The Walkersville Covered Bridge at Walkersville, West Virginia, in Lewis County, spans the right fork of the West Fork River and is a 39-foot-long queen-post truss. The bridge was built by John G.

Madison, West Virginia (WV), the county seat of Boone County, was burned during the Civil War, but recovered and was incorporated in 1906 and named for Colonel William Madison Peyton, a pioneer coal ...

Stanaford, West Virginia (WV), in northern Raleigh County, is a residential community highly regarded for its wooded neighborhoods. Many desirable properties overlook the scenic gorge of Piney Creek, ...

Mitchell Heights, West Virginia (WV), a community in Logan County, was incorporated in 1949 and named for its location at the site of the former Mitchell Farm. Mitchell Heights is situated on the ...

Taylor County, in northeastern West Virginia (WV), was created in 1844 and named in honor of Senator John Taylor of Caroline. Its seat is at Grafton. The Tygart Valley River courses northward through ...

The Mid-Ohio Valley Region follows the valley of Ohio River along the northwest border of West Virginia and is bounded on the north by the Northern Panhandle Region and on the southwest by the Metro ...

Beverly, WV (West Virginia), a community on the Tygart Valley River in Randolph County, was chartered in 1790 and named for Beverly Randolph, the mother of Edmund Randolph, who served as the governor ...

Rainelle, West Virginia (WV), a community on the Meadow River in Greenbrier County, was incorporated in 1913 and named for brothers John and Thomas Raine, owners of the Meadow River Lumber Company.

The Monongahela Valley Region of northern West Virginia includes farmlands known historically for their rye and buckwheat production, though the region is best known today as a center for education ...

Petersburg, West Virginia (WV), the county seat of Grant County, was settled in 1745 by German colonists but was not incorporated until 1920. It was named for Jacob Peterson, who owned of the first ...

West Virginia is among the most popular and highly rated rock climbing destinations in the eastern United States. Climbing areas feature stupendous scenery and challenging sports and traditional ...

Saint Albans, WV (West Virginia), a community on the Kanawha River in northern Kanawha County, was platted in 1816 near the location of Fort Tackett, which was built in 1786. It was first known as ...