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• Bogs

  Bogs are wetlands with an accumulation of peat derived from incomplete decomposition of plant remains. Low available oxygen, due to saturated conditions, and high acidity contribute to the incomplete decomposition. Sphagnum "moss":http://www. …

• The Boundary of West Virginia

  … the Blue Ridge was resolved by surveyors. Rumors, legends, and tales abound about surveyors who missed the mark either because of whiskey, weather, terrain, or Indians, but the facts remain in their surveys that mark the boundary of West Virginia.

• Bridges

  … turnpike bridges were simple trestles, with their members exposed to the weather. The oldest bridge still in use in West Virginia is … /1660, which were roofed and sided as protection against the weather. The covered bridge era began at the start of the …

• Chuck Howley

  … successful teams in NFL history. He played for Dallas in the 1967 ‘‘Ice Bowl,’’ losing to the Green Bay Packers in subzero weather. In 1971, although Dallas lost Super Bowl V to the Baltimore Colts, Howley was named the Most Valuable Player, the only …

• Frank Thomas

  … 1946, he almost single-handedly built Fayette Airport, which he owned and operated. He took up one of his planes every day the weather permitted. By the late 20th century, Thomas was an author, a poet, an artist, and a philosopher. He was an aviation …

• Burial Customs

  … families provided their dead with loose-fitting shrouds, most mountain people were buried in their own best clothing. In warm weather, camphor was used plentifully as a preservative and deodorant. Weights of various kinds were placed on the corpse to …

• Hunting

  … autumn was the favored time because animals had grown to maturity and fattened on the plentiful foods of summer. Also, with colder weather the meat was easier to preserve. Present hunting laws recognize these factors, as well as the need to protect animals …

• Topography

  … , Grant, Pendleton and Pocahontas. The mountains exert significant influence on the weather of the region. As the typical weather pattern moves from west or southwest to east across West Virginia, the gradually rising western …

• Ice Mountain

  Ice Mountain, along the North River near North River Mills, "Hampshire County":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/152, has an extensive area of boulders and rock debris within which water freezes in the winter. The protective layer of rocks …

• Trout Pond

  … name. It is no longer stocked because of bank erosion caused by fishermen, and also because of low water in periods of dry weather. A rustic rail fence encloses the pond, and a hiking trail circles it. Trout Pond Recreation Area and its nearby companion, …

• Cacapon River

  … /articles/660 populations, while other reaches are stocked seasonally with rainbow trout. On average, May offers the best paddling because the weather is warm and the water level is adequate. Taking most of a day, the most popular float is the eight-mile …

• Calhoun County

  … the world’s largest carbon black factory near Grantsville in 1901 and who founded Cabot Gas. In the absence of railroads and all-weather roads, the river was used to ship merchandise and supplies in and out of the county. At the turn of the century, an …

• Canaan Valley

  Canaan Valley, located in the northeast section of "Tucker County":https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/787, is an oval-shaped valley 14 miles long and two to four miles wide. The elevation ranges from 3,200 to 4,300 feet, giving Canaan …

• James River & Kanawha Turnpike

  … to collect tolls for maintenance in 1809. However, the growing importance of Kanawha salt necessitated a more reliable all-weather road. Pursuant to an 1820 legislative act, Virginia authorized the James River Company ‘‘to make a convenient road by the …

• Jenny Lind House

  … two stories. Cracks opened between these planks as the wood cured, so three- or four-inch battens, also called weather stripping, were nailed over the cracks, resulting in another uniquely Jenny Lind characteristic, the board-and-batten pattern. Roof …

• Cemeteries

  … These markers may still be observed today, but the degree of weathering varies with the geology of the locale and the durability … are honored with newly made markers to replace rough fieldstones or weathered headstones. When all is said and done, the most …

• Cheat Mountain

  Cheat Mountain extends from the Tucker-Randolph county line near Kerens southward approximately 48 miles to Thorny Flat at the headwaters of "Shavers Fork":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/293 in Pocahontas County. The northern portion …

• Kanawha Madonna

  … hole, as if for mounting a pole, of about four inches in diameter in its center. The features and hands of the person have weathered away, but there apparently was once a human face. The left ear is intact. The animal is 14 inches long. The statue was …

• Cheat Mountain Salamander

  … known as woodland salamanders, the Cheat Mountain salamander has no lungs and must breathe through its skin. For this reason, the skin of these animals must remain moist. These salamanders may remain underground for extended periods during dry weather.

• Karst

  … landscape formed by the slow chemical dissolution of soluble rocks is called ‘‘karst’’ by geologists. The results of chemical weathering of rocks are expressed by the formation of sinkholes (dolines), sinking streams (‘‘lost rivers’’), large springs, and …

• Clay Mining

  … . Bricks for buildings and streets, tiles and pottery were manufactured from clay mined from residual clays developed by the weathering of limestone and shale and from transported clays deposited in rivers and swamps during the marine geologic age. These …

• Wind Power

  … blades are mounted on a tall pylon, with electricity produced in turbines positioned directly behind the blades. The windmills swivel like weather vanes to face the wind, and the surface of the blades may be rotated or ‘‘feathered’’ to control their speed …

• Winterplace

  … all of the slopes. The Winterplace season runs from December to March, with opening and closing dates depending on the weather. Restaurant and food-court dining are available at Winterplace, and slopeside condominiums may be rented. Visitors also may …

• Wood County

  … architecture. There are five National Register historic districts and dozens of individual National Register historic properties. The county’s weather is generally moderate. However, on July 18, 1889, more than 19 inches of rain fell on Limestone Hill, …

• Coalfield Doctors

  … of the coalfields. These doctors had to be strong and self-reliant, and they had to be ready to travel in all kinds of weather, often for hours to get to the sick or injured. The kitchen table in the patient’s home often became a surgical or birthing …