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    Lore and Legend

    Which are the five most haunted towns in West Virginia, wild and wonderful?

    Lore and Legend David Sibray -
    CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Which are the five most haunted towns in West Virginia? That's hard to say, such things being difficult to pin down....

    The tale of West Virginia's Shades-of-Death Creek may have biblical origin

    Lore and Legend David Sibray -
    MAPLEWOOD, W.Va. — How did "Shades-of-Death Creek" in southern West Virginia gain such a strange name? The mystery has long been a subject of...

    A West Virginia hike with a haunting: Twin Falls trail honors Polk Hollow legend

    Lore and Legend David Sibray -
    SAULSVILLE, W.Va. — While reports of the Polk Hollow Monster haven't reached the frequency they had in the 1970s...

    Legend of a lost silver lode in Jackson County, West Virginia, might be more than lore

    Lore and Legend David Sibray -
    RAVENSWOOD, W.Va. — Legends of a lost silver lode in Jackson County, in western West Virginia, may hold more...

    The forgotten grave of the Pickens leper: isolation in the West Virginia mountains

    Lore and Legend David Sibray -
    PICKENS, W.Va. — In a remote section of the Allegheny Mountains of northern West Virginia lies a solitary grave,...

    Mysterious Horse Creek ghost in West Virginia said to foretell the demise of presidents

    Lore and Legend David Sibray -
    PAX, W.Va. — Of the many spirits said to haunt the hills of West Virginia, few stir as much...

    McKinley Rock: The eerie stone face watching over Thurmond, West Virginia

    Lore and Legend David Sibray -
    THURMOND, W.Va. — High above the abandoned rail town of Thurmond, West Virginia, a weathered stone face gazes silently...

    The captivating West Virginia legend of Kanawha Falls and her daughters

    Lore and Legend David Sibray -
    GAULEY BRIDGE, W.Va. — Though beautiful, the following tale of Kanawha Falls in West Virginia may not have originated...
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