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Entrance to former W.Va. Penitentiary

Lore and Legend

W.Va. Penitentiary at Moundsville focus of strange history

David Sibray - July 31, 2022

Spooky any time of year, the old West Virginia State Penitentiary becomes one of the top destinations for Halloween in West Virginia.

Lore and Legend

WVExplorer lists top 10 Halloween venues for 2018

Will Reedy - October 27, 2018

Highlights from a Fallout 76 map of the Savage Divide pay homage to the Allegheny Mountain region.

Fallout 76

Mapping Fallout 76: John Barton explores The Savage Divide

John Barton - October 23, 2018

David Sibray reflects on the diversity of Wheeling, West Virginia, while visiting the Wheeling Suspension Bridge.

WVExplorer

Sibray: W.Va.'s many landscapes present marketing challenges

Will Reedy - October 19, 2018

Bear Rocks Pink Morning, Dolly Sods Wilderness Area

Fallout 76

Fallout 76 video game was nearly set in Pa., not West...

David Sibray - October 11, 2018

Highlights from the Fallout 76 of the Ash Heap may reveal as much about West Virginia’s coal-mining history. Image courtesy Bethesda Softworks.

Fallout 76

Mapping Fallout 76: John Barton explores The Ash Heap

John Barton - October 10, 2018

Fallout 76

Sibray discusses Mothman, role in new Fallout 76 game

Will Reedy - September 17, 2018

Mothman and the Flatwoods Monster will be featured in a two-part film night at The Elk in Sutton West Virginia, Sept. 14 and 15, 2018.

Lore and Legend

Monster weekend double-feature drawing fans to Sutton

David Sibray - September 13, 2018

The headless Grafton Monster as rendered in Fallout 76 haunts the hills of northern West Virginia.

Fallout 76

The Grafton Monster: WVExplorer issues third Fallout 76 video

Will Reedy - August 29, 2018

Highlights from the Fallout 76 of Toxic Valley may reveal as much about West Virginia's Chemical Valley.

Fallout 76

Mapping Fallout 76: John Barton explores Toxic Valley

John Barton - August 18, 2018

West Virginia Explorer has launched FalloutWV, a newsletter launched to track the development of Fallout 76 in West Virginia.

Fallout 76

White Thing most ferocious of alleged W.Va. monsters

Will Reedy - August 10, 2018

The Silver Memorial Bridge spans the Ohio River at Point Pleasant, West Virginia, Mason County.

Lore and Legend

Mothman Museum a highlight of Point Pleasant visit

David Sibray - August 7, 2018

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