How does Adams describe the workers in rural Appalachia?

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Sandscrest, a historic mansion in Ohio County, West Virginia, was built in 1847 by the McColloch family and later purchased by Harry Sands, who bequeathed it to the Episcopal Diocese of West Virginia ...

Telephones revolutionized how people communicate with one another, and it was only a few years after their invention that West Virginia started to see them implemented.

Head over to Parkersburg to explore this scenic trail in West Virginia.

Novelist and HD Media wine columnist John H. Brown will read excerpts from his latest novel, “Augie’s Wine,” at 6 p.m.

For those who are looking towards retirement, this West Virginia town might just give you a good bang for your buck, complete ...

The student body of the high school led by Principal H. R. Bonner formed in line of March on Wilford Street on Wednesday, April 12, 1916, and paraded down to Washington Street to occupy the new high ...

Charleston WV – The following events happened on these dates in West Virginia history. To read more, go to e-WV: The West Virginia Encyclopedia at www.wvencyclopedia.org. July 9, 1942: An explosion at ...

In 1911 judge Holt took Mrs. Nannie Brown of Beverly for his second wife and moved to Elkins to reside and while living at the Randolph County city suffered a stroke of paralysis in 1912 which he ...

Charleston WV – The following events happened on these dates in West Virginia history. To read more, go to e-WV: The West Virginia Encyclopedia at www.wvencyclopedia.org. July 3, 1863: At Gettysburg, ...

Standing behind a sign that read, “Education Not Indoctrination,” West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey celebrated a bill, on June 26, 2025, that he says will “reinforce civic values” in ...