West Virginia Explorer - WV News and Travel Guide
网页Science-fiction writer predicted remote-work growth in West Virginia. January 12, 2023. News of West Virginia (WV) and its cultural and natural resources. Bookmark to follow along with West Virginia news that includes arts, travel, recreation.
Eastern Panhandle - West Virginia Explorer
网页Harpers Ferry from Maryland Heights. The Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia includes eight of the easternmost counties in West Virginia — Grant, Hardy, Morgan, Hampshire, Mineral, Berkeley, Jefferson, and Pendleton counties in eastern West Virginia. It spans a landscape of broad valleys drained by the Potomac River and its branches, including the Cacapon, and Shenandoah rivers.
Buckhannon, West Virginia - West Virginia Explorer
网页Main Street, Buckhannon, WV. Buckhannon, WV (West Virginia), the county seat of Upshur County, was established in 1816 on a bend in the Buckhannon River.The town may have been named by European settlers for Delaware chieftan, Buckongohanon, who considered the area a favorite hunting ground, or for John Buchannon, a missionary who traveled the area in the 1780s.
Petersburg, West Virginia - West Virginia Explorer
网页Petersburg, West Virginia (WV), the county seat of Grant County, was settled in 1745 by German colonists but was not incorporated until 1920. It was named for Jacob Peterson, who owned of the first general store in the area. Petersburg is situated on the westward bend in the South Branch of the Potomac River south of the southern extent of ...
Smithfield, West Virginia - West Virginia Explorer
网页Smithfield, West Virginia. Smithfield, West Virginia (WV), a community in Wetzel County, was incorporated in 1904 and named for Henry Smith, who established a store during the Wetzel County oil boom. Smithfield is situated on the South Fork of Fishing Creek above the mouth of Price Run.
Belmont, West Virginia - West Virginia Explorer
网页Belmont, West Virginia. Belmont, WV (West Virginia), a community on the Ohio River in Pleasants County, was established at the mouth of French Creek. Its name means "beautiful mountain" in the Frankish tongue.
Pedal-train excursion leads tourists into remote central W.Va.
网页2018年8月9日 · 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 ...
Bluestone State Park - West Virginia Explorer
网页Bluestone Wildlife Management Area. Bluestone State Park. HC 78 Box 3. Hinton, WV 25951. BSP Website. Phone: (304) 466-2805.
Whitesville, West Virginia - West Virginia Explorer
网页Whitesville, West Virginia. Whitesville, West Virginia (WV), on the Coal River in Boone County, was incorporated in 1935 and named for settler B.W. White. It was formerly known as Jarrold's Valley and Prichard City. A memorial for the 29 victims of the 2010 explosion at the Upper Big Branch Mine, near Montcoal, is located here. The community is ...
Surprising facts about W.Va.'s quintessential biscuit restaurant
网页2023年12月9日 · Elizabeth Epling, the marketing director for Tudor's, shared some facts about the growing chain, including that, in total, Tudor’s has 74 locations, with its 75th opening soon in Inwood, West Virginia, spanning from the Northern Panhandle to the most southern part of the Mountain State. Tudor’s has 74 locations, with its …