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• Allegheny Front

  … 800 feet), and is even more pronounced with ridges to the east higher at 4,000 feet. About 12 miles southwest of the "New River":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/1637, the front near Princeton is again offset some six to seven miles to the …

• Alex Schoenbaum

  … Center and Schoenbaum Soccer Stadium and Amphitheater in Charleston. Other Charleston projects include Haddad Riverfront Park’s stage, a new swimming pool for the YWCA and renovation of the city's tennis courts. Alex Schoenbaum lived his later years in …

• Allegheny Plateau

  … ":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/98, "New":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/1637, … and rivers. All the streams except the New River originate on the plateau. The New, older than the plateau itself, cuts through the plateau in a …

• Allegheny Woodrat

  … debris piles serve to alert the woodrat of approaching predators. Historically, the Allegheny woodrat has been found from southern New York to northern Alabama and west to Indiana. Although it is found throughout the state, the Allegheny woodrat is on …

• Scrip

  … independent merchants, lobbied for the 1891 scrip law. The new legislation brought reforms, but punishment provisions were negligible and … scrip as credit for preferred employees or to provision new workers migrating to their locale via ‘‘transportation.’’ …

• Charles Henry Ambler

  … approaches to the study and writing of West Virginia history, Charles Henry Ambler (August 12, 1876-August 31, 1957) was born in New Matamoras, Ohio. He grew up in "St. Marys":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/161, West Virginia, and from …

• Second Homes

  … distributed. The easternmost counties of the Eastern Panhandle, for example, have relatively high numbers of second homes, but the number of new units is growing at a much lower rate there than in some other parts of the state. Presumably this is due to …

• Secondary School Activities Commission

  … organized by club or other promoters with little attention to rules, regulations, or requirements such as eligibility to play. The new organization was a state association to be controlled by the schools. The officers, designated as the Board of Appeals, …

• Amtrak

  … of a well-known B&O train. The Cardinal was a totally new train, although it initially followed the route and schedule of the "New York Central’s":https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/1646 James …

• Nancy Hanks

  … early life do not exist, she is believed to have been born in Hampshire County, Virginia, on Mikes Run at the bottom of New Creek Mountain in what is now Mineral County, West Virginia. Around the time of her birth her grandfather, Joseph Hanks, acquired …

• Andrews Methodist Episcopal Church

  … . From 1873 to 1966, church services were held at Andrews Methodist Church, which was named for Bishop Edward Gayer Andrews from New York state, who was present at the church’s dedication, March 16, 1873. In 1966, the United Methodist conference merged the …

• Thomas Anshutz

  … as a visitor with his wife, Effie Schriver Russell, also from Wheeling. Anshutz studied at the National Academy of Design in New York and went on to become head of the painting department at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. His most famous …

• Appalachia

  … the Appalachian mountain system extends southwest from New York state to northern Alabama. It … a distinct sub-culture. Writing for new national magazines such as _Harper’s_, … to maintain traditional values in the new order, but because of popular stereotypes …

• David Selby

  … Rock_":https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/481 (1961–62). He starred in the award-winning _Sticks and Stones_ at the New York Public Theatre. In Los Angeles, he received awards for _Night of the Iguana_ and _The Crucible_. Film appearances include …

• Appalachian Basin

  … Appalachian geosyncline fluctuated somewhat during the 330 million years of its existence, but generally it ranged from what is now New York in the north to Georgia and Alabama in the south. The Appalachian Basin encompasses much of present Pennsylvania …

• Senate

  … /articles/1566, senators served two-year terms, but since a new "constitution was adopted in 1872":http://www.wvencyclopedia. … to a compromise that allowed the Democrats to choose the new U.S. senators while "Republican Henry Hatfield": …

• Seneca

  … to their largest fortified village in the Genesee Valley of western New York. But it is as Seneca that this people is … with the Americans and for Seneca adoption of Euro-American ways. A new religion preached by Cornplanter’s brother, Handsome Lake, in the …

• Hardy County

  … to begin construction until 2027. The road has made travel to and through Hardy County more convenient while bringing up new challenges in terms of planning and zoning regulations, historic preservation, quality of life, and environmental concerns. As …

• Appalachian Bible College

  … http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/2245 and Raleigh counties, the school bought a 95-acre farm near Bradley, in Raleigh County. The new campus opened in the fall of 1956. The institute continued to grow. In 1978, the board of directors changed the …

• Seneca State Forest

  … had timber rights when the state bought the property, and continued logging until 1929. The state built a fire tower in its new forest in 1924 and built the first public campground in West Virginia in 1928. Also in 1928, the first state tree nursery was …

• The Seneca Trail

  … , and Pendleton counties. This old path started in western New York near Niagara Falls and extended south through western Pennsylvania … .org/articles/1239 and followed the Greenbrier River to the New River and Bluestone River, exiting West Virginia a few …

• Appalachian Corridor Highways

  … On June 9, 2023, state officials broke ground on a new three-mile segment between Kerens and Parsons, with an expected … Beckley and I-79 near Sutton. Including the spectacular "New River Gorge Bridge":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/1639, …

• Appalachian Orogeny

  … . The Taconic Orogeny is named after the Taconic Mountains of New York. The Taconic Orogeny is thought to be the … east coast of North America. Extensive folding and metamorphism from New England to southeastern Pennsylvania is attributed to this event. …

• Appalachian Power Company

  … .wvencyclopedia.org/articles/777 could be built on the "New River":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/1637 in … a dozen of these companies, including Appalachian Power, into a new subsidiary it called Appalachian Electric Power. In the 1920s …

• Appalachian Regional Commission

  … of Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, … years of its existence, complementing the new "Interstate highway system": … a bridge over the "New River":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org …