Historic Nuttalburg mine, ghost town may be accessible soon
Access to one of the most important mining heritage sites in the U.S. will reopen again soon, though officials have no timeline for restoration...
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...
Historic Tyree Tavern opens window on West Virginia’s past
A team of horses races across winding mountain roads, urged onward by the crack of a stage driver’s whip. Inside the coach, six weary...
Wolf Moon recalls West Virginia 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....
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...
Dunlow depot added to National Register of Historic Places
DUNLOW, W.Va. — The small, unincorporated community of Dunlow on WV-152 in southern Wayne County typically does not stir interest among passersby. Drive too...
Carnifex Tunnel to close, deemed irreparably unsafe
Long a highlight of a trek along a remote reach of the Meadow River in the Gauley River National Recreation Area, the Carnifex Tunnel...
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...
Mass grave at Lewisburg unique among Confederate monuments
LEWISBURG, W.Va.—Of the many historic landmarks in Lewisburg, West Virginia, perhaps none is more remarkable than a cross-shaped Confederate grave on a hill above...
Struggle for religious freedom in U.S. unfolds in tale of Eckerlins
DUNKARD BOTTOM, W.Va. — The history of West Virginia is filled with stories of religious diversity — of hermits and prophets who escaped the...
Auditorium focus of W.Va. preservation banquet Sept. 30
Charleston's Municipal Auditorium on Sept. 30 will host and serve as the focus of the annual banquet for the Preservation Alliance of West Virginia,...
Late summer was busy time for native W.Va. inhabitants
SANDSTONE, W.Va. -- Native inhabitants of what would become West Virginia were preparing in late summer for the onslaught of winter -- the subject of a...
