West Virginia, constituent state of the United States of America. Admitted to the union as the 35th state in 1863, it is a relatively small state. It is bordered by Pennsylvania to the north, Maryland and Virginia to the east, Kentucky to the southwest, and Ohio to the northwest. The state capital is Charleston. West Virginia justifies in every way its nickname, the Mountain State. With an ...

West Virginia History OnView (WVHOV) in the West Virginia & Regional History Center’s online database that includes over 50,000 images digitized from our rich and diverse collections. While not every image we have has been scanned into this database, it showcases a small selection of our many photographs, glass plate negatives, tintypes ...

Apr 07, 2022 · Department of History 220 Woodburn Hall Box 6303 West Virginia University Morgantown, West Virginia 26506 Phone: 304.293.2421 | ...

The West Virginia History Bowl competition began in 2010 under the direction of Commissioner Randall Reid-Smith. The program has grown from just 18 teams with one tournament to annual participation… Event Details. Events Calendar. Golden Horseshoe Reunion. June 20 @ 12:00 pm.

Whether studying for the Golden Horseshoe exam, researching your family lineage, or looking for information on the history of West Virginia, the Archives and History website is the premier on-line resource. The site features primary and secondary source documents, photographs, and databases; lists collections and other materials available in ...

History. Prior to the arrival of European-American settlers around 1740, Greenbrier County, like most of West Virginia, was used as a hunting ground by the Shawnee and Cherokee nations. They called this land Can-tuc-kee.. Shawnee leaders, including Pucksinwah and later his son Tecumseh, were alarmed by the arrival of the European settlers, who by 1771 had set up extensive trade in …

May 06, 2022 · The May 1960 West Virginia primary election stands as a landmark. It dispelled the widely held belief that being a Roman Catholic was a crippling handicap for a presidential candidate.

WVSU Biotechnology Grad Student Wins Highly Competitive Borlaug Scholars Award. West Virginia State University graduate student Dinesh Ghimire has been selected by the National Association of Plant Breeders (NAPB) as a 2022 Borlaug Scholar based upon his accomplishments, academic performance, letter of recommendation and passion for plant …