--WebTV-Mail-7862-597 Content-Type: Text/Plain; Charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7Bit Interesting!!! --WebTV-Mail-7862-597 Content-Disposition: Inline Content-Type: Message/RFC822 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7Bit Received: from smtplocal-2001-1.public.lawson.webtv.net (209.240.212.85) by storefull-2315.public.lawson.webtv.net with WTV-SMTP; Thu, 16 May 2002 12:52:47 -0700 (PDT) Received: by smtplocal-2001-1.public.lawson.webtv.net (WebTV_Postfix) id 293B2BE10; Thu, 16 May 2002 12:52:47 -0700 (PDT) Delivered-To: steppdecke@mailsorter-bryant.bryant.webtv.net Received: from storefull-2315.public.lawson.webtv.net (lawson-public-ipmux-1-a2-pip.public.lawson.webtv.net [209.240.212.5]) by smtplocal-2001-1.public.lawson.webtv.net (WebTV_Postfix) with ESMTP id B3898BE26 for <steppdecke@mailsorter-bryant.bryant.webtv.net>; Thu, 16 May 2002 12:52:46 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from production@localhost) by storefull-2315.public.lawson.webtv.net (8.8.8-wtv-f/mt.gso.26Feb98) id MAA16413; Thu, 16 May 2002 12:52:46 -0700 (PDT) X-WebTV-Signature: 1 ETAuAhUAibLDTfOQKA77+Ny2iqoSJ8d28hECFQCMuUv7v+A4+c9YooxHVycyUrHZHg== From: sthar@webtv.net (Stephen Harrick) Date: Thu, 16 May 2002 15:52:45 -0400 (EDT) To: steppdecke@webtv.net Subject: Fwd: Facts about West Virginia Message-ID: <23168-3CE40E0D-2253@storefull-2315.public.lawson.webtv.net> Content-Type: Multipart/Mixed; Boundary=WebTV-Mail-220-1105 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7Bit MIME-Version: 1.0 (WebTV) --WebTV-Mail-220-1105 Content-Type: Text/Plain; Charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7Bit --WebTV-Mail-220-1105 Content-Disposition: Inline Content-Type: Message/RFC822 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7Bit Received: from smtpin-2210.public.lawson.webtv.net (209.240.213.140) by storefull-2311.public.lawson.webtv.net with WTV-SMTP; Tue, 14 May 2002 16:55:39 -0700 (PDT) Received: from imo-m10.mx.aol.com (imo-m10.mx.aol.com [64.12.136.165]) by smtpin-2210.public.lawson.webtv.net (WebTV_Postfix+sws) with ESMTP id D2E8DFE51 for <sthar@webtv.net>; Tue, 14 May 2002 16:55:36 -0700 (PDT) Received: from FRHODES@aol.com by imo-m10.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v32.5.) id 2.146.e7d41b2 (4321); Tue, 14 May 2002 19:55:22 -0400 (EDT) From: FRHODES@aol.com Message-ID: <146.e7d41b2.2a12fdea@aol.com> Date: Tue, 14 May 2002 19:55:22 EDT Subject: Facts about West Virginia To: sthar@webtv.net, JanePoe@aol.com MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: AOL 7.0 for Windows US sub 10500 Subject: INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT WEST VIRGINIA > > > > 1. W.V. has had the nation's lowest crime rate for the past 26 years. > > 2. Berkley Springs, a resort town, has more massage therapists than > > lawyers. > > 3. Berkley Springs is the only place in the U.S. to boast: "George > > Washington bathed here." > > 4. West Virginia is the only state to be created from another state > > (Virginia in 1863). > > 5. During the Cold War, a sprawling 112,000 sq. ft. bomb shelter was > > built to shelter members of congress in the event of a nuclear > > attack. It's located beneath the famous Greenbrier Resort in White > > Sulphur Springs, WV. > > 6. White Sulphur Springs has the only private residence in the U.S. that > > is made out of coal. > > 7. The city of Bluefield, WV bills itself as "America's Air-conditioned > > City." They back up their boast by serving free lemonade anytime the > > temperature reaches 90 degrees. > > 8. St. Andrews Methodist Church in Grafton was the site of the first > > Mother's Day celebration in 1908. > > 9. Two West Virginia men have built castles for their wives. Stephen > > Elkins built "Halliehurst" in 1890 for his wife Hallie Davis Elkins, > > the only woman in American history to be the daughter, the wife, and > > the mother of a U.S. Senator. > > 10. In 1885, whiskey distiller Taylor Suite began building Berkley > > Castle for his new bride, Rosa Pelham, who was 31 years his junior. > > He died in 1908, a year before the project was finished. Rosa > > completed the castle but went on the squander her inheritance on > > extravagant living and wild parties and ended up losing the castle > > and living in a shack and raising chickens to make ends meet. > > 11. Philippi, WV was the site of the first land battle of the Civil War. > > 12. In 1921, West Virginia became the first state to have a sales tax. > > 13. The mother of Abraham Lincoln, Nancy Hanks, was born near Romney, > > WV. > > 14. The largest single shipment of matches (20 railroad cars full) was > > sent from Wheeling, WV to Memphis, TN in 1933. > > 15. In 1947, Chuck Yeager, a native of Hamlin, WV, became the first > > person to fly faster than the speed of sound. > > 16. The Old Stone Church, in Lewisburg, was built in 1796 while George > > Washington was President and has been in continuous service ever > > since. (It is Presbyterian) > > 17. At the end of the "Guilded Age" in the late 1890's, the town of > > Bramwell, WV had more millionaires per square mile than any other > > city in the U.S. Many of their mansions have been restored and > > can be visited by the public. > > 18. With an average altitude of 1,500 feet, WV is the highest state > > east of the Mississippi. > > 19. The first brick street in the world was laid in the city of > > Charleston in 1873. > > 20. The first concrete street in the world was laid in the town of > > Webster Springs, WV in 1903. > > 21. Indirect artillery fire (action against an unseen target) was used > > for the first time in military history at the Battle of Fayetteville > > on May 20, 1863 by a 19-year old Confederate, Sgt. Milton Humphreys. > > Virtually all modern artillery fire is now indirect fire. > > 22. James Rumsey of Shepardstown, WV invented the first steamboat. After > > he died suddenly in England, while raising funds for his project, > > his friend, Robert Fulton, took his plans and completed the work and > > is now credited with the invention of the first steamboat. > > 23. In 1956, Cecil Underwood (age 34) became the youngest governor in > > the U.S. In 1996, Underwood ran again and became the oldest governor > > in the U.S. > > 24. The hardwood flooring in the famous Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New > > York was manufactured by the Meadow River Lumber Co. of Rainelle,WV. > > 25. West Virginia has the oddest shape of any state. This was because > > Union officials, during the Civil War, arranged all the pro-Union > > counties of Virginia into a state which then seceded from that > > Confederate State. > > 26. And may we add, Mingo County, WV, the Heart of the Billion dollar > > Coal Field is home of the "Coal House", which holds the Chamber of > > Commerce. It is located in the county seat, Williamson and is > > constructed entirely of local coal cut into blocks. > > 27. And lastly, WV was the first state to utilize food stamps! > > > > Are You From WV? > > > > PS: Only people from WV can forward these! > > --WebTV-Mail-220-1105-- --WebTV-Mail-7862-597--
Interesting fact #4 is incorrect: West Virginia is not the only state to be formed from another state. Vermont from New Hampshire 1791 Kentucky from Virginia 1792 Tennessee from North Carolina 1796 Mississippi from Georgia 1817 Alabama from Georgia 1819 Maine from Massachusetts 1820 West Virginia from Virginia 1863 Frances Harrick <steppdecke@webtv.net> wrote: --WebTV-Mail-7862-597 Content-Type: Text/Plain; Charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7Bit Interesting!!! --WebTV-Mail-7862-597 Content-Disposition: Inline Content-Type: Message/RFC822 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7Bit Received: from smtplocal-2001-1.public.lawson.webtv.net (209.240.212.85) by storefull-2315.public.lawson.webtv.net with WTV-SMTP; Thu, 16 May 2002 12:52:47 -0700 (PDT) Received: by smtplocal-2001-1.public.lawson.webtv.net (WebTV_Postfix) id 293B2BE10; Thu, 16 May 2002 12:52:47 -0700 (PDT) Delivered-To: steppdecke@mailsorter-bryant.bryant.webtv.net Received: from storefull-2315.public.lawson.webtv.net (lawson-public-ipmux-1-a2-pip.public.lawson.webtv.net [209.240.212.5]) by smtplocal-2001-1.public.lawson.webtv.net (WebTV_Postfix) with ESMTP id B3898BE26 for ; Thu, 16 May 2002 12:52:46 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from production@localhost) by storefull-2315.public.lawson.webtv.net (8.8.8-wtv-f/mt.gso.26Feb98) id MAA16413; Thu, 16 May 2002 12:52:46 -0700 (PDT) X-WebTV-Signature: 1 ETAuAhUAibLDTfOQKA77+Ny2iqoSJ8d28hECFQCMuUv7v+A4+c9YooxHVycyUrHZHg== From: sthar@webtv.net (Stephen Harrick) Date: Thu, 16 May 2002 15:52:45 -0400 (EDT) To: steppdecke@webtv.net Subject: Fwd: Facts about West Virginia Message-ID: <23168-3CE40E0D-2253@storefull-2315.public.lawson.webtv.net> Content-Type: Multipart/Mixed; Boundary=WebTV-Mail-220-1105 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7Bit MIME-Version: 1.0 (WebTV) --WebTV-Mail-220-1105 Content-Type: Text/Plain; Charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7Bit --WebTV-Mail-220-1105 Content-Disposition: Inline Content-Type: Message/RFC822 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7Bit Received: from smtpin-2210.public.lawson.webtv.net (209.240.213.140) by storefull-2311.public.lawson.webtv.net with WTV-SMTP; Tue, 14 May 2002 16:55:39 -0700 (PDT) Received: from imo-m10.mx.aol.com (imo-m10.mx.aol.com [64.12.136.165]) by smtpin-2210.public.lawson.webtv.net (WebTV_Postfix+sws) with ESMTP id D2E8DFE51 for ; Tue, 14 May 2002 16:55:36 -0700 (PDT) Received: from FRHODES@aol.com by imo-m10.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v32.5.) id 2.146.e7d41b2 (4321); Tue, 14 May 2002 19:55:22 -0400 (EDT) From: FRHODES@aol.com Message-ID: <146.e7d41b2.2a12fdea@aol.com> Date: Tue, 14 May 2002 19:55:22 EDT Subject: Facts about West Virginia To: sthar@webtv.net, JanePoe@aol.com MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: AOL 7.0 for Windows US sub 10500 Subject: INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT WEST VIRGINIA > > > > 1. W.V. has had the nation's lowest crime rate for the past 26 years. > > 2. Berkley Springs, a resort town, has more massage therapists than > > lawyers. > > 3. Berkley Springs is the only place in the U.S. to boast: "George > > Washington bathed here." > > 4. West Virginia is the only state to be created from another state > > (Virginia in 1863). > > 5. During the Cold War, a sprawling 112,000 sq. ft. bomb shelter was > > built to shelter members of congress in the event of a nuclear > > attack. It's located beneath the famous Greenbrier Resort in White > > Sulphur Springs, WV. > > 6. White Sulphur Springs has the only private residence in the U.S. that > > is made out of coal. > > 7. The city of Bluefield, WV bills itself as "America's Air-conditioned > > City." They back up their boast by serving free lemonade anytime the > > temperature reaches 90 degrees. > > 8. St. Andrews Methodist Church in Grafton was the site of the first > > Mother's Day celebration in 1908. > > 9. Two West Virginia men have built castles for their wives. Stephen > > Elkins built "Halliehurst" in 1890 for his wife Hallie Davis Elkins, > > the only woman in American history to be the daughter, the wife, and > > the mother of a U.S. Senator. > > 10. In 1885, whiskey distiller Taylor Suite began building Berkley > > Castle for his new bride, Rosa Pelham, who was 31 years his junior. > > He died in 1908, a year before the project was finished. Rosa > > completed the castle but went on the squander her inheritance on > > extravagant living and wild parties and ended up losing the castle > > and living in a shack and raising chickens to make ends meet. > > 11. Philippi, WV was the site of the first land battle of the Civil War. > > 12. In 1921, West Virginia became the first state to have a sales tax. > > 13. The mother of Abraham Lincoln, Nancy Hanks, was born near Romney, > > WV. > > 14. The largest single shipment of matches (20 railroad cars full) was > > sent from Wheeling, WV to Memphis, TN in 1933. > > 15. In 1947, Chuck Yeager, a native of Hamlin, WV, became the first > > person to fly faster than the speed of sound. > > 16. The Old Stone Church, in Lewisburg, was built in 1796 while George > > Washington was President and has been in continuous service ever > > since. (It is Presbyterian) > > 17. At the end of the "Guilded Age" in the late 1890's, the town of > > Bramwell, WV had more millionaires per square mile than any other > > city in the U.S. Many of their mansions have been restored and > > can be visited by the public. > > 18. With an average altitude of 1,500 feet, WV is the highest state > > east of the Mississippi. > > 19. The first brick street in the world was laid in the city of > > Charleston in 1873. > > 20. The first concrete street in the world was laid in the town of > > Webster Springs, WV in 1903. > > 21. Indirect artillery fire (action against an unseen target) was used > > for the first time in military history at the Battle of Fayetteville > > on May 20, 1863 by a 19-year old Confederate, Sgt. Milton Humphreys. > > Virtually all modern artillery fire is now indirect fire. > > 22. James Rumsey of Shepardstown, WV invented the first steamboat. After > > he died suddenly in England, while raising funds for his project, > > his friend, Robert Fulton, took his plans and completed the work and > > is now credited with the invention of the first steamboat. > > 23. In 1956, Cecil Underwood (age 34) became the youngest governor in > > the U.S. In 1996, Underwood ran again and became the oldest governor > > in the U.S. > > 24. The hardwood flooring in the famous Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New > > York was manufactured by the Meadow River Lumber Co. of Rainelle,WV. > > 25. West Virginia has the oddest shape of any state. This was because > > Union officials, during the Civil War, arranged all the pro-Union > > counties of Virginia into a state which then seceded from that > > Confederate State. > > 26. And may we add, Mingo County, WV, the Heart of the Billion dollar > > Coal Field is home of the "Coal House", which holds the Chamber of > > Commerce. It is located in the county seat, Williamson and is > > constructed entirely of local coal cut into blocks. > > 27. And lastly, WV was the first state to utilize food stamps! > > > > Are You From WV? > > > > PS: Only people from WV can forward these! > > --WebTV-Mail-220-1105-- --WebTV-Mail-7862-597-- ==== WVPRESTO Mailing List ==== Social Security Death Index Interactive Search http://ssdi.genealogy.rootsweb.com/ ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 --------------------------------- Do You Yahoo!? LAUNCH - Your Yahoo! 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