Honoring Black History: The Mountaineer Military Museum
The Mountaineer Military Museum has highlighted West Virginia soldiers and veterans for years, but did you know that building was once the third school built in West Virginia just for Black ...
Barbara Pope Was a Civil Rights Activist Who Refused to Give Up Her Seat on a Segregated Train
Content warning: This piece includes an account of an apparent suicide.
A South Side gathering of Black intellectuals set the stage for Black History Month
Carter Woodson was a tireless promoter of Black culture who planted seeds for what became Black History Month a century ago ...
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The Fascinating State Park In West Virginia You’ve Probably Never Heard Of
Nestled in the heart of West Virginia, Droop Mountain Battlefield State Park is a hidden gem that’s been quietly minding its ...
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This Underrated State Park In West Virginia Is So Little-Known, You’ll Practically Have It All To Yourself
Welcome to Droop Mountain Battlefield State Park, West Virginia’s best-kept secret. Nestled in the heart of Pocahontas County ...
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Inside The Infamous Hatfield-McCoy Feud That Left A Dozen People Dead
Randolph McCoy, the patriarch of the McCoy family of northern Kentucky, claimed that Floyd Hatfield had stolen his pig. The ...
Wrestling moves up to No. 20 in NWCA Poll
The West Virginia University wrestling team is ranked No. 20 in the latest edition of the National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) Poll and four wrestlers appear in the FloWrestling ...
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How a now-defunct county in Southwest Virginia became the first to declare its willingness to fight Britain
This month marks the 250th anniversary of the Fincastle Resolutions, in which leaders in the now-defunct Fincastle County ...
Powell: Secession is a very American tradition — and not just in the South
Most people associate secession with the Civil War but idea of disuniting the United States has crept into national ...
Sunday is Robert E. Lee’s birthday. Why does Florida have 3 Confederate holidays?
Every year, the state of Florida observes the birth of Confederate General Robert E. Lee as an official state holiday.
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Schapiro: Take W.Va. home, to the place it belongs
If Donald Trump seizes the Panama Canal, Greenland and Canada, perhaps Glenn Youngkin should go after West Virginia.