Home Forgotten grave of priest sheds light on West Virginia’s religious past Interior of the Cathedral of Saint Joseph at Wheeling, West Virginia

Interior of the Cathedral of Saint Joseph at Wheeling, West Virginia

editor David Sibray visits the grave of the unknown priest on Glen Dale Heights, West Virginia.

Roman Catholics are now among the largest denominations in West Virginia's northern panhandle.

Grave of Unknown Priest at Glen Dale Heights

Altar at Saint Alphonsus Church at Wheeling, West Virginia

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