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West Virginia

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4. I remember the 1960 WV primary

Reply to Tanuki (Original post)

Sat Jul 15, 2017, 07:57 AM

Jul 2017

The primary was important to show that as a Catholic Kennedy could win a predominately Protestant state. Poor Hubert didn't know what hit him when the Kennedy political machine moved in to the state. West Virginia's glass industry was pretty amazing too. It's mostly gone now. We used to go to Pilgrim Glass near Huntington. We still have a few pieces from there. It closed in the 90's I believe.

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From the Kennedy era....President's House crystal, made in West Virginia [View all] Tanuki Jul 2017 OP

Oh oh....that replacement site is gonna do me in.... dixiegrrrrl Jul 2017 #1

thank you for this lovely piece of history. niyad Jul 2017 #2

I grew up in Morgantown, Staph Jul 2017 #3

I remember the 1960 WV primary Hokie Jul 2017 #4

I have some very nice Pilgrim glass pieces, too. My mother knew a couple Tanuki Jul 2017 #5