West Virginia's coal country pays tribute to Byrd, who never forgot it

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West Virginia's coal country pays tribute to Byrd, who never forgot it

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WILLIAMSON, W.VA. -- There is no bronze statue of the legendary senator here. No historical plaque bearing his name. Here, in the secluded heart of West Virginia's coal country, the only monument to Robert C. Byrd lies on a creaky bookshelf, deep inside the Mingo County Clerk's Office.

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