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Ever Wonder Why There is a Lion on a Leash in Alderson?

April 14, 2016 | Roxy

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Tags: Alderson, communities, Greenbrier County, history, Lewis, Monroe County, panthers, stories, west virginia

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Silver Lake, West Virginia

Silver Lake, West Virginia

by Matt Wilson Silver Lake is a small community located in the southeastern part of Preston County near the West Virginia-Maryland border. The community is named for a man-made lake of the same name, which is located within a private campground in the community. Built in 1928, the lake is retained by a small concrete […]

November 23, 2014 | Dan
Young Elkins Musicians Help Revive Old Time Music

Young Elkins Musicians Help Revive Old Time Music

photo of the Alleycats outside the Delmonte in Elkins, by Bill King. The Tribble’s house stands out from the street because of the solar panels on the roof, and because even from outside you can hear the sound of 16-year-old Walter King warming up his fiddle. Beside him stands Nevada Tribble, with long, straight red […]

June 27, 2014 | Roxy
Civil War Sites Along (and near) U.S. Rt. 219

Civil War Sites Along (and near) U.S. Rt. 219

You can zoom in and out of this map and click & drag it to move around and explore it. Click on the different colored markers for more information on that particular civil war site.   Timeline of Events in West Virginia during the Civil War along or near U.S. Route 219. 1861: June 3, […]

June 10, 2014 | Dan
The 1892 Civil Rights Case of Coketon, West Virginia

The 1892 Civil Rights Case of Coketon, West Virginia

About a year ago, a new historical marker sign went up in front of the Tucker County Court House, in Parsons, West Virginia along U.S. Route 219. The sign commemorates an exceptional story in West Virginia history, when a brave African American school teacher stood up to her local school board and sued them for […]

May 9, 2014 | Roxy
Brooklyn Heights

Brooklyn Heights

1906 was a tough year for Charles Darwin Gillespie. Gillespie, an infamous saloon owner and liquor runner was being sued for $20,000, a fortune at the time. It was only ten years earlier that Charles Darwin Gillespie left Virginia in a pair of dusty boots, a derby hat, and his only black suit.  He arrived […]

April 11, 2014 | Dan

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