Culture

Editor’s note: The following historical account by the late historian Nathan Goff Carter contains graphic descriptions of injuries and death. DUNBAR, W.Va. — On the morning of July 4, 1891, a passenger train departed Charleston for Columbus, carrying families, railroad employees, and excursionists bound for Independence Day celebrations. About eight miles into the journey, engineer Pat … Read more

LOGAN, W.Va. — In the early 1850s, a remarkable stranger appeared in the rugged Guyandotte River country of what was then western Virginia. He was a lawyer and physician from Philadelphia. But those occupations hardly explained him. He had edited newspapers and magazines and written poetry, fiction, and plays. He had been part of New … Read more

MOUNDSVILLE, W.Va. — In the 1890s, an unusual vessel began traveling the Ohio River, stopping at towns in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. It had no engine or rudder and was steered by enormous oars. When it reached a community, evangelists climbed onto the roof and sang to draw residents to religious services inside. Known … Read more

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. — The Greenbrier is entering another chapter in its remarkable history after Friday’s completion of a $500 million joint venture that gives a New York investment firm a controlling interest in the historic West Virginia resort. Kennedy Lewis Investment Management will hold a 51% controlling interest in The Greenbrier, while the … Read more