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    The horrors of Skull Run recounted by late West Virginia historian

    Lore and Legend David Sibray -
    SKULL RUN, W.Va. — A traveler motoring through the pastures in this wooded section off the Ohio River might have little idea of the...

    Giant skeletons and buried copper plates—a strange Marion County folktale

    Lore and Legend David Sibray -
    FAIRMONT, W.Va. — In the hills and river bottoms of Marion County in north-central West Virginia, stories have long circulated that blur the line...

    Beloved story of “Frosty the Snowman” was born in snowy highlands of West Virginia

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    KEYSER, W.Va. — One of America’s most enduring holiday songs—and the animated television specials it inspired—has roots that trace...

    Frank James entered a West Virginia bank in 1872 — and left without robbing it

    History / Prehistory David Sibray -
    PRINCETON, W.Va. — In 1872, when the name Frank James still carried the weight of fear and notoriety across...

    Colonel Ludington's legendary giant ox was real, and it weighed 4,450 pounds

    Lore and Legend David Sibray -
    FRANKFORD, W.Va. — Long before viral videos and roadside attractions, West Virginia produced a creature so outsized that stories...

    Runaway Virginia slave deceived by rescuer changed public opinion in Ohio

    History / Prehistory William Kerrigan -
    CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — On a September morning in 1856, attorney James Jackson awoke to learn that one of the...

    Quiet West Virginia village of Clayton named for 1835 hot-air balloon crash

    Lore and Legend David Sibray -
    CLAYTON, W.Va. — Few West Virginia place names come with a tale as improbable or as theatrical as that...

    Farmington Mine Disaster still echoes across West Virginia coal country

    History / Prehistory David Sibray -
    FARMINGTON, W.Va. — Before dawn on November 20, 1968, a thunderous explosion ripped through Consolidation Coal Company’s No. 9...
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    John Henry Historical Park gaining national attention

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    Monster “hellbenders” are lurking in West Virginia’s cleanest streams

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    HINTON, W.Va. — Beneath the surface of clean-flowing streams...

    New River Gorge in W.Va. to be designated national park

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