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• Little Kanawha River

  … the big paddle wheelers that churned the Ohio River. A windowed cabin, sometimes two decks tall, protected passengers and freight from the weather. Divided into rooms and a galley, the cabin was home to the crew, which sometimes included the family of the …

• Mount Storm Lake

  … temperature of the lake. Located in an area known for cold weather and at an elevation of 3,244 feet, Mount Storm … winter. The warm lake water often produces heavy fog during cold weather. Fishermen frequent the warm lake year-round, fishing through the …

• Mountaineer Field

  … great views of the field. In 1998, the Caperton Indoor Facility was completed, allowing practice to take place regardless of weather. The plush Puskar Center houses office and lounge space, as well as team trophies, tributes to past Mountaineers, and a …

• National Conservation Training Center

  … biology laboratory, a multimedia studio, a fitness center, a dining hall, and residential lodges. The buildings’ pitched roofs and weathered look are designed to blend with local farm structures. The staff is made up of federal employees from the Fish …

• Mast

  … sassafras, grapes, apples, and blackberries. Mast production varies widely by species, location, and year, and especially by weather. Mast was an important factor in agricultural production in West Virginia in earlier times, when mountain farmers allowed …

• National Road

  A lack of dependable all-weather transportation routes over the Appalachian Mountains was among the factors that … to bind the nation, in 1802 the federal government proposed an all-weather road to connect eastern markets with the westward-flowing waters of …

• McDowell County

  … above flood stage. The floods destroyed or damaged hundreds of homes and businesses. The 2002 floods and related weather killed four people. The McDowell County coalfields gained national attention with the publication of Coalwood native "Homer …

• Country Store

  … of country produce. On summer evenings the store was a neighborhood gathering place for the men for a game of horseshoes or for baseball practice. In the winter or bad weather they gathered inside by the stove for dominoes, checkers, or a card game.

• Covered Bridges

  … of Virginia made it necessary to build many of the region’s bridges, which were covered to protect the timber framing from the weather. The bridge building fell to an eclectic group of entrepreneurs, who began with timber and one basic design element, the …

• Opossum

  … rodents, and even carrion. Opossums do not hibernate, though they may stay in their dens for several days during winter storms. When they venture outside during bitter cold weather, their paper-thin ears and near-naked tails are subject to frostbite.

• Outbuildings

  … . The interior passageway between the cribs is kept clear to allow a wagon to load or unload grain out of the weather. Chickens were common, and chicken houses provided shelter and a secure roost. Early chicken houses were sturdy, often tightly chinked, …

• Personal Rapid Transit System

  … a valuable research tool, allowing fast data collection in five peak periods per day. It has proven itself on hilly terrain, and in weather ranging from sun to fog to snow and ice. The first transportation system to model itself after the PRT was the Kobe …

• Petersburg

  … school and elementary school, nine churches, several restaurants and motels, a variety of retail stores, and a city park. Winter weather is mild and summers warm but pleasant. Grant County Airport is nearby. Widely known for its excellent trout " …

• Place Names

  … communities of Lost River and Birch River are named for rivers. The towns of Hurricane and Tornado were named for weather phenomena. Besides "White Sulphur Springs":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/1239, there are many other West Virginia …

• Pleasants County

  … from Wheeling to Parkersburg. When completed, the rail line opened transportation and communication for the county regardless of weather or river conditions. After "World War II":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/1353, large industries …

• Democratic Party

  … .wvencyclopedia.org/articles/1898 and the disorganization of the political opposition enabled the Democratic Party in West Virginia to weather several internal crises. In the late 1930s Democrats faced an ideological split when "Governor Homer Holt’s& …

• Melville Davisson Post

  … the scrupulous Perry Mason stands in high moral contrast to his namesake. Post’s love of the outdoors, the forests, and the weather shows through in all his major works. In ‘‘Woodford’s Partner’’ in _Strange Schemes of Randolph Mason_ (Putnam, 1896), …

• Preston County

  … /2513, Walmart, and Superior Reedsville Filtration. Preston County is known throughout West Virginia for its robust winters. Sometimes cold weather strays into the other seasons as well. The great frost of June 5, 1859, killed crops in the fields. They …

• Eastern Panhandle

  The Eastern Panhandle extends for about 110 miles from the "Fairfax Stone":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/2229 to "Harpers Ferry":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/263, and is joined to the rest of West Virginia by a neck …

• Moonshine

  … moonshiners had yeast and used it, the fermentation took up to four days; if they didn't have yeast and if the weather was cool, fermentation took longer, maybe two weeks. When fermentation was complete, the mildly alcoholic liquid, now called beer, was …

• French and Indian War

  … destroy the Shawnee villages in southern Ohio. Disaster again followed. Ill-disciplined, poorly supplied, and unlucky in the weather and scarcity of game they encountered, this "Sandy Creek Expedition":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/175 …

• Geography

  West Virginia became a state in 1863 with 48 counties. Berkeley and Jefferson were officially added in 1866, and five new counties were created between 1866 and 1895. The state’s 24,282 square miles are enclosed by an irregular boundary of 1,170 miles. …

• Geology

  … in varying forms for more than 330 million years ceased to exist. Since then, the area has been shaped and characterized by weathering and erosion. The mountains have been eroded down to a fairly level plain, uplifted again about 30 million to 50 million …

• George Washington National Forest

  The George Washington National Forest extends for 140 miles through the mountains of western Virginia and eastern West Virginia. It includes 1,064,176 acres of federal land, mostly in Virginia. About a 10th of the forest land is in "Hampshire": …

• Floods

  … However, the cumulative effect of several days of such "weather":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/939 may lead to … areas ravaged by the flood and totally disappeared from the weather map more than 24 hours before flooding began in earnest. …