Vintage West Virginia; On This Day in West Virginia History, September 3rd

September 3, 2022

Mountaineer News

Vintage West Virginia

President Franklin D. Roosevelt in parade car with West Virginia Governor Homer Holt and Senator Matthew Neely, Charleston, September 3, 1940, Malcolm R. Mathews Jr. Collection

President Franklin D. Roosevelt and First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt visited Charleston and South Charleston on September 3, 1940.

Learn more: Newspaper articles on FDR's visit to Charleston and South Charleston, September 3, 1940 September 3: LBJ at Summersville Dam dedication