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Wheeling in the 1820s was proposed as new U.S. capital

David Sibray - January 8, 2020

The Wolf Moon customarily rises over the West Virginia hills in January.

Wolf Moon on Jan. 10 recalls W.Va. as last domain of wolves

In the 1850s, illustrator Porte Crayon (David Hunter Strother) captured Henry Church

How the town of Hundred, West Virginia, got its name

Mountaineers Are Always Free will be released by the WVU Press to the public in early spring of 2020.

WVU to release book on history, symbol of the Mountaineer

Herds of wild hog once roamed the West Virginia hills

David Sibray - September 25, 2019

Wild hogs once roamed West Virginia in great numbers.

On occasion, you might hear old-timers speak of a time when herds of wild hogs were hunted in the West Virginia hills. Chances are, they...

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