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Hatfields & McCoys, Revisited: Part 5.2 – The Legend of Abner Vance

A Tale of Two Tales: The Legend of Abner Vance Part 2 of 3. By Ryan Hardesty, Creator of “The Real Hatfield, Real McCoy, Real Feud, Real Matewan Facebook Group”

Hatfields & McCoys, Revisited: Part 5.1 – The Legend of Abner Vance

A Tale of Two Tales: The Legend of Abner Vance Part 1 of 3. By Ryan Hardesty, Creator of “The Real Hatfield, Real McCoy, Real Feud, Real Matewan Facebook Group”

From The Farm: Pathways

The work around the homestead has the double result of clearing the present and revealing the past.

Hatfields & McCoys, Revisited: Part 4 – Religion and the Feud

Was the Logan County area devoid of religion? The records clearly show this to be untrue. By Randy Marcum, historian at the West Virginia Archives in Charleston, West Virginia, descendant of Alexander Messer and a cousin to the Hatfield family.

Hatfields & McCoys, Revisited: Part 3

By Tom Dotson, author of "The Hatfields & McCoys after Kevin Costner: Rescuing History."

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Pictured from left to right: Randolph "Ole Ran'l" McCoy, Johnse Hatfield, Roseanna McCoy and Capt. William Anderson "Devil Anse" Hatfield.

Hatfields & McCoys, Revisited: Part 5.2 – The Legend of Abner Vance

A Tale of Two Tales: The Legend of Abner Vance Part 2 of 3. By Ryan Hardesty, Creator of “The Real Hatfield, Real McCoy, Real Feud, Real Matewan Facebook Group”
Pictured from left to right: Randolph "Ole Ran'l" McCoy, Johnse Hatfield, Roseanna McCoy and Capt. William Anderson "Devil Anse" Hatfield.

Hatfields & McCoys, Revisited: Part 5.1 – The Legend of Abner Vance

A Tale of Two Tales: The Legend of Abner Vance Part 1 of 3. By Ryan Hardesty, Creator of “The Real Hatfield, Real McCoy, Real Feud, Real Matewan Facebook Group”
Clearing wildflowers of overgrowth, an unexpected perk: a box turtle encounter.

From The Farm: Pathways

The work around the homestead has the double result of clearing the present and revealing the past.
Pictured from left to right: Randolph "Ole Ran'l" McCoy, Johnse Hatfield, Roseanna McCoy and Capt. William Anderson "Devil Anse" Hatfield.

Hatfields & McCoys, Revisited: Part 4 – Religion and the Feud

Was the Logan County area devoid of religion? The records clearly show this to be untrue. By Randy Marcum, historian at the West Virginia Archives in Charleston, West Virginia, descendant of Alexander Messer and a cousin to the Hatfield family.
Pictured from left to right: Randolph "Ole Ran'l" McCoy, Johnse Hatfield, Roseanna McCoy and Capt. William Anderson "Devil Anse" Hatfield.

Hatfields & McCoys, Revisited: Part 3

By Tom Dotson, author of "The Hatfields & McCoys after Kevin Costner: Rescuing History."
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At Coopers Rock State Forest, new Stargazer cabins invite guests to look up through skylights and telescopes.
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Even Closer to Almost Heaven

New Stargazer cabins at Coopers Rock State Forest offer a skyward escape in the mountains of West Virginia.

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Country Roads

A Mountain Tradition Turns 90 

Visitors flock to Galax, Virginia, each summer for the Old Fiddlers’ Convention, a days-long celebration of Appalachian music.

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The Light Fantastic

Fireflies are struggling with the effects of artificial light.

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