Quilt Festival Set For September
The 2026 West Virginia Quilt Festival will bring quilters from across the state and beyond to the Cedar Lakes Conference Center in Ripley Sept. 17 to Sept. 19.
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Hill Top House Hotel
New Book Explores Little-Known History Of Black-Owned Hotel In Harpers Ferry
A Jefferson County author's new book unveils the history of Thomas and Lavinia Lovett, a Black couple who in 1890 opened Harpers Ferry's iconic Hill Top Hotel.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsLuxury Hotel Planned For Harpers Ferry Gets Special Tax Status
The Jefferson County Commission voted unanimously to grant a luxury hotel project a special tax status. The hotel will assume the site of a historic hotel that fell into disrepair.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsLuxury Harpers Ferry Hotel Eyes Revitalization District Status
Hill Top House Hotel, a controversial luxury venue planned for Harpers Ferry, is pursuing new financing models through West Virginia's tax increment financing program.
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