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Unique northern panhandle of West Virginia created by historic dispute
The, in 1776, Virginia created three new counties—Ohio, Monongalia, and Yohogania. Yohogania would have taken up Hancock and ...
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Greenbrier Valley in W.Va. was an early American resort community
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va.— The scenic Greenbrier Valley in southern West Virginia was among the early large-scale resort ...
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Then, there was the time that West Virginia had four governors at once
Fleming became the eighth governor of West Virginia and served three years. (Governor Wilson had served five years, including ...
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A growing issue in W.Va.—painting old brick buildings can destroy them
If the brick is painted or sealed, water can get trapped in the brick. When the water freezes, it expands and stresses the ...
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Leaf of Aplectrum hyemale
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Strange single-leafed orchid sprouts in winter woodlands in West Virginia
David Sibray examines the single leaf of Aplectrum hyemale in an Appalachian forest in West Virginia. FAYETTEVILLE, W.Va. — Only the most sharp-eyed outdoor enthusiasts may have spotted this ...
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Sandlick Sportsman's Club
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Woodrum Wildlife Management Area
The 1,696-acre Woodrum Wildlife Management Area (WMA) ranges across a region of farms and hilly forests of oak, pine, and hickory surrounding Woodrum Lake, an impoundment of the Middle Fork of ...
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A little girl once saved a train on the West Virginia Short Line Railroad
While the Baltimore & Ohio and Chesapeake & Ohio built robust rail networks where they benefited most, other areas relied on ...
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Badly painted brick at Grantsville WV
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Mounds in the Kanawha Valley
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