The Etam Earth Station, at Etam, West Virginia, in Preston County, is a principal U.S. site for receiving transmissions from orbiting communications satellites. Four large dish antennas receive ...

BERKELEY SPRINGS, W.Va. — Le Sage Natural Water, of Lesage, has been awarded a silver medal for its purified water at the 36th annual Berkeley... CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia is uniquely prepared ...

Beverly, WV (West Virginia), a community on the Tygart Valley River in Randolph County, was chartered in 1790 and named for Beverly Randolph, the mother of Edmund Randolph, who served as the governor ...

Rainelle, West Virginia (WV), a community on the Meadow River in Greenbrier County, was incorporated in 1913 and named for brothers John and Thomas Raine, owners of the Meadow River Lumber Company.

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 ...

West Virginia is among the most popular and highly rated rock climbing destinations in the eastern United States. Climbing areas feature stupendous scenery and challenging sports and traditional ...

Newell, West Virginia (WV), a community on the Ohio River in Hancock County, is the home of The Homer-Laughlin China Company, producer of Fiesta Dinnerware, also known as Fiestaware. Many visitors ...

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 ...

Hillsboro, West Virginia (WV), a community in southern Pocahontas County, was established in 1843 near the Greenbrier River and was incorporated in 1886. The town named for John Hill, who platted its ...

Whitesville, West Virginia (WV), on the Coal River in Boone County, was incorporated in 1935 and named for settler B.W. White. It was formerly known as Jarrold’s Valley and Prichard City. A memorial ...

Bethlehem, WV (West Virginia), a town in Ohio County, was chartered in 1846. The community is situated on a ridge between the valleys of the Ohio River and Wheeling Creek. BERKELEY SPRINGS, W.Va. — Le ...

The Mid-Ohio Valley Region follows the valley of Ohio River along the northwest border of West Virginia and is bounded on the north by the Northern Panhandle Region and on the southwest by the Metro ...