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THIS WEEK IN WV HISTORY: Nov. 8–14

Presented by the WV Humanities Council, Charleston WV – The following events happened on these dates in West Virginia history. To read more, go to e-WV: The West Virginia Encyclopedia at www.wvencyclopedia.org. Nov. 8, 1936: It’s Wheeling Steel, a half-hour musical…

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