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By Amanda Griffith Penix

Published by Arcadia Publishing in 2007, this 128-page pictorial history illustrates the history of the historic community of Arthurdale from its inception to the present preservation work that continues to celebrate the community.

In August 1933, Eleanor Roosevelt visited the impoverished coal communities of north central WV. Her visit spurred the creation of Arthurdale, the nation’s first New Deal Homestead Community.