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On March 24 1910 Mount Hope was Nearly destroyed by a massive fire. After the devastation, the entire Mount Hope community banded together to rebuild the city from stone. Ensuring there would be no further great fires and the prosperity would return. Indeed it is time for the community to come together again and celebrate […]
Harmony for Hope, in coordination with the Coal Heritage Authority, and sponsored by the West Virginia Humanities Council, will host the Smithsonian Museum on Main Street, "Crossroads: Change in Rural America" at the Mountainair Hotel from April 22 to May 30. Mount Hope was one of six West Virginia towns chosen to host the Smithsonian […]
An audio history presentation of the de-segregation in the school systems in southern West Virginia in the 1960s. Created by the MHHS Class of 1966/67, this presentation brings the audience together with those who lived in West Virginia during desegregation. Hear their account of life in West Virginia during that time, and learn how these […]
