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The state appropriated $6 million in 2022 for a museum in Botetourt, but it’s taken until now to find the local match — and a place to put the facility.
The Little Kanawha River flows past a wall that was once part of a dam that controled the river near Leachtown. (Photo by Art Smith) PARKERSBURG — Starting high in the hills of Upshur County ...
Among many things, that waterway was once a millrace for a power plant located on the island. It was never connected to the James River and Kanawha Canal.
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) - Police are investigating after a body was found along the Kanawha River. Police say a male body was found just east of the Patrick Street Bridge around 1 p.m. Sunday.
When you think of beautiful places in the South, images of moss-draped oaks in Georgia, or colorful row houses in South Carolina, dramatic Smoky Mountain vistas, or the Gulf coast’s powder white ...
For a while, anyway. The governor’s office sends word that the Shawnee have agreed to a treaty that grants all the terms Virginians wanted: The Shawnee will no longer cross the Ohio River to hunt; nor ...
The best outdoor adventures and things to do at New River Gorge National Park and Preserve in West Virginia and area attractions nearby.
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Below, the white tents of the Army extend up and down the river for nearly a mile; above and beyond, stretches a magnificent valley, through which the Kanawha winds like a huge serpent -- while ...
Blue Teays Mudbug (Courtesy: Zack Graham) The Meadow River Mudbug is located in high-elevation wetlands in the southern part of West Virginia, spanning from Union in Monroe County up to Lewisburg in ...
Things to do at New River Gorge National Park in West Virginia! All of the great things you can do while visiting the 63rd US National park Site. Things to do in New River Gorge National Park ...
The Kanawha County Commission posted a statement on social media on Sunday saying, “Today, eight years later, the Elk River community continues to recover from the devastation. New schools have been ...