Alliance urges Manchin, Capito to support preservation incentives
The Preservation Alliance of West Virginia is urging U.S. Senators Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., to support the availability of historic...
Haunting statue recalls role of W.Va. mountaineers in U.S. Civil War
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The late historian and journalist Jim Comstock battled ceaselessly to keep alive the memory of the West Virginia "mountaineer," the independent,...
Civil War initiative clarifies Stonewall role at historic tavern
Historians working with a landmark tavern near America's newest national park are clarifying the role of Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson at the site, which served...
Think you've found an archaeological site in W.Va.? Here's what to...
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Some of the most common requests fielded by the Council for West Virginia Archaeology come from members of the public who...
Only ruins remain of Blue Sulphur Springs resort east of Huntington
ONA, W.Va. — In a nondescript woodland along US-60 (with a modern concrete bridge looming in the background) lies the site of what was...
Scrap marker remains to recount the tale of terrifying "Likker Charlie"...
CAMP CREEK, W.Va. — Only a few local historians may remember the obscure and chilling tale of Charles Anderson Mills, more infamously known in...
Join WVExplorer prehistoric landmarks initiative!
Burial mounds, mysterious carvings, inexplicable stone walls -- relics of the prehistoric past are found throughout West Virginia, but perhaps too few people know...
Mysteries surround lost Washington graves on Hurricane Creek in W.Va.
FRAZIER'S BOTTOM, W.Va. — How did a great-nephew of George Washington come to be buried in a virtually forgotten graveyard in the Kanawha Valley...
B&O Railroad completed to Wheeling on Jan. 1, 1853
On January 1, 1853, the first train arrived in Wheeling, West Virginia, (then Virginia) on the newly completed Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, the first...
Fort Scammon, an ideal spot for an afternoon outing
I finally made it to Fort Scammon, a Civil War-era earthwork atop what's now Fort Hill in Charleston, West Virginia, No one died at the fort, or...
Little-known Battle of Scary Creek in West Virginia one of first...
SCARY, W.Va. — Though nothing remains on the battlefield along the Kanawha River today, the Battle of Scary Creek was one of the most...
Restoration of historic Blue Sulphur Springs pavilion expected soon
One of the state's most evocative historic landmarks, the pavilion at Blue Sulphur Springs could be restored to its original appearance by 2023 and...
