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Rick Steelhammer

Staff Writer at Charleston Gazette-Mail

features writer, bush league humor columnist at The Charleston Gazette-Mail

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  • 3 days ago | herald-dispatch.com | Rick Steelhammer

    Morgan’s Kitchen was built in 1846 to serve the family of settler John Morgan Jr. on his 600-acre Putnam County farm along the Kanawha River at what is now Appalachian Power’s John Amos Plant. The 179-year-old cabin is about to get some long-overdue repairs and stabilization work.

  • 4 days ago | herald-dispatch.com | Rick Steelhammer

    Summersville Lake State Park, the newest unit of West Virginia’s state park system, on Friday officially opened three campgrounds, with accommodations ranging from primitive tent sites to premium, full-hookup RV spaces, during a ceremony officiated by Gov. Patrick Morrisey.

  • 1 week ago | wvgazettemail.com | Rick Steelhammer

    Summersville Lake State Park, the newest unit of West Virginia’s state park system, on Friday officially opened three campgrounds, with accommodations ranging from primitive tent sites to premium, full-hookup RV spaces, during a ceremony officiated by Gov. Patrick Morrisey.

  • 1 week ago | wvgazettemail.com | Rick Steelhammer

    The Live on the Levee concert series returns to Charleston in just a couple weeks, showcasing free, live music on Friday nights at Haddad Riverfront Park on Kanawha Boulevard. “Live on the Levee is more than great bands and great music — it provides a needed place to connect with each other and bring the community together,” Charleston Mayor Amy Shuler Goodwin said. Moses Auto Group has served as the lead sponsor for the annual event for the past 18 years.

  • 1 week ago | wvgazettemail.com | Rick Steelhammer

    Other gravesites likely to be visited on Sunday are those of Anna Johnson Gates and Caroline Gentry. In 1922, Gates, a Charleston resident who was born in East Bank, became the first woman to be elected to the West Virginia House of Delegates. Her election came during the first election cycle to follow passage of the 19th Amendment, granting women the right to vote.

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Rick Steelhammer
Rick Steelhammer @rsteelhammer
26 Jan 21

RT @Interior: What a view! New River carves through mountainous beauty @NewRiverNPS. Congrats on the recent redesignation of New River Go…

Rick Steelhammer
Rick Steelhammer @rsteelhammer
4 Dec 20

Wisdom making it back to Midway from the Aleutians for another nesting season is a welcome reminder that the world remains a source of marvel as well as mayhem.

USFWS Pacific
USFWS Pacific @USFWSPacific

She's back! Wisdom, a mōlī (Laysan albatross) and the world's oldest known, banded bird in the wild has returned to Midway Atoll. At least 69 years old, she and her mate are currently incubating an egg! Learn more: https://t.co/hFBxT7S4Ym 📸-Jon Brack/Friends of Midway Atoll NWR https://t.co/VD7IrmvzjO

Rick Steelhammer
Rick Steelhammer @rsteelhammer
21 Oct 20

Gov Justice. Speaking at Kanawha State Forest Monday, paused at one point to remove a ladybug from his head. “I feel like Mike Pence,” he said . https://t.co/gjI6EHSbgl