Castle at Berkeley Springs, W.Va., teems with historical intrigue
BERKELEY SPRINGS, W.Va. — Something about a castle evokes thoughts of murder, mayhem, and mystery. Perhaps it’s the architecture—the stonework and castellated towers. Secrets...
Coalfields "castle" in W.Va. sells to investor planning tourism center
ITMANN, W.Va. — The historic Itmann Company Store complex in southern West Virginia has been purchased by a Texas investor who says he'll work...
Mysterious Ferguson's Rock feature of historic road through Beckley, W.Va.
BECKLEY, W.Va. — Questions may always surround a mysterious boulder found 200 years ago in southern West Virginia inscribed with the characters "S. Ferguson...
Historic mill at Morgantown, W.Va., attracting visitors in summer
EASTON, W.Va. — Hidden in a small wooded valley within the busy municipality of Morgantown, West Virginia, the historic steam-powered Easton Roller Mill roars...
Oil spilled from W.Va.'s largest well traveled 100 miles to Ohio...
COPLEY, W.Va. — In a quiet meadow along the upper reaches of the Sand Fork of the Little Kanawha River, it's hard to imagine...
Fountain raised to Marshall U. flight tragedy added to National Register
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — One of West Virginia’s newest historical sites is also one of its most unusual. At the heart of the Marshall University...
Old country cemeteries in Appalachia were shaded rather than grassy
GRANDVIEW, W.Va. — Trees once shaded country cemeteries in Appalachia, according to an archaeologist. As a practical matter, they were not covered in grassy...
Visitors can explore genuine old mountain farm in New River Gorge
HINTON, W.Va. — Far from crowds that visit some of its most popular tourist attractions, the National Park Service at the New River Gorge...
Storied West Virginia monument stands forgotten in the woods
GEORGE TOWN, W.Va. — Finding the monument on a map is difficult enough. Finding it in the steep woodlands is even more challenging. But...
Historic Jenny Gap tunnel in West Virginia once stolen by a...
LESTER, W.Va. — Railroad companies in the early 1900s bored six tunnels through Guyandotte Mountain to extract coal from the last undeveloped coalfield in...
Lone country church in southern West Virginia has unexpected history
TAMS, W.Va. — Most folks who come across the New Salem Baptist Church in southern West Virginia believe it to be abandoned. In cosmetic...
Seventeen new W.Va. historic sites added to national register in 2023
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Seventeen new historic sites have been added to the National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia in 2023, spanning every...
