A series of events at West Virginia state parks and historical sites will revisit the significance of Dunmore s War, a struggle that took place in 1774 between Virginia militiamen and Native American tribes of the Ohio River Valley in what is now West Virginia, setting the stage for Revolutionary War struggles on the western frontier. The events will include living history interpreter Doug Wood, who will portray Thomas Ingles, the son of Mary Draper Ingles, who, at age 4, was abducted with his mother by the Shawnee in 1755 at Draper s Meadows, Virginia.
SOUTH CHARLESTON The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources (WVDNR) announced this week that the following waters were stocked: ¯ Barboursville Lake
POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. (WV News) — The Mothman Festival returns this weekend to Point Pleasant following a record turnout last year. A recent survey by “Family Destinations Guide” named the
If you've traveled to Krodel Park in Point Pleasant, West Virginia, chances are you've seen an old wooden fort standing in the back corner. This structure is a replica of Fort Randolph, which stood in Point Pleasant in the late 1700s.