Tale of Rich Mountain Ghosts recalls early Civil War battle in...
RICH MOUNTAIN, W.Va. — Every summer, thousands of Civil War buffs travel to the summit of Rich Mountain near Beverly, West Virginia, in Randolph...
Yankee Sullivan fought 1847 match near Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
HARPERS FERRY, W.Va. — The month of May marks the beginning of West Virginia's rainy season, the time of year when storms build quickly...
Legend of Van Bibber's Leap echoes in West Virginia's Kanawha Valley
GLEN FERRIS, W.Va. — The arrival of spring in what would become West Virginia in the late 1700s was not met with the enthusiasm...
Did one of earliest UFO reports in the U.S. originate over...
MOUNT HOPE, W.Va. — Though details are obscure, one of the first UFO sightings reported in the U.S. may have originated in West Virginia...
Horrific origin of West Virginia city name Wheeling: "Place of the...
WHEELING, W.Va. — To the average motorist hurtling through the City of Wheeling on Interstate 70, nothing about the place might seem particularly nefarious.
An...
Mysterious shadow luring hikers to Beckley trail system near Piney Creek
RODES, W.Va. — Tales of a shadow alleged to haunt part of the Grey Flats Trail area near Beckley, West Virginia, could be tied...
Remote campground in central West Virginia includes its own ghost
CENTRALIA, W.Va. — While there are many remote campgrounds in West Virginia, few are as remote as Baker's Run Campground and boast their own...
Twin Falls Resort State Park in West Virginia boasts its own...
SAULSVILLE, W.Va. — While reports of the Polk Hollow Monster haven't reached the frequency they had in the 1970s and '80s, there's no doubt...
Roadside ghosts account for most popular West Virginia ghost stories
PAX, W.Va. — Tales of roadside ghosts account for many of the most famous ghost stories in West Virginia, according to the publisher of...
Did someone fake the Flatwoods Monster sighting in West Virginia?
SUTTON, W.Va. — Many West Virginians have heard of a mysterious incident in Braxton County that involved a possibly celestial creature known as the...
Tale of historic tragedy haunts the hills of northern Putnam County
LIBERTY, W.Va. — Eighteenmile Creek wanders quietly through the low hills of northern Putnam County, revealing not in the least any potential for tragedy...
Horse Creek Ghost in W.Va. said to foretell the demise of...
PAX, W.Va. — Of the many kinds of ghosts said to haunt the hills of West Virginia, among the most anxiety-provoking may be those...
