“Burning Springs – The Forgotten Story” By Storyteller Judi Tarowsky
“Burning Springs – The Forgotten Story” By Storyteller Judi Tarowsky On May 9, 1863, Confederate troops under General William (Grumble) Jones marched on Burning Springs, an oil boom town in what is today Wirt County, WV. The Confederate troops set fire to the oil field and the town, yet there is no Federal record of the incident, and no newspaper coverage. In effect, there was a cover-up of the incident. Find out what happened that fateful day in this program that includes 30 minutes of storytelling followed by time for questions-and-answers.