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 right turn onto CR-19 at the management area sign.
Fayetteville, West Virginia - West Virginia Explorer
WEBA busker chats with townsfolk outside a boutique in Fayetteville, West Virginia. Fayetteville, West Virginia (WV), the county seat of Fayette County, was established in 1837 as "Vandalia" and was named for Abraham Vandal, who owned of the land upon which the town was founded.Chartered as Fayetteville in 1883, the town was named in honor the Marquis de LaFayette.
Cass Scenic Railroad State Park - West Virginia Explorer
WEBAutumn at Cass, WV. Ascend by steam train from the historic village of Cass, on the Greenbrier River, to the second-highest peak in West Virginia at Cass Scenic Railroad State Park. Authentic coal-fired locomotives carry passengers on two- and 4.5-hour narrated excursions through the highlands and the history of timbering.
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 ...
Ted Fauster: Meet the top five monsters from the West Virginia hills
WEBJan 13, 2022 · No. 5: The Grafton Monster. The Grafton Monster may still wander lonely among the hills of lower Tygart Valley. (Illustration by Ted Fauster) Formerly a railroad boomtown, Grafton, West Virginia, today seems somewhat an anomaly -- a village of big-city architecture locked in a territory of small farms and dense woodlands.
Bigfoot sightings cluster in New River Gorge region in West Virginia
WEBJul 1, 2022 · 45179. The New River courses toward its gorge below the Grandview overlooks in southern West Virginia. (Photo: Rick Burgess) BECKLEY, W.Va. — While recent bigfoot sightings in southern West Virginia have gained national attention, one investigator says it's no surprise, given the number of sightings he's cataloged in the southern mountains ...
War, West Virginia - West Virginia Explorer
WEBWar, West Virginia (WV), a community in McDowell County, was incorporated in 1920 and named for War Creek, which there joins the Dry Fork of the Tug Fork River. War Creek was so named by Native Americans in 1788 for a battle that apparently occurred near its source. War was formerly known as Miner's City. War is the southernmost municipality in ...
Fallout 76 - West Virginia Explorer
WEBFallout 76. The Greenbrier appears in Fallout 76. Fallout 76 is a role-playing video game played out in West Virginia, though in an alternate timeline in which much of the world had been annihilated by nuclear war. Many locales in the game are based on real-world locations in West Virginia, which has been renamed "Appalachia" in the game.
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 ...
West Virginia Travel Guide - West Virginia Explorer
WEBWest Virginia, seen here at the New River Gorge, is often rated one of the safest U.S. states in which to travel and vacation.. Our West Virginia Travel Guide includes everything you'll need to arrange a West Virginia vacation in a matter of minutes. West Virginia Explorer is, in effect, a travel guide of many thousands of pages, but here we've consolidated information to help make trip ...
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