7+ hour, 19+ min ago  (349+ words) and other dark tourism venues are popular throughout West Virginia, where the hills and mountains seem practically imbued with the supernatural. Here, entire communities, such as Harpers Ferry and Point Pleasant, have been numbered among the most haunted places in…...

3+ hour, 32+ min ago  (263+ words) West Virginia Explorer National Historic District " Weston, West Virginia " Lewis County In 1858, the Commonwealth of Virginia set out to build a "Lunatic Asylum" west of the Allegheny Mountains to house its mentally ill residents and calm political unrest brewing in…...

8+ hour, 37+ min ago  (145+ words) West Virginia Explorer The Gauley Mountain Coal Company in 1890 commissioned architect and builder William Minter to build a residence for its president and general manager, William Nelson Page. Page had engineered a narrow-gauge rail line from the Ansted, West Virginia,…...

8+ hour, 52+ min ago  (369+ words) The Beckley Courthouse Square National Historic District includes an eight-block area of civic, commercial, residential, and ecclesiastical structures in Beckley, West Virginia, in Raleigh County. The district was dedicated chiefly as a result of the integrity of its early 20th-century…...

3+ hour, 33+ min ago  (71+ words) West Virginia Explorer The Sutton National Historic District at Sutton, West Virginia, in Braxton County, includes a mix of more than 80 civic, commercial, religious, and residential structures on and near the Elk River and includes the Elk River Bridge, the…...

6+ hour, 2+ min ago  (478+ words) CHARLESTON, W. Va. " Now in its 49th year, the Vandalia Gathering"West Virginia's signature celebration of folk music, arts, and heritage"returns May 2225 to the grounds of the state capitol in Charleston. The free, public event attracts more than 10, 000 visitors and participants…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (791+ words) SNOWSHOE, W. Va. " Officials at Snowshoe Mountain, in Pocahontas County, have unveiled the resort complex's 2026 summer events calendar, highlighted by the launch of its new "Ballhooter Festival," a new three-day mountaintop music festival scheduled for Labor Day weekend, Sept. 4-6. Patti Duncan,…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (581+ words) CHARLESTON, W. Va. " Rooted in West Virginia, Mail Pouch barns are gaining national attention. Three roadside barns"painted with the slogan "Chew Mail Pouch'have been added to the National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia. The'See Barn in Randolph County,…...

2+ week, 3+ hour ago  (384+ words) CHARLESTON, W. Va. " As part of the nation's 250th-anniversary commemoration, officials at the Preservation Alliance of West Virginia have announced a new grant program to support the preservation and adaptive reuse of historic buildings tied to the state's early history. According…...

4+ mon, 6+ day ago  (856+ words) FAYETTEVILLE, W. Va. " One of the most iconic foods in West Virginia is getting its own permanent home. Rachel Adkins, best known locally as a short-term rental host, announced plans to open the West Virginia Pepperoni Roll Museum in Fayetteville this…...