An anonymous donor who has pledged to match donations for the Peter Crippen House project has extended his offer through March 31. “We Huntingtonians are proud of our rich history, but in the past, we have failed to recognize the role played by people of Read More …
Huntington officials honored an African American pioneer Wednesday by adding his name to Creek Road where his home still stands. Peter Crippen, who was born about 1809 on a Virginia plantation, came to Huntington to work in a brickyard about 1836. He was one of Read More …
An archaelogical dig on the site of the Crippen House has begun yielding some artifacts in an effort to reclaim the history of a 19th-Century African American resident of Huntington. While the house on Creek Road is severely dilapidated, archaeologists have found several items in Read More …
