Ghostly tale of Burnt House lives through strange W.Va. town name
BURNT HOUSE, W.Va. — Motorists traveling WV-47 between Weston and Parkersburg are sure to have noticed the sign for the village of Burnt House...
Prehistoric West Virginia was never a so-called uninhabited hunting ground
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — When I moved to West Virginia in 2013, just out of grad school and anxious to learn more about the local...
A silver rush in the Ohio Valley near Ravenswood, W.Va., came...
SILVER VALLEY, W.Va. — Is there silver in the hills of West Virginia? Parts of what's now western West Virginia enjoyed a kind of...
Tale of West Virginia monster may have first been documented in...
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The legend of a now well-publicized West Virginia monster known regionally as the "White Thing" may have first been documented by...
Historic spring, cabin undetected near busy W.Va. expressway interchange
BECKLEY, W.Va. — A stone's throw from one of the busiest traffic centers in West Virginia, a spring house and one-room cabin are all...
Hidden waterfall near W.Va. capitol linked to remarkable manuscript
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Tucked away in a wooded gorge near the West Virginia Capitol, one of the highest waterfalls in the region also powered...
On the Ohio River, Wheeling was once proposed as a new...
WHEELING, W.Va. — There was a time when Wheeling was being proposed as the location for a new capital of the U.S., though the...
Sibray says spring ramp festivals in W.Va. are expected to enjoy...
BEAVER, W.Va. — Spring ramp festivals are drawing more attention than ever, thanks to a renewed interest in West Virginia and Appalachia, says the...
Decrepit West Virginia house recalls Dreamland murder-suicide tragedy
KENOVA, W.Va. — Every summer for nearly a century, people have flocked to Dreamland Pool in the small city of Kenova, West Virginia. On...
Though a rarity in West Virginia, this Clarksburg duel was fought...
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — Possibly because of a resurgence of ideas about chivalry and codes of conduct, dueling surged in popularity in the U.S. in...
Herds of wild hog once roamed the hills and mountains of...
GRANTSVILLE, W.Va. — Occasionally, you might hear old-timers speak of a time when herds of wild hogs were hunted in the West Virginia hills....
How the Pruntytown reformatory became a bogeyman in West Virginia
PRUNTYTOWN, W.Va. — If you were an unruly boy growing up in West Virginia before the 1980s, there's a chance your misbehaviors were met...