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Podcast: Small Town News
Episode: Logan,WV - The Hatfield and the McCoys Have Movie Night
Description: Welcome to Logan, WV, formerly named Islands of Guyandot, Lawsonsville, Lawnsville, and Aracoma. Originally explored in the 1780s, the city didn't decide on the current final version of its name until 1907. Logan was a hub of the regional coal industry in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, but the population began to decline after World War II with the increase of mechanized mining techniques. While Logan was home to a surprising number of notable people, like heavyweight boxing champ Jack Dempsey, there are none more recognizable than Devil Anse Hatfield, the partiarch of the Hatfields during the beginnings of...