Historians seek origin of "The Little Graves" on Barker's Ridge
BASIN, W.Va. — Sharp-eyed motorists traveling the summit of Barkers Ridge in southern West Virginia may have noticed a faded sign that commemorates the...
Lilacs associated with well-known West Virginia ghost story
Lilacs bloom in May in West Virginia, which may be a good time to recall one of West Virginia's best-known ghost stories — that...
Haunting folk song "Shenandoah" rooted in Virginia, West Virginia
It’s fair to say that almost anyone who has listened to or read the history of American folk songs is familiar with the haunting...
Three facts about West Virginia's Mothman legend few know
POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. — America's quintessential Atomic Age monster, Mothman continues to attract attention in the Ohio Valley, so much so that more than...
Bells at Concord University linked to strange phenomenon
ATHENS, W.Va. — Farmers in the countryside beyond Concord University sometimes speak of a strange phenomenon in winter. The sound of the school's 48-bell...
West Virginia ghost linked to Country music's "Big Bad John"
GRANT TOWN, W.Va. — If you've ever had the opportunity to descend into a West Virginia coal mine, you might have come away with...
Tale of lost "Moon Man" lives on in remote Braxton County...
CENTRALIA, W.Va. — The ghost town of Centralia, with no more than a dozen houses and a country store, might seem one of the...
Tale of historic tragedy haunts the hills of Putnam County
LIBERTY, W.Va.—Eighteenmile Creek wanders quietly through the hill country of northern Putnam County, revealing not in the least any potential for tragedy along its...
Tales of 'Turkey Witches' weren't uncommon in early West Virginia
It wasn't all that long ago that country folk in West Virginia might tell tales of a turkey witch. Of all the forms a...
'Old Woman Run' at Sutton bears a unique name origin
SUTTON, W.Va. — Sharp-eyed travelers visiting the historic district in downtown Sutton may observe that two streams tumble out of the hills to join...
Could clerk's body remain in watery grave beneath Ohio River?
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — Could the body of an unfortunate ship's clerk lie buried in a murky vault beneath the Ohio River? If the full...
Witches perceived as threat to settlers in what's now W.Va.
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — For pioneer families in western Virginia, life was difficult enough without talk of "witches." Any interruption in the business of avoiding...
