Logan in Logan County, West Virginia — The American South (Appalachia)
Mamie Thurman
Legends & Lore
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, October 16, 2023
1. Mamie Thurman Marker
Erected 2021 by West Virginia Humanities Council & William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 128.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Events. A significant historical year for this entry is 1932.
Location. 37° 51.064′ N, 82° 2.149′ W. Marker is in Logan, West Virginia, in Logan County. It is at the intersection of Welcome Center Road and West Virginia POW MIA Highway (West Virginia Route 73) on Welcome Center Road. Located next to the Country Roads Byway Visitor Center. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Logan WV 25601, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Southern Coalfields. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, in Appalachia, and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture.
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Burning of Logan Courthouse (approx. 2½ miles away); Princess Aracoma (approx. 2½ miles away); Logan (approx. 2.6 miles away); Chesapeake & Ohio 2755 Steam Locomotive (approx. 3.2 miles away); Chesapeake and Ohio Kanawha (approx. 3.2 miles away); Tom "Rose" Tomblin (approx. 3.3 miles away); Logan County Coal Miners Memorial (approx. 3.3 miles away); The Courthouse Bell (approx. 3.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Logan.
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, October 16, 2023
2. Mamie Thurman Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on October 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 16, 2023, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 700 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 16, 2023, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
