On This Day in West Virginia History, February 16th

February 16, 2023

Mountaineer News

Vintage West Virginia

The West Virginia Colored Tuberculosis Sanitarium was established on February 16, 1917. The West Virginia Board of Control purchased 185 acres of land and several buildings at Denmar in Pocahontas County, and the facility opened in January 1919.

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