CHARLESTON The following events happened on these dates in West Virginia history. To read more, go to e-WV: The West Virginia Encyclopedia at http:\/\/www.wvencyclopedia.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n July 25, 1864: A colony of eight Catholic nuns set out from Washington, D.C., and Frederick, Maryland, for Parkersburg. The sisters, who created a monastery there and named it DeSales Heights, ran a boarding school for young women for 75 years.<\/p>\n July 26, 1942: Camp Washington-Carver was dedicated and opened to the public. The camp, located at Clifftop, Fayette County, was the first 4-H camp for African-Americans in the country. The camps great chestnut lodge is the largest log structure in West Virginia.<\/p>\n July 27, 1896: Clark Kessinger was born near Charleston. He was among the most prolific and influential fiddlers of the 20th century, and one of West Virginias most important traditional musicians.<\/p>\n July 27, 1909: Coach Dyke Raese was born in Davis. He directed West Virginia University to its first major sports national championship, winning the 1942 National Invitation Tournament in basketball.<\/p>\n July 28, 1915: Frankie Yankovic was born in Davis, Tucker County. Yankovic did more to popularize polka music than any other performer.<\/p>\n July 29, 1873: Malcolm Malachi Mack Day was born. As sheriff of McDowell County, he claimed that God had called him to enforce Prohibition, even arresting an uncle and his own son.<\/p>\n July 29-31, 1915: Camp Good Luck, believed to be the worlds first 4-H club encampment, was held at Elkwater in southern Randolph County.<\/p>\n July 29, 1918: Novelist Mary Lee Settle was born in Charleston. Her literary reputation rests on the Beulah Quintet, a sequence of five historical novels spanning four centuries.<\/p>\n July 30, 1973: The Frederick Hotel in downtown Huntington closed to transient trade. After it was built in 1905, it was touted as the most elegant hotel between Pittsburgh and Cincinnati.<\/p>\n July 31, 1932: Actor Theodore Crawford Ted Cassidy was born in Pittsburgh but was raised in Philippi. He was best known for his role as Lurch on The Addams Family.<\/p>\n e-WV: The West Virginia Encyclopedia is a project of the West Virginia Humanities Council. For more information, contact the West Virginia Humanities Council, 1310 Kanawha Blvd. E., Charleston, WV 25301; (304) 346-8500; or visit e-WV at http:\/\/www.wvencyclopedia.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Link: <\/p>\n This week in history | | journal-news.net - Martinsburg Journal<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" CHARLESTON The following events happened on these dates in West Virginia history. To read more, go to e-WV: The West Virginia Encyclopedia at http:\/\/www.wvencyclopedia.org<\/a> Continue reading