The oldest grave in Logan Memorial Park Cemetery dates back to 1783, making this small cemetery one of the oldest in the county. Gravestones include the names of many Scotch Irish settlers such as the Dingess family and the Buskirk family.  Upon further inspection, one will also find the grave of Henry Clay Ragland, one of Logan's most prominent individuals. Ragland was a Civil War veteran and a local historian who published one of the first accounts of the formation of Logan County. Ragland was also the publisher of the Logan Banner; a local newspaper that was formed during the late 1800s and remains in print. 

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Scattered across the mountains of the West Virginia Coalfields, one will find innumerable cemeteries that date back well before the days of West Virginia becoming a state within the union.   Nestled within the city of Logan, West Virginia, is the Logan Memorial Park Cemetery.  With the oldest grave dating back to 1783, this cemetery is one of the oldest recorded cemeteries within the county.  It was only during the mid 1700s that the native Shawnee Tribes were driven out of the area by early Scotch-Irish settlers, who then settled the area of what would become the city of Logan.  


Upon searching throughout this cemetery, one will mostly find the family names of those old Scotch Irish settlers, such as:the Dingess family and the Buskirk family.  But upon further inspection, one will find the grave of one Logan's most prominent individuals; a man who undoubtedly shaped the history of the city of Logan, as well as the entire county.  That man was Henry Clay Ragland.  Henry Clay Ragland, a veteran of the War Between the States, can be credited as being one of the county's earliest historians with one of earliest published accounts of the founding and formation of Logan County.  Amongst other accomplishments, Ragland also can be credited with the creation of the Logan Banner; a local newspaper that was formed during the late 1800s and one that is still printed this very day.  


The Logan Memorial Park Cemetery became the final resting place for Ragland and many other notable people throughout the city.  If it were not for them and their accomplished endeavors, the history of Logan would not be as rich and thorough as it is this very day.  Whether traveling through the area or planning your next adventure, the Logan Memorial Park Cemetery would make for an exemplary account on local history and should make for an interesting visit of one of Logan's most historically antiquated sites.

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