Vintage West Virginia; On This Day in West Virginia History, November 19th

November 19, 2022

Mountaineer News

Vintage West Virginia

On November 19, 1928, Presbyterian mission worker Mary Behner arrived in Scotts Run, where she would serve until 1937.

Learn more: "'I wonder whom God will hold responsible': Mary Behner and the Presbyterian Mission on Scotts Run" Mary Behner Diary Entry for 19 November 1928 (Mary Behner Christopher Collection) "Students Follow Christ to a Stable" (Mary Behner Christopher Collection) Front Page of Charm School News, 9 May 1931 (Mary Behner Christopher Collection) "The Shack Idea" (Mary Behner Christopher Collection) Additional West Virginia History Articles on Scotts Run Photographs of Scotts Run Document-Based Questions