W. Va.
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Born in Welch, W. Va., the son of a coal miner grew up in Los Angeles and attended Hamilton High before going on to play at Los Angeles City College and USC.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 20, 2026
The John E. Amos coal-fired power plant in Winfield, W. Va., was retrofitted to comply with a rule on mercury enacted under President Barack Obama.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 18, 2020
The incident took place Saturday around 3:30 p.m. at the Tampico Mexican Restaurant’s Parkersburg, W. Va., location.
From Fox News ● Feb. 19, 2019
Owens L. Brown, the president of the N.A.A.C.P. chapter in Wheeling, W. Va., across the river from Bellaire, said he was not surprised that a police department in the area would hire Officer Loehmann.
From New York Times ● Oct. 8, 2018
After the Civil War his mother and stepfather removed to Malden, W. Va., where, when he became large enough, he worked in the salt furnaces and the coal mines.
From The Negro in Literature and Art in the United States by Benjamin Griffith Brawley
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