W.Va. Biscuit Voted ‘South’s Best’
Tudor’s "Mountaineer” biscuit was named “The South’s Best Biscuit” in an online poll contest held by Garden & Gun, a southern lifestyle magazine.
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West Virginia Statehood
On W.Va.’s 160th Birthday, A Historian Describes Its Split From Virginia
Inside Appalachia Host Mason Adams recently spoke with Hal Gorby, whose lecture on West Virginia statehood was recently featured on C-SPAN’s Lectures in History series. Gorby is a professor at West Virginia University (WVU), who specializes in Appalachian and West Virginia history.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsAugust 5, 1863: Berkeley Co. Admitted to New State of WV
On August 5, 1863, the West Virginia Legislature voted to admit Berkeley County officially into West Virginia. Three months later, the legislature also…
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsDecember 31, 1862: President Lincoln Contemplates Whether W. Va. Should Become a State
On December 31, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln paced the halls of the White House contemplating whether West Virginia should become a state. Lincoln had…
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsJune 13, 1861: John Carlile presents Declaration of Rights at Second Wheeling Convention
On June 13, 1861, a committee led by John Carlile of Clarksburg presented a Declaration of Rights of the People of Virginia to the Second Wheeling…
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