West Virginia Cities and Towns - West Virginia Explorer
WEBGrave Creek Valley at Cameron, W.Va. Our guide to more than 300 towns and cities in West Virginia includes listings for all of its largest cities as well as some of its most locally important towns and villages. Some small towns in rural areas might hardly seem worth notice to outsiders but are vitally important to local inhabitants. A. Handley.
Summersville Lake - West Virginia Explorer
WEBSummersville Lake is a 2,700-acre reservoir and the largest lake in West Virginia. More than 60 miles of shoreline at the summer-pool water level help attracts thousands of boaters and anglers as well as rock climbers who scale high cliffs along much of its upper pool. The lake, with a maximum depth is 327 feet, is formed by a rock-fill dam ...
Elizabeth, West Virginia - West Virginia Explorer
WEBCourthouse at Elizabeth, WV. Elizabeth, West Virginia (WV), the seat of Wirt County, was chartered in 1822 and named for Elizabeth Beauchamp, the wife of settler David Beauchamp.The town figured prominently in the Burning Springs Oil Boom before the Civil War. Located at a crossing on the Little Kanawha River, the sleepy village boomed when …
West Union, West Virginia - West Virginia Explorer
WEBWest Union, WV (West Virginia), the county seat of Doddridge County, was incorporated in 1881. A village on the opposite bank of Middle Island Creek had been known as Union when the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad established a station in 1857, after which the village that developed became known as West Union. The community is a drive of more than ...
Pedal-train excursion leads tourists into remote central W.Va.
WEBAug 9, 2018 · A new pedal-train excursion that leads tourists along a glittering trout stream and deep into the mountains of central West Virginia has attracted more than 1,200 guests from 20 states in the last 30 days, according to spokesmen for the venue. "Most of what we're seeing so far is from word-of-mouth or from Facebook," conductor Bruce Gill said ...
Woodrum Wildlife Management Area - West Virginia Explorer
WEBDirections: The Woodrum Wildlife Management Area is located in southern Jackson County near Kentuck, approximately 15 miles south of Ripley, WV, and 15 miles northeast of Sissonville, WV (in Kanawha County). To reach the management area from the I-77 expressway at Kenna, WV, follow Kentuck Road (CR-9) approximately five miles to a …
FACT CHECK: Is the New River one of few rivers that flow north?
WEBJul 28, 2022 · Many rivers in West Virginia flow north—the New, Cheat, West Fork, Tygart Valley, Buckhannon, and Monongahela. The Youghiogheny River, which begins in West Virginia but quickly leaves the state from Maryland and Pennsylvania, also flows north. In addition to the Nile, there are plenty of examples of northward flowing rivers worldwide.
The word "hillbilly" was once a term of endearment in Appalachia
WEBJan 14, 2024 · The former publisher of the West Virginia Hillbilly newspaper, the late Jim Comstock, believed that residents of the valleys in southern Appalachia first used the term to describe their neighbors in the mountains, though they meant no ill intent.. Comstock cherished the term "hillbilly" and had attempted to set the record straight on many …
Three facts about West Virginia's Mothman legend few know
WEBFeb 28, 2023 · Mothman was first encountered at Clendenin. Reports of a flying humanoid came first from along the Elk River at Clendenin, West Virginia, near the Elk River Trail State Park. "It wasn't originally spotted at Point Pleasant. It was first seen at Clendenin," Bellamy says. "I don't know why it migrated here, but I suppose it had something to do ...
Mountains and Mountain Ranges - West Virginia Explorer
WEBCertainly most of the state is mountainous, with the exception of a few broad river valleys, such as that of Ohio River, the lower Kanawha River, and South Branch of the Potomac River. West Virginia lies entirely within the Appalachian Mountains. Though many of its lesser mountains might be termed "hills," more mountain land exists per square ...