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Historic
Town Of Bramwell, West Virginia 
The " Historic Bramwell site was fouded in 1999 by William "Bill" Petty, a 1953 graduate of Bramwell High School in" Bramwell, WV. Bill has spent the last 25 years developing the site and constantly upgrading by adding new material almost daily. Hundreds of former BHS students and Bramwell residents along with many historians have provided material on a continuing basis. In September 2024 a significant amount of material was added from material provided by Buddy French, for numerous southern West Virginia coal mining communities. Buddy has provided enhanced photographs and significant additional history on these coal mining communities. Buddy is recognized as an expert in having knowledge of the history concerning southern West Virginia coal mining mining comunities (especially Gary, WV ). He has authored numerous articles on these coal mining communities over many years. This site is an attempt to document the history of this historic town, surrounding communities and the many Bramwell and sourrounding communities pioneers. The site was initially underpened by material from the late Martha Jane Becker's book: "Bramwell - The Diary Of A Millionraire Coal Town". Numerous local pioneer's lives are discussed on this site in an effort to documment their contributions to Historic Bramwell and the southern West Virginia coal region. A significant amount of material emblishes the high school events of students who attended Bramwell High School. The BHS graduating classes are presented by year and are available for over 70 years of graduating senior classes. Many deceased graduates have memory pages linked to their graduation class.
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An average of 400 visitors view pages on this site daily (one million visitors per year). Material is graphic and is presented in over 1000 pages. Material on the Historic Bramwell site is updated daily. Credit for material posted on this site should be directed to those generous souls acknowledged above.
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