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Arts & Culture Jack Walker, Jul. 08, 2024

Berkeley County Turns Civil War Battlefield Into Historical Park

The Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation is working with the Berkeley County government to create a new battlefield park in West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle.

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Arts & Culture Bill Lynch +, Mar. 18, 2024

Encore: What Is Appalachia? We Asked People From Around The Region. Here’s What They Said

This week, we’re revisiting our episode “What Is Appalachia?” from December 2021. Appalachia connects mountainous parts of the South, the Midwest, the Rust belt and even the Northeast. The Appalachian Regional Commission defined the boundaries for Appalachia in 1965 with the creation of the Appalachian Regional Commision, a part of Lyndon B. Johnson’s War on Poverty. It was legislation that sought to expand social welfare, and some localities were eager for the money, while others resisted the designation. The boundaries and definition of Appalachia can now only be changed by an act of Congress.

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Economy Curtis Tate, Aug. 22, 2023

National Park Visitors, Spending Increase, Driven By New River Gorge

Last year and in 2021, national park visitor spending in the state topped $100 million for the first time.

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Radio Nov. 22, 2019

November 22, 1825: Kanawha Valley Pioneer Anne Bailey Dies

Kanawha Valley pioneer Anne Bailey died in Gallipolis, Ohio, on November 22, 1825, at about age 83. It’s not clear when the native of Liverpool, England,…

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Radio Nov. 22, 2017

November 22, 1825: Kanawha Valley pioneer Anne Bailey dies

Kanawha Valley pioneer Anne Bailey died in Gallipolis, Ohio, on November 22, 1825, at about age 83. It’s not clear when the native of Liverpool, England,…

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Radio Aug. 17, 2017