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    Cody Straley

    Cody Straley is a historian and writer from Kenova, West Virginia. He is currently the National Register Coordinator at the West Virginia Historic Preservation Office.

    Monument to coal baron in W.Va. hidden deep within New River Gorge

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    QUNNIMONT, W.Va. — The New River Gorge National Park and Preserve in West Virginia is a treasure trove of...

    The writer who captured Appalachian tragedy—and couldn't escape it

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    MILTON, W.Va. — Breece D’J Pancake soared like a meteor through the American literary universe in the late 1970s...

    Dreamland murder-suicide house in Kenova, West Virginia, demolished

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    KENOVA, W.Va. — Every summer for nearly a century, people have flocked to Dreamland Pool in the small city...

    Biggest Yet! Warwood becomes West Virginia’s largest historic district

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    WHEELING, W.Va. — In a landmark moment for historic preservation, the Warwood Historic District in northern Wheeling has officially...

    W.Va. celebrates record number of National Register nominations

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    CHARLESTON. W.Va. — Two-thousand-twenty-four has proven record-breaking for historic preservation in West Virginia. Twenty sites, buildings, and districts were...

    Two historical Black buildings in Bluefield added to National Register

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    BLUEFIELD, W.Va. — At the corner of Logan and Wayne streets on the north side of town sit two...

    Fountain raised to Marshall U. flight tragedy added to National Register

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    HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — One of West Virginia’s newest historical sites is also one of its most unusual. At the...

    Prehistoric relic on display in West Virginia was discovered by accident

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    CEREDO, W.Va. — On the south side of Main Street in the Town of Ceredo, West Virginia, a small...

    Seventeen new W.Va. historic sites added to national register in 2023

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    CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Seventeen new historic sites have been added to the National Register of Historic Places in West...

    Only ruins remain of Blue Sulphur Springs resort east of Huntington

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    ONA, W.Va. — In a nondescript woodland along US-60 (with a modern concrete bridge looming in the background) lies...

    Dunlow depot added to National Register of Historic Places

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    DUNLOW, W.Va. — The small, unincorporated community of Dunlow on WV-152 in southern Wayne County typically does not stir...

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    Betrayed in life, buried in silence: Forgetting the victims of the Hawks Nest disaster

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    SUMMERSVILLE, W.Va. — In a ravine beside the U.S....

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    FAYETTEVILLE, W.Va. — Many of the most photographed places...

    Naturalists share their favorite lesser-known New River Gorge hiking trails

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    FAYETTEVILLE, W.Va. — On a soft summer morning in...

    Praise the Lord, and pass the rattlesnakes! West Virginia’s fading snake handling tradition

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    JOLO, W.Va. — On a warm Sunday in late...

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