Marshall University - Chief Justice Yearbook (Huntington, WV)

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HISTORY OF Kurlv in iIn- l.i,i i »-111 ni . mi an eiiiinonee one fourth mil from I In h-fi hank (lf t li llliio river. :uul Ml alrnvc low water mark, two mile) Im-Iow the month of the I ill van ilutte rivet ami the liixtorie ol l town of Iiiiyamlotle. West Virginia, ami ei»ht luiltx almve the Keiilmkv line, in the veil ter of what is now- the fit v of lluiitiiiKton. Mno l an old l »x house wliieli war railed Ml. Ilehron. ami wliirli was iiM-d for Im.iIi m-ImmiI mid rliurrh |ntr|»nse . So far il» xtalixlirx show. Mr. John X. I’ rk wan I Inti rut tearhor in thin hixlnrir old Imildin . S on Mr. I erk UNtoriated with him one. Mr. Shejdterd. I‘nder these entle men the srlnxd |iru»|iered well that it wa ilrenird n«i Miry lo en-rl a Hew Imildiii};. .lolin I .a id le v took the lead in working tip this matter and mmiii xitereed'-il in rniulng the iMi-e'Miri fund . .latiH llolderhy Mild them one and one fourth arii of land for $10. wliirli wax duly ronveyed to the trustee by deed dated lime dn. ! :; . in wliirli it wax sli|.ii-lal -d that it xlmnld lx nxed for no other than xrliool |iur|» si-». marshall I Ik- legislature 0f V irginia enacted in tin same jcar 1,1,1 IU j- l «wii. l- I., r.fiilii-iii”, .lames Calliper, -I..Im Ltidh-y, Win. Ciiniiifimi. Julia Sainnfis. Uiflmnl lEmnn, 1 •( !(j;imin ||. Sniilli. an«l tieo. 'V. Snnimei U- made a body |Mk|ii i«- i|, ||„. „f “Tin Truste-s «»r Marshall Arjhlfin.v, to |H. hunted in ' iIm I| I'utility. Virpinin. All of I In se 11 iistee lived in (lie vieinitv except Julm Samuels, xvlin was elerk nf the Court « l f'nliell Countr. ami resided ill I Sa Ha in csv i I If. I lit- ■■•null v sent al dial linn-, ami « i. I’ . II. Smith ami i il'ii, Summers, iiitoi-ners at law. win. resided in ‘IimHi-kIiiii. the present capital «»f tin State of 'Vest Virginia. A two story brick building with four rooms was meted, the lot was fenced ami a p» 'l well was dug. Messrs. Peck and She|iln-r | weio the first leaehers to occupy the Acailemy. which wa named Marshall Academy in honor of Chief .lustier .lolln Marshall of tin- Supreme Court of tin- I'nited State .

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STATE BOARD OF REGENTS IION. M. I . SIIAWKKY.................«nic °r oola Churliwtoii, XV. Vh.. l,ni i I in«. IION'. .XI. r. I.OI'CII................................... Fniriiioiii, Y. Va, Scc« «:ir.v- HON. J. It. FIXM.KY.............................Huxine Mini. I'arkorsbiirp. XV. Xu. IION. «. A. XORTIH'OTT...........................Hiidnmw Man. Iluniinpion. XV. Xra. HON. OKO. S. I.A11 1.1'.V............... ‘liarlvKion. XV. ' a- lltlufatur. STATE BOARD OF CONTROL IlON. J. s. I.AKIN ................ltii»incK8 Mini. Tor hi Aim. V. Vo., I'roddcnt. COI.. THUS. B. HOluiKS....................Educator. Morgantown, V. Vo. HON. JOHN SIIKI'IIKKI)......................Lawyer. Williamson. V. Va.

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MARSHAL!. COLLEGE. SOITII SIDE. AS IT IXK)KF.D IX 1885.