West Virginia.

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Spooks in Wellsburg by Erin Doane, Curator

The death of Miss Mabel Evans in Wellsburg was a great mystery. How did the beautiful young lady die, and why was she quietly buried at midnight? Thomas McGraw was sitting peacefully at home, thinking about Miss Evans when a strange impulse prompted him to rise and go to the door. Outside, he was astonished to see the graceful figure of a shrouded woman, floating through the darkness several feet above the ground. As he watched, she slowly drifted away and vanished into the night. (READ MORE)

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Friday, August 21, 2020

I only have a half day today since I stayed late for last night’s program. Yay! After resetting the gallery this morning, I found an interesting article about a  paranormal investigation in Wellsburg in 1894. Looks like something I’ll have to blog about this fall.

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Church Street, Wellsburg, New York.

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Brinker Road, Wellsburg, West Virginia.

[unteriors]

Brinker Road, Wellsburg, West Virginia.

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The Wellsburg Fire of 1912 by Erin Doane, Curator

The locomotive sped down the tracks, casting up sparks as it passed. Usually, the tiny glowing embers cooled and blinked out as they drifted through the air and settled to the ground as harmless dust. On April 27, 1912, however, one of the sparks landed on the shed roof at Lockwood’s coal and lumber yard. It still retained enough heat to catch hold of the dry wood and a flame burst to life. The fire crept across the roof, growing stronger and brighter on a path that would lead to the destruction of much of downtown Wellsburg. (READ MORE)

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Monday, August 3, 2020

I installed Towns and Villages of Chemung County: Wellsburg today.