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Tale of Rich Mountain Ghosts recalls early Civil War battle in West Virginia
Rosencrans and the Union troops were led to the summit by a young man, 22-year-old David Hart, whose father owned the farm ...
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Echoes of the Past: WVU's Coal Rush Night, "The Logo," and the infamous Cabin Creek Coal Strike
Echoes of the Past' is an article series exploring connections between the WVU sports, the state of West Virginia, and ...
Every state's nickname and where it comes from
Spokeo analyzed state government information and other historical sources to compile this list of stories behind every ...
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The Massive Used Bookstore In West Virginia Where You Can Lose Yourself For Hours
Welcome to Bank Books, a bibliophile’s paradise nestled in the heart of Martinsburg, West Virginia. In a world of digital ...
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This “Battle Born” Boomtown Funded The Union, Inspired Mark Twain, and Gave America’s Its 36th State
Shutterstock The Birthplace of the “Silver State” Virginia City, Nevada, sits on a mountainside where miners struck it rich ...
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Reclaiming and Revitalizing Resources in West Virginia’s Southern Coalfields
The demand for clean water in McDowell County is but one element of a groundswell of community-based activism to reclaim and ...
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Blowout of abandoned Logan County mine floods nearby roadway
The weekend’s torrential rainfall and subsequent flooding resulted in the blowout of an old coal mine in the Holden area on ...
EPA gives West Virginia authority to approve carbon underground storage
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is giving the state of West Virginia the authority to approve projects that will ...
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Utah’s coal mines can’t find enough workers, as the industry changes
“I think there’s a bright future in it,” said Dillion Grimmett, a 31-year-old coal ... Rock Mine was previously called Trail Mountain, and it was operated by PacifiCorp’s Energy West ...