William A. MacCorkle

White at the Ruffner Hotel in Charleston after the latter made a disparaging comment about former Confederate president Jefferson Davis.As governor, MacCorkle advocated increased funding for state institutions and improved transportation.Through an advertising program, he actively promoted the state's natural resources to attract industry.MacCorkle opposed the growing labor movement among coal miners and dispatched the state militia to break a strike.In Charleston, a major arterial road, MacCorkle Avenue, was named for him and carries U.S. Route 60 through the area.
William A. MacCorkle grave, Spring Hill Cemetery , Charleston, WV, April 2009
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