Mysterious worm invasion wreaked havoc in Wetzel County in 1918
LITTLETON, W.Va. — In the summer of 1918, a procession of billions of ravenous "worms" passed through the hills of eastern Wetzel County, wreaking...
Statue of Abraham Lincoln at West Virginia Capitol took years to...
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — There is perhaps no more extraordinary place of honor for a statue in West Virginia than in the plaza in front...
Historic Jenny Gap tunnel in West Virginia once stolen by a...
LESTER, W.Va. — Railroad companies in the early 1900s bored six tunnels through Guyandotte Mountain to extract coal from the last undeveloped coalfield in...
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...
Lone country church in southern West Virginia has unexpected history
TAMS, W.Va. — Most folks who come across the New Salem Baptist Church in southern West Virginia believe it to be abandoned. In cosmetic...
Origin of name "Polemic Run" may arguably remain a W.Va. mystery
BIRCH RIVER, W.Va. — Each day, more than 10,000 motorists pass the turn-offs onto Polemic Run Road in central West Virginia, but few leave...
The Discoverer names "Endless Wall Trail" best hike in West Virginia
LANSING, W.Va. — The Endless Wall Trail has again been ranked one of the best hiking trails in the U.S. However, officials with the...
Boat rental concessionaire needed at Lake Sherwood in the Monongahela
NEOLA, W.Va. — Officials with the Monongahela National Forest in West Virginia are soliciting applications from people interested in operating and maintaining the boat...
Little "Two Mules and a Pony" rail line ran in eastern...
BURLINGTON, W.Va. — Railroads in West Virginia are most often associated with the export of coal and timber, but at least one small railway...
Legendary grave of judge straddled West Virginia-Pennsylvania line
NEW MANCHESTER, W.Va. — Some say that the ghost of Judge John Hoke Reddick still haunts his grave, and that's not hard to believe,...
Did the first U.S. serial killer live in a quiet corner...
QUIET DELL, W.Va. — On the morning of March 18, 1932, Harry Powers plummeted through the gallows at the West Virginia Penitentiary and dangled...
Winter's tale recalls deadly aspect of the Allegheny Mountains in W.Va.
THOMAS, W.Va. — The Allegheny Mountains in eastern West Virginia grow treacherous in winter—and hardly more so than along the western front of that...
