Martinsburg, West Virginia - West Virginia Explorer
WEBMansion at Martinsburg, WV. Martinsburg, West Virginia (WV), the seat of Berkeley County, was chartered in 1778 and named in honor of Thomas Bryan Martin, a nephew of Lord Thomas Fairfax, owner of vast tracts of forest south of the Potomac River during the Colonial period. On highway US-11 and the I-81 expressway, Martinsburg is a principal hotel lodging hub for travelers and sightseers ...
Summersville Lake - West Virginia Explorer
WEBSummersville Lake is a 2,700-acre reservoir and the largest lake in West Virginia. More than 60 miles of shoreline at the summer-pool water level help attracts thousands of boaters and anglers as well as rock climbers who scale high cliffs along much of its upper pool. The lake, with a maximum depth is 327 feet, is formed by a rock-fill dam ...
Mountains and Mountain Ranges - West Virginia Explorer
WEBCertainly 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 ...
West Virginia Travel Guide - West Virginia Explorer
WEBWest Virginia, seen here at the New River Gorge, is often rated one of the safest U.S. states in which to travel and vacation.. Our West Virginia Travel Guide includes everything you'll need to arrange a West Virginia vacation in a matter of minutes. West Virginia Explorer is, in effect, a travel guide of many thousands of pages, but here we've consolidated information to help make trip ...
Plum Orchard Lake Wildlife Management Area - WV Explorer
WEBKayakers glide across the lake at Plum Orchard Lake Wildlife Management Area (WMA) near Pax and Oak Hill, WV. The 3,201-acre Plum Orchard Lake Wildlife Management Area ranges across a forest of oak and hickory in a wide cove between Packs and Haystack mountains in western Fayette County.The area is a drive of approximately eight miles from the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve.
West Virginia Coal Fields - West Virginia Explorer
WEB10. Northern Panhandle Coal Field includes the counties of Hancock (part); Brooke; Ohio; and Marshall (part). 11. Fairmont Coal Field includes the counties of Monongalia; Marion (part); Harrison (part); Taylor; and Preston. The coal-producing areas of West Virginia have been traditionally defined as fields, each field corresponding to a given ...
WV, W.Va.: which abbreviation for West Virginia is correct?
WEBMay 11, 2014 · According to official guides to American English, "W.Va." is still the preferred punctuation. This is because it leaves little room for misunderstanding. The abbreviation WV is also the accepted abbreviation for scores of other two-word combinations that being with the letters W and V, including weight variant, Wabash Valley, West Vancouver ...
Saint Albans, West Virginia - West Virginia Explorer
WEBShops line historic Main Street in Saint Albans, WV (West Virginia), in Kanawha County.Saint Albans, WV (West Virginia), a community on the Kanawha River in northern Kanawha County, was platted in 1816 near the location of Fort Tackett, which was built in 1786. It was first known as "Philippi" and named after settler Philip Thompson, and was renamed Coalsmouth, as it had developed at the mouth ...
South Charleston Mound - West Virginia Explorer
WEBThe Criel Mound in South Charleston. The Criel Mound, also known as the South Charleston Mound, is located along MacCorkle Avenue in central South Charleston, West Virginia, in Kanawha County.. The mound is the second largest Adena mound in West Virginia and is believed to have been developed between 250 and 150 B.C. Some evidence suggests the site was used by Native Americans as late as 1650.
Summersville Lake Wildlife Management Area - WV Explorer
WEBThe 5,974-acre Summersville Lake Wildlife Management Area (WMA) ranges across tableland forests and towering cliffs that famously overlook Summersville Lake -- at 2,790 acres, the largest lake in West Virginia. Game traditionally hunted in the management area includes bear, deer, grouse, squirrel, and turkey, though the lake is its principal ...