Welcome to the West Virginia state museum, the state Cultural Center in charleston. The Western State museum was founded 1894 and has been continuous ever since. Today, well be going the immersive West Virginia state museum. Well be talking about the early frontier and settlement period, the development of the state becoming a state, the industrial nation state. And well go into the later century, the 21st century and see where West Virginia is today. Were in Western State museum, selma and frontier, period. These are some of the early, early settlers, the land. Were staying beside George Washingtons case, where it has artifacts such as his sword, his powder horn that he carved during the American Revolutionary war and the telescope that he used to survey land here in the canal valley, as well as in the eastern panhandle. George washington would have been here in the mid 1700s during this time period of frontier and eartlement. This was western virginia. It was part of the sta o virgin
Welcome to the West Virginia state museum, the state Cultural Center in charleston. The Western State museum was founded 1894 and has been continuous ever since. Today, well be going the immersive West Virginia state museum. Well be talking about the early frontier and settlement period, the development of the state becoming a state, the industrial nation state. And well go into the later century, the 21st century and see where West Virginia is today. Were in Western State museum, selma and frontier, period. These are some of the early, early settlers, the land. Were staying beside George Washingtons case, where it has artifacts such as his sword, his powder horn that he carved during the American Revolutionary war and the telescope that he used to survey land here in the canal valley, as well as in the eastern panhandle. George washington would have been here in the mid 1700s during this time period of frontier and early settlemen this was western virginia. It was part of the state of
State fair. Welcome to the West Virginia state museum, the state Cultural Center in charleston. The Western State museum was founded 1894 and has been continuous ever since. Today, well be going the immersive West Virginia state museum. Well be talking about the early frontier and settlement period, the development of the state becoming a state, the industrial nation state. And well go into the later century, the 21st century and see where West Virginia is today. Were in Western State museum, selma and frontier, period. These are some of the early, early settlers, the land. Were staying beside George Washingtons case, where it has artifacts such as his sword, his powder horn that he carved during the American Revolutionary war and the telescope that he used to survey land here in the canal valley, as well as in the eastern panhandle. George washington would have been here in the mid 1700s during this time period of frontier and early settlem this was western virginia. It was part of th
Welcome to the West Virginia state museum, the state Cultural Center in charleston. The Western State museum was founded 1894 and has been continuous ever since. Today, well be going the immersive West Virginia state museum. Well be talking about the early frontier and settlement period, the development of the state becoming a state, the industrial nation state. And well go into the later century, the 21st century and see where West Virginia is today. Were in Western State museum, selma and frontier, period. These are some of the early, early settlers, the land. Were staying beside George Washingtons case, where it has artifacts such as his sword, his powder horn that he carved during the American Revolutionary war and the telescope that he used to survey land here in the canal valley, as well as in the eastern panhandle. George washington would have been here in the mid 1700s during this time period of frontier and early settlement. Isas western virginia. It was part of the state of v
Bars. The locals rave about. We have such a loyal base of clientele and their families have grown up here. We have generation ins now that they started off as children here. Now theyre bringing in their children here. And the grandpa,r the years, plus its a Community Staple thats been around for decades. Discover the Billy Jones Wildcat Railroad, born out of a love of trains and community, one of the few nonprofits of its kind. A lot of the other ones in the area are private operations, privately owned and for profit things that work to keep themselves afloat. We rely entirely on donations on ticket sales to kind of help keep us afloat. Then whos up for some trivia . You probably know los gatos means the cats in spanish can you name the reason behind the citys name . I dont know. Maybe because theres a lot of cats around here. I dont think in the 1800s it would be because a cute little cat so would you. Youre right. It would be something more dangerous. All that and so much more as mor