Little-known Farley Monument recalls origins of family in W.Va.
PIPESTEM, W.Va.—Of the thousands of people named "Farley" who can claim to hail from southern West Virginia, almost all come from one place —"Old...
Tecumseh may have been born in West Virginia, not Ohio
It's widely accepted today that Tecumseh was born in Ohio, but a handful of historians contend that he, one of the most influential Native...
How a circus clown helped relocate W.Va. capital to Charleston
It might sound like a joke, but it's true that a circus clown helped relocate the West Virginia capital from Wheeling to Charleston, its...
Wolf Moon recalls W.Va. as last domain of wolves
The Wolf Moon of January recalls a time when the howls of wolves haunted the Mountain State, the final eastern stronghold in the U.S....
Nightmarish mummies attracting curious to rural Philippi
Stored for years in an old barn, the creations of a rural mad scientist, the hardened twin cadavers known as the "Phillipi Mummies" are...
Rare memoir recalls national park before Thurmond ghost town
Perhaps no small town in West Virginia has gained the worldwide notoriety that the tiny Town of Thurmond has enjoyed. A ghost town located...
Many early almanacs printed out of Wheeling, West Virginia
Thanks to the Internet, almanacs aren't printed as they once were, but in West Virginia, where communications were hampered by the mountains, these useful...
Mystery surrounds tale of frontier slave who defended fort
LEWISBURG, W.Va. — Settlers who pushed westward across the Alleghenies in the 1700s engaged in a deadly gamble. Despite the threat of attack by...
Think you've found an archaeological site? Here's what to do next
Some of the most common requests fielded by the Council for West Virginia Archaeology come from members of the public who have found what...
Kanawha Valley once had highest concentration of burial mounds
The Kanawha Valley in West Virginia had one of the highest concentrations of burial mounds in North America, according to an archaeologist whose new...
Devil's Saddle poem tells of girl's meeting with "granny witch"
Throughout the history of Appalachia, one may encounter the legend of granny witches—solitary women believed to possess uncanny powers. Many served in very real...
Mother's Day: the holiday Anna Jarvis created — then tried to...
More than a century has passed since West Virginia native Anna Jarvis planned the first Mother's Day service, and the second Sunday of May...
