This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Inland Hugo Leaves Bluefield in Awe and Ruin
Residents recall Hurricane Hugo's mid September 1989 strike on southern West Virginia and Southwest Virginia. Schools closed, power failed, and downtown trees and lines toppled as Bluefield battled outages. City crews and Union Mission workers logged overtime to evacuate the vulnerable amid widespread damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
Fecal
Virginias
Irene
West Virginia
Virginia
Karen DeHaan
Debbie Maynard
Greater
DeHaan
Maynard
Chamber
Princeton
Craig Hammond
Oakvale
City Public Works Department
Public Works Department
Hammond
Union Mission