CHARLESTON - The following events happened on these dates in West Virginia history. He was among the most prolific and influential fiddlers of the 20th century, and one of West Virginia's most important traditional musicians. She is best known for the Beulah Quintet, a five-novel series tracing four centuries of West Virginia history. The Supreme Court once referred to Cleckley's handbooks on evidence and criminal procedure as "the bible for West Virginia's judges and attorneys." e-WV: The West Virginia Encyclopedia is a project of the West Virginia Humanities Council.