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Today in WV History
26 Jul

Camp Washington-Carver was dedicated and opened as West Virginia's Black 4-H camp

4-H is a youth educational program conducted by the federal Cooperative Extension Service, in conjunction with state and local partners. The U.S. Department of Agriculture, state land-grant universities, and county governments cooperatively fund 4...

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