historian Alex Cole examines an inscription on a Washington family headstone on Hurricane Creek.
Home Mysteries surround lost Washington graves on Hurricane Creek in W.Va. Alex Cole at Washington Grave
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Oral history recordings now available on New River Gorge national park website
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Scenic tram at Pipestem Resort State Park in West Virginia reopens
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West Virginia’s Farm-to-Table dinner series returns with scenic feasts, local flavor
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Coopers Rock State Forest in W.Va. doubles number of campsites
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West Virginia unveils daily one-mile trail program in 32 state parks
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Pinnacle Rock geologic marvel in West Virginia part of larger formation
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West Virginia on track for brilliant fall foliage; new autumn map published
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West Virginia Explorer celebrates record 3.3 million monthly users amid 25th anniversary
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West Virginia Waterfall Trail surpasses an unexpected 125,000 check-ins
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Oral history recordings now available on New River Gorge national park website
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Organizations join forces to apprehend New River Gorge vandals
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Scenic tram at Pipestem Resort State Park in West Virginia reopens
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Oral history recordings now available on New River Gorge national park website
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Mysterious Horse Creek ghost in West Virginia said to foretell the demise of presidents
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