The Harrison County WV Historical Society is republishing this special edition of Old Gold in the interests of the local history of Harrison County, WV. Granville Davisson Hall wrote about his boyhood years in later life. He grew up in small town Shinnston, WV in the years prior to the Civil War. Our editions identifies the real personalities and places that he disguised in his work. Included are pictures of structures he would have been familiar with, some still standing.

"Out of The Past" is a collection of articles devoted to Harrison County WV history written by Jack Sandy Anderson, well-known historian and past president of the Harrison County Historical Society. Articles included: the Civil War, coal industry, World War II, Shinnston Tornado, Melville Davisson Post, Granville Davisson Hall, physicians and hospitals, O'Dell's Knob, Stonewall Jackson's parents, John and Rachel McIntire, Thomas and Edward Cunningham, early Hornor family, etc.

Jack Sandy Anderson wrote articles for many years for publication in newspapers and books. He wrote on topics including both Harrison and Marion County West Virginia. This collection represents some of his favorite articles on Marion County, WV. Included are sketches of four West Virginia Governors with ties to Fairmont, Gov. Aretas Brooks Fleming, Gov. Francis Harrison Pierpont, Gov. Matthew Mansfield Neely, and Gov. Ephraim Franklin Morgan. Altogether there are 35 articles on people, places and organizations. One of the more unusual articles concerns Peter Crowe, an enigmatic log ago...