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Welcome to the West Virginia Explorer, your guide to travel and history in the Mountain State since 1999. Use the explorer to plan your vacation or discover more about the state's marvelous attractions and opportunities for recreation as well as its delightful communities, world-class lodging, and unmatched real estate, including properties that …

West 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 …

Dec 2, 2024 · Wayne County World War I Memorial. Standing on the grounds of the county courthouse, the Wayne County World War I Memorial was part of a wave of post-war monuments that increased throughout the United States in the 1920s. This memorial includes a granite statue of a doughboy soldier, as opposed to the more common bronze doughboy statues.

Nov 14, 2024 · According to archaeologist Darla Spencer, author of Woodland Mounds of West Virginia, more than 400 mounds have been recorded in West Virginia, and their presence was once so extensive that explorers couldn't believe they were of Native American origin. David Sibray visits the site of a potential prehistoric burial mound at Pinch, West Virginia. ...

Jan 9, 2025 · The Elk Theater in Sutton, the Granada Theater in Bluefield, the Robinson Grand in Clarksburg, and the eponymous Shepherdstown Opera House were added to the trail in 2025, according to Jamie Billman, preservation manager for the Preservation Alliance of West Virginia.. Billman said the trail, which is piloted by the alliance and the W.Va. State Historic Preservation Office, is helping attract ...

Dec 20, 2024 · The Rural Historic Tax Credit Improvement Act will significantly reduce financial burdens for rural homeowners and developers in historic districts and where buildings are otherwise listed on the national register. The act will help rural communities attract investments that were lost to metropolitan projects. Capito said the act will help rural communities that otherwise must compete with ...

Dedicated to providing an interactive compendium through which explorers of West Virginia can share their love of the Mountain State, West Virginia Explorer was established in 1999.. Join the West Virginia Explorer newsletter and explore along with publisher David Sibray as he tours the Mountain State.. We are a Google News source and affiliate member of …

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A new day dawns over the Allegheny Mountains in northeastern West Virginia. Photo courtesy Rick Burgess. West Virginia is a U.S. state located in the eastern continental United States. Principally rural and mountainous, it is the forty-first largest …