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Ferguson Hotel
(October 17, 1888-December 26, 1982) He organized an American Legion post in Charleston. He was a Republican[1] and a Baptist.
served African Americans in Charleston, West Virginia. It included the Ferguson Theatre built in 1922. The theater was designed by John C. Norman. It closed in 1956. The hotel burned in 1966 and the site became a parking lot.[2]
833 Capitol Avenue
It was established by "Cap" Gurnett E. Ferguson. Ferguson was from Edgewater, West Virginia. Parents and education. He became a teacher. War service. He married and had children.[3]
The West Virginia Archives have a photo of it.[4]
It was in the "Triangle District".[5]
References
[edit]- ^ https://www.legion.org/information-center/news/honor/2024/february/american-legion-founder-a-man-of-action
- ^ https://cinematreasures.org/theaters/43135
- ^ https://archive.wvculture.org/history/histamne/fergusog.html
- ^ https://archive.wvculture.org/history/histamne/fergusog.jpg
- ^ https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/media/38731?article_id=2470
