Home Forgotten grave of priest sheds light on West Virginia’s religious past Grave of Unknown Priest near Glen Dale, West Virginia

Grave of Unknown Priest near Glen Dale, West Virginia

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

Altar at Saint Alphonsus Church at Wheeling, West Virginia

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