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If you had to bet on one, I would say Shepherdstown was probably founded first, simply because it's on an important thoroughfare connecting the Shenandoah Valley to the important Delaware ports, where a lot of European migrants, principally Scots Irish and German migrants, were arriving in the 18th century. So it's likely that these migrants arrived at the banks of the Potomac River in the valley before they arrived in the South Branch Valley. So it's likely that Shepherdstown was founded earlier.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsOn this West Virginia Morning, Shepherdstown and Romney both lay claim to being the oldest town in West Virginia – but there’s some confusion as to which town is actually correct. Shepherd Snyder spoke to Appalachian historian and Shepherd University professor Benjamin Bankhurst about why the answer is more complicated than it appears.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsFunding totalling $2,710,000 is going to both Hardy County and the Eastern Panhandle town of Romney as part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Development Grant Program.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsStudents will return to the West Virginia Schools for the Deaf and the Blind next week following a devastating fire that destroyed the schools’ administrative building.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsStudents attending the West Virginia Schools for the Deaf and the Blind in Romney will be on remote learning this week following a devastating fire that destroyed the schools’ administrative building early Saturday morning.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsUpdated on Feb. 28, 2022 at 9:50 a.m. The West Virginia Superintendent of Schools Clayton Burch along with investigators from the State Fire Marshal's office are expected to provide an update on the fire at the West Virginia Schools for the Deaf and the Blind Monday morning at 10:30 a.m.
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