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David Sibray at the Strangers Grave

First documented poltergeist in U.S. haunted this historic W.Va. town

MIDDLEWAY, W.Va. — The Wizard Clip haunting, the first documented poltergeist in America, occurred in the late 1700s in the eastern panhandle of West...
A fog settles in the vale of Granny Creek, as seen from Old Woman Run in Braxton County near Sutton, West Virginia.

The name 'Old Woman Run' in West Virginia conceals a surprising origin

SUTTON, W.Va. — Sharp-eyed travelers visiting the historic district in downtown Sutton may observe two streams tumbling out of the hills to join the...
In one of the first engagements of the American Civil War, Union regiments under the overall command of General George B. McClellan attacked and defeated Confederate troops defending a strategic mountain pass on the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike.

Tale of Rich Mountain Ghosts recalls early Civil War battle in West Virginia

RICH MOUNTAIN, W.Va. — Every summer, thousands of Civil War buffs travel to the summit of Rich Mountain near Beverly, West Virginia, in Randolph...
Prize-fighter Yankee Sullivan bested Bob Caunt near Harpers Ferry, West Virginia.

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...
Site of Van Bibber's Leap, Van Bibber's Rock rises above the Kanawha River below Kanawha Falls.

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...