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Undated photo shows the remains of the original swinging bridge from Vulcan, West Virginia, across the Tug River to Kentucky.

Curios: The Bridge the Soviets Nearly Built On the West Virginia-Kentucky Border

In the 1970s, the tiny West Virginia community of Vulcan became so desperate for a crossing into Kentucky that they reached out to Russia.
The huge German-barreled, and likely American-stocked, musket in the North House Museum in Lewisburg, West Virginia. The musket is thought by some to be the gun used by Dick Pointer during the attack on Donnally’s Fort.

Dick Pointer: Enslaved Hero

Westward movement of settlers in the late 1700s resulted in grisly clashes with Shawnee Indians. An enslaved Black man was an unlikely and heroic participant in one clash.
Swifts can eat up to 10,000 insects a day.

Homes for Displaced Chimney Swifts: A Refuge for Fall and Spring

As old industrial and school buildings and their chimneys disappear, so too do refuge spots for migrating swifts. Work is underway to create new hollow spaces for the birds to overnight safely.
A West Virginia state historical marker is one of few reminders of the life of Anne Royall. No likeness has survived.

Anne Royall: America’s First Female Journalist?

The West Virginia-based firebrand took on the powerful with investigative reporting that set the path for muckrakers to come.
Kentucky’s General Burnside Island becomes the Christmas Island every year beginning in mid-November.

Islands of the Blue Ridge Region

You won’t find beaches cluttered with sprawling mega-resorts or cheesy attractions on the islands of the Blue Ridge region. No, the isles in these lakes and rivers remain largely undeveloped - except for the native flora and fauna.
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Casually cruising to Claytor Lake in southwest Virginia, I felt like I had come home – back to where it

April 12, 2018

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