Mountains and Mountain Ranges - West Virginia Explorer
Oct 15, 2018 · Certainly 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 ...
Petersburg, West Virginia - West Virginia Explorer
Petersburg, West Virginia (WV), the county seat of Grant County, was settled in 1745 by German colonists but was not incorporated until 1920. It was named for Jacob Peterson, who owned of the first general store in the area. Petersburg is situated on the westward bend in the South Branch of the Potomac River south of the southern extent of ...
Eastern Panhandle - West Virginia Explorer
Harpers Ferry from Maryland Heights. The Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia includes eight of the easternmost counties in West Virginia — Grant, Hardy, Morgan, Hampshire, Mineral, Berkeley, Jefferson, and Pendleton counties in eastern West Virginia. It spans a landscape of broad valleys drained by the Potomac River and its branches, including the Cacapon, and Shenandoah rivers.
Blackwater Falls State Park - West Virginia Explorer
1584 Blackwater Lodge Road. PO Drawer 490 Davis, WV 26260. BFSP Website. Phone: (304) 259-5216. Log in to leave a comment. Photographs of Blackwater Falls have won fame for Blackwater Falls State Park, though more than 2,000 acres of …
Huntington, West Virginia - West Virginia Explorer
Huntington, West Virginia, boasts one of the largest downtown districts in West Virginia.(Photo: Jesse Thornton) Huntington, WV (West Virginia), one of the largest cities in West Virginia, is located on the Ohio River and is the seat of Cabell County.The town was platted in 1869 by Collis P. Huntington, president of the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway (C&O) and was named in his honor.
White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia - West Virginia Explorer
Pavilion at White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia (WV), a community in Greenbrier County, was incorporated in 1909 though it had long been named by settlers for the clarity of its largest spring, the White Sulphur Spring, now enclosed in a domed spring house on the grounds of The Greenbrier.The community is located on Howard Creek, a tributary of the ...
Surprising facts about W.Va.'s quintessential biscuit restaurant
Dec 9, 2023 · Elizabeth Epling, the marketing director for Tudor's, shared some facts about the growing chain, including that, in total, Tudor’s has 74 locations, with its 75th opening soon in Inwood, West Virginia, spanning from the Northern Panhandle to the most southern part of the Mountain State. Tudor’s has 74 locations, with its 75th opening soon in Inwood, W.Va.
Parkersburg, West Virginia - West Virginia Explorer
Market Street in Parkersburg, West Virginia Parkersburg, West Virginia (WV), the county seat of Wood County, was chartered in 1820 and named for Alexander Parker, whose daughter donated the land for the court house. Hotels and taverns first attracted travelers to the locale, and planters were attracted to the flat fertile grounds along the Ohio …
Elk River - West Virginia Explorer
Redbud blossoms along the upper Elk River in Webster County.Photo courtesy Rick Burgess.. The Elk River, a 172-mile tributary of the Kanawha River, drains about 1,550 square miles in central West Virginia (WV) and in the western Allegheny Mountains. The river rises in western Pocahontas County and flows northward across the southern corner of Randolph County, near Snowshoe Mountain, the high ...
Monongahela National Forest - West Virginia Explorer
The Monongahela National Forest protect more than 921,000 acres in eastern West Virginia (WV), including vast areas near the cities of Davis, Elkins, Parsons, Marlinton, Webster Springs, Richwood and White Sulphur Springs. Much of the range of the Allegheny Mountains in West Virginia is located within the forest. Many of the highest summits in ...