Richwood
Summersville
Plymouth
The Whites of WV
Miscellaneous
100
Beech and Maple logs from the Cherry River Boom & Lumber Company were sent down the road to a factory which would eventually give Richwood this world title.
What is the "Clothespin Capital of the World"
100
Young Walter Warrington attended these classes in this church beginning in 1964.
What is kindergarten
100
In the darkest corner of the basement in this house, you might find Walter White involved in this legal activity.
What is developing film, printing pictures, OR working in his darkroom.
100
Walter and Helen White lived on this street when some of their children enjoyed a pogo stick and unicycle.
What is Monte Vista
100
The White family attended this conference center as both campers and counselors.
What is Bluestone
200
One old-timer recalls these plants being banned from school when she was a child due to their strong smell. When certain students wanted to get out of school, they found and ate some during recess, ensuring the teacher would send them home.
What are RAMPS?
200
This 1964 White family vacation returned from Florida with these two additional passengers.
What are baby (2) alligators
200
This not so famous painting came off the cover of this publication in 1973.
What is the Detroit Tigers 1973 Yearbook (or Program is acceptable)
200
This hillside retreat, A. K. White's first home, sat high above a muddy body of water at this exclusive club in Cross Lanes.
What is Lake Chaweva
200
This never before seen image of the mythical creature that lived in the bushes behind the Perrow Church manse.
Who is Oobaba
300
This structure, originally built in 1901 and rebuilt in 1909 by J.A. Tincher after a fire, still provides many important services to local communities.
What is the Presbyterian Church of Richwood
300
These enlarged stolons that thicken to develop into storage organs are celebrated each year in Summersville.
What are potatoes
300
This exclusive running club was founded in 1976 by Tom Kindree, Jerry Basierbe, and Walt White.
What is the Barraga Track Club
300
Quote:
"Long ago in my actual youth --- twice I received definite, strong and unmistakable intimation of greatness to be. I had never any thought of its being other than as a writer."
Who is Kate (or Katherine) White
300
Be careful what you reach for. This house on Oakland Drive had this not so "charmin" feature in the upstairs bathroom.
What is a telephone.
400
Prior to 1901, the Richwood area was known by this unique name.
What is "Cherry Tree Bottoms"
400
A very wise mother hen once said, "Hey Walt, I bet you can't dig that rock out of the ground."
Who is Helen "The Hen" White (mom, mommy or momma also acceptable)
The Little Red Hen is an American fable first collected by Mary Mapes Dodge in St. Nicholas Magazine in 1874. The story is meant to teach children the importance of hard work and personal initiative.
BONUS:
WHITE FAMILY EDITION OF THE LITTLE RED HEN:
With four children and being the wife of a preacher, our little red hen, affectionately referred to as mom, mommy, or momma had a busy schedule. In managing her time, she came up with some very creative ways for us to occupy our time. In doing so, she could go about her daily chores of cleaning the hen house, doing laundry, shopping, cooking and so much more. Momma hen worked very hard, but she always made time for her two little pullets, Kim and Susan and two little cockerels, Walt and Tom. That was the best time of each day. One day, when momma hen was extra busy, she gave little Walt a shovel and said, "Hey Walt, I bet you can't dig that rock out of the ground." That might have been her best idea ever. Little Walt spent the entire '64-'65 school year of kindergarten trying to dig up that giant rock. He took the task very seriously. Each day, after school, he would dig and dig and dig until he heard momma hen ring the dinner bell. This was his new routine, and he liked stepping into those oversized boots and moving dirt in hopes of digging up that rock. Not once did he think about what he would do with the rock once it was out of the ground. He didn't have time for that. So little Walt just kept digging and digging and digging. One day, momma hen got word from daddy rooster that the White family brood would be moving. This was sad news to little Walt. What about the rock? It was still in the ground. He would not be able to take it with him. But what he was able to take was even more important. Those early years of working so hard taught little Walt a valuable lesson. A lesson he always remembered as he grew into rooster-hood, that hard work is... hard. Maybe Booker T. Washington, said it a little better when he once stated, "Nothing ever comes to one, that is worth having, except as a result of hard work." So, thank you momma Hen, for instilling in your little chickens, the importance of hard work!
ADDENDUM:
It should be noted, that as the years passed, little Walt, now rooster Walt, returned many times to visit the rock on Breckinridge Road. He would just stare at the rock and re-live the memories of spending time on that hillside in Summersville, WV. One summer, when rooster Walt drove up to visit the rock, it was gone. In it's place stood a brand new hen house. Rooster Walt drove away, convinced it either took heavy machinery or dynamite to remove that rock from the ground. Ironically, rocks have always been in rooster Walt's life. He has a rock collection. In high school, he was a Salem Rock. In college, he studied rocks. His first teaching job included teaching students about rocks. But his favorite rock is from the hymn, My Hope is Built on Nothing Less, and includes the verse, "On Christ the solid Rock I stand, All other ground is sinking sand."
400
This large hand-painted gameboard was the centerpiece in Walt's room at the farmhouse on Ann Arbor Road.
What is Monopoly
400
DAILY DOUBLE
This fast paced White family game was a hand slappin' good time!
What is NERTZ (What is the card game NERTZ)
400
Ralph Northam and a member of the White family were both born in this town's name which means "stream between two streams."
What is Nassawadox.
500
At one time, this factory may have been considered the "heart and sole" of Richwood for it's production of this fine product?
What are leather soles.
500
After escaping her Union captors, this fiery Confederate spy, Nancy Hart Douglas, returned to Summersville and is known for this unwelcome act in 1862.
What is the burning of several buildings in Summersville
500
This four legged family member became the beloved mascot at Mariner's Inn throughout the 1970's.
Who is Buck
500
This family member has a unique connection to the "Strawberry Tree"
Who is Mom (or Helen or Helen Arbutus White)
Arbutus unedo is an evergreen shrub or small tree in the flowering plant family Ericaceae native to the Mediterranean region and western Europe. The tree is well known for its fruit, which bear some resemblance to the strawberry—hence the common name "strawberry tree"
500
Walt White was an extra in this 1985 ABC Monday night movie.
What is Challenge of a Lifetime