Charleston Then and Now A City of 4102 Inhabitants in 1881
Charleston in 1881 measured a city of about 4,102 residents on the Kanawha at the Elk, with four story only structures and eastern limits near Bradford Street. The West Side was undeveloped, while today Charleston hosts about 69,000 residents with towering new skylines and a diversified industrial base including coal, refining, lumber, and chemical plants.
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Chesapeake and Ohio
James A. Rogers
Cincinnati
T. B. Stalnaker
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
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Clendenin Street
Germantown
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Stata
Dr. J. 2
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West Charleston
Kathanos Salines
Punt
Ohio
West Virginia
Goresiae
W. W. Wertz
Delaney
W. A. McCorkle
H. Estill
City Recorder
C. C. Lewix
Treassaurer
J. Lb. Fry
United States
H. Kush
Internal Revenue
D. DuBose
CG. Gainhey
G. W. Atkinson
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E. H. Rubner
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J. H Goshorn
Thomas L. Brown
James ©. Brown
James H. Brown
S. G. Burdett
A. Budew
W.e. Chilton
J. H. Conmedl
Jona Cotton
George
Couch
John W. Cracratl
C. H. Doddridgs
D. du Bois
Dyerwand Kennady
Watts
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W. E. Ghilton, Jr
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W. A. MacCorkle
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William Fox
Aid Henry Reed
State Bank of
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Wiliam Mickinson
John L. Dickinson
C. Lewin
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W. E. Trusiow
State Bank
Mia. Smith
Mrs. Jones
Chesapeake and Obig
J. H. Rogers
Kapiawha Street
E. L. Boggs
W. A. Bradford
Kullinger
V. Shearer
William Grligen
W. Jelenke
Charles Loeb
D. Lowenstein
Sona
Hale House
Telegraph
Bilvard
Peyton
Flex
Bath
Halz House
Alain Charlesten
Capitol Street
Samwel Jargtt
Old
Farley House
C. Farley
New St. Albers
Awnby
Sillving
Valley House
Henry Snyder
Coleman and Middleton
D. C. Levett
James E. &Gmeat
M. W. Young
Brother
A. Boone
L. X. Devendort
M. W. Bonnally
L. W. Levy
Mra. J. Peyser
Misera Stapke
Minsker
Kapawha Street
D. Bibby
Betty Runmel
A. Michaelson
Frontier
Jstawa and Crusical Instruments
Newsat
J. Preundliel
the &. Spencer Magre Company
Charienton
Thuradas
Irwin
Kanawha Street
J. B. Pemberton
Summers Street
Kanawha and
Virginis
Estill and
Trudgino
A. P. Gates
Ellingwood
Catr
A. Mu Cheek
J. T. Cotton
W. P. Ewing
Hae- Kin
D. Mayer
A. 2. Summers
F. Wagner
Joseph I. Watkins
T. C.watking
D. O. Lovett
James E. Middieton
B. 5. Dandridge
Mrs
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Anthony Pate
Lewla Welle
Kanawha Military Institute
Thomas F. Snyder
Jease T. Littleton
P. Ewing
Ana
Ww. Snyder
Mt Bhattee
National
White Star
Ship Lines
Linas
New York
London
Norwich Mac
Chase Porta
Nigit
Soung
Jim Min
Opera House
G. T. Barlow
R. BR. Skels
Loyd One
de Gruyter and Company
S. Strauss and Company
Hummers Street
Kanawha County
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A. Guthrie
Thomas
Windum
T. Bhelton
Hamilton Morris
John Q. Dickinson
John F. Hubbard
Sylvester Coapmen
P. Bayeder
Samuel D. Littlepage
John c. Counts
Blacksburg
Hensons
Mod 'Taily
Hampton
M. Buck
Coalburg
Campbell Greek
Malden
Cannelton Dat Company
Cannelton
Carkin
Cerkinini
Ceding Grove
Annel Coal Company
Pen
A. P. Cobb
Grendéning
Crown Hut Splint Coal Company
Paint Greak
Dane Brothers
Kanawha Manufacturing and Transportation Company
Lewiston
W. D. Lewis and Company
North Cosibur Coal Compny
Peabody
Pestody Coal Et Fe
Yplover Coal Company
Parkersburg
Huington
Grafton
House of Representatives
Proms Court of Appeals
Congress
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Central
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Lewisburg
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Okey Johnson
Thomas C. Green
Alpheus ¥. Maymond
James F. Patton
Long
The Stroller on News Taste and the Press
A reflective piece on how newspapers vary in taste from sensational to civic watchdog. It recalls editors who prize muckraking and public interest, contrasts with those who fear sensationalism, and highlights iconic figures like James Gordon Bennett Jr. and ship news reporters shaping the Herald.
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Low
Newspaper Ten
Lierties
James Gordon Benoit
Paper Craft and Newsroom Ethics Across Years
John T. Maginnis notes the craft of newspapering, copy editing dangers, and the clash of news value with puffery. He recalls anecdotes of misprints, sea serpent stories, and the role of editors and reporters in shaping local and state journalism.
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