Wild, Wonderful West Virginia
Take me home...
Early in the American Civil War (1861-1865), the northwestern Virginia settlers repudiated the ordinance of succession and formed a provisional government of their own in Wheeling. On June 20,1863, West Virginia was admitted to the Union as the 35th state. Although the northern most counties of Virginia were geographically and politically part with Virginia, President Lincoln and the Union ensured that the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad was within their boundaries by making Berkeley, Jefferson, and Morgan counties part of the new state. The present state capital is located in Charleston. WV's motto is "Montani semper liberi" ("Mountaineers always freemen").
Ski WV
Canaan Valley Resort & Conference
Center The WV State Park where both Linda
& Steve learned to ski!
Timberline Resort Located beside Canaan Valley in Davis County, Timberline
receives over 150 inches of natural snow a year.
Snowshoe Mountain Voted Top Resort in the Southeast and mid-Atlantic
Regions -1999 Ski Magazine.
Visit State/National Parks for Recreation and Relaxation
Black Waterfalls State Park This park offers year around family adventures with
fishing, biking, boating, swimming, camping, lodging, etc.
Greenbrier State Forest This park is one of the many Parks build as part of
FDR's "back to work". Steve & Linda stayed at one of the cabins
during their honey moon.
New River Gorge National
River The place to go for white water
rafting year round and BASE jumping during the annual Bridge Day.
WV's Famous 5 Star Hotel & Resort
The Greenbrier Perennially it is awarded both the prestigious Mobil
Five-Star and AAA Five-Diamond ratings as one of the world’s finest resorts.
Whitewater Rafting for the "wild West Virginia"
Class VI River Runners The outfitters that took Steve on his first
white-water adventure.
WV Whitewater
Arts & Crafts
Mountain State Art and Craft Fair Held annually since 1963, this is WV's oldest
traditional art and craft fair.
Tamarack Tamarack is the only statewide collection of handmade craft, art and
cuisine showcasing "The Best of West Virginia"
Fenton Art Glass Company has been
making handmade glass art since 1905 and is America's largest manufacturer of
handmade colored glass.
Blenco Glass Company is America's formost glass art company. It supplies
to Presidents, movie stars, astronauts, and many major international architectural
installations. Founded in 1893, it has been located in Milton, WV since 1921.
Swiss Chocolate
Holl's Swiss Chocolateir handcrafts a unique assortment of European style chocolates.
Colleges & Universities
West Virginia University is a land-grant university founded in 1867, is designated a research facility by Carnegie Foundation, and has produced a high number of Rhodes Scholars. Steve is an alumni.
West Virginia State College was founded in 1891 and is known for removing barriers
to education and leadership for women, minorities, and the handicapped. Linda
is an alumni.
Media
The Gazette WV's largest newspaper.
WV Public Radio R source for local and national news, Mountain Stage, and NPR.
MSN Sportsnet for the latest WVU sports news
Music
Mountain Stage Live Performance Radio from the Mountain State!
Miscellaneous Links of Interest
State of West Virginia Home Page The "official" WV start page.
West Virginia Online Links to sites all over the state.
WVstate.com Information and Resources.
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