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    Lore and Legend

    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...

    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...

    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...

    Why paranormal tourism is booming in almost heaven West Virginia

    Lore and Legend Clyde Craig -
    CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Paranormal tourism is booming across West Virginia, but the increase in ghost tours, haunted history walks,...

    First documented poltergeist in U.S. haunted this historic W.Va. town

    Lore and Legend Amanda Larch Hinchman -
    MIDDLEWAY, W.Va. — The Wizard Clip haunting, the first documented poltergeist in America, occurred in the late 1700s in...

    Biggest of the year, Beaver Moon will light November sky, recall early West Virginia history

    Lore and Legend David Sibray -
    BEAVER, W.Va. — For those who step outside on Wednesday to look up, the full moon that rises over...

    The legend of the Vegetable Man: How a bloodsucking alien left its mark on West Virginia

    Lore and Legend Amanda Larch Hinchman -
    FAIRMONT, W.Va. — A lesser-known encounter with an extraordinary Mountain State cryptid is still capturing the imagination of West...
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    Naturalists share their favorite lesser-known New River Gorge hiking trails

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

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    Tale of Petrified Witch of Kanawha County has been nearly forgotten

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