West Virginia
Almost heaven: Drive along West Virginia’s country roads this fall
Photograph courtesy of Tony DiBona
Hike on a historic path
The Appalachian Path extends nearly 2,200 miles between Georgia and Maine, passing by means of 14 states. Touted to be the longest hiking-only path on the planet, it weaves by means of three miles of Harpers Ferry Nationwide Historic Park and is house to a number of the nation’s most historic occasions, which embrace John Brown’s raid and a number of other Civil Struggle battles.
Photograph courtesy of Joanne DiBona
Scenic highways
Begin your journey of discovery by heading west on West Virginia’s state freeway system en path to Romney and soak within the superb fall foliage colours that greet you at each flip of the highway.
Photograph courtesy of Joanne DiBona
Create photograph recollections
Photographing fall foliage is simple from the statement decks of the Potomac Eagle classic practice. You may cross by one colourful scenic website after one other in your voyage down the banks of the South Department of the Potomac river.
Photograph courtesy of Tony DiBona
Pristine countryside
As a part of this classic practice tour, you may cross by means of picturesque West Virginia countryside that’s solely accessible by practice.
Photograph courtesy of Joanne DiBona
Stare upon superb fall landscapes as you dine
As you take pleasure in your meal, which is included with the Potomac Eagle practice itinerary, you possibly can gaze out the window and relish the superb fall foliage passing you by.
Photograph courtesy of Joanne DiBona
Historic Elkins, West Virginia
Return in time and discover Elkins, West Virginia, the place you possibly can admire the nineteenth century properties that line the streets of this historic city.
Photograph courtesy of Joanne DiBona
Uncover the historical past of glass
As you drive by means of the city of Weston, chances are you’ll discover a mural pointing you to the West Virginia Museum of American Glass. This museum has gotten five-star evaluations for its historic illustration of glass merchandise over the centuries and is unquestionably price a go to.
Photograph courtesy of Tony DiBona
Historic downtown Buckhannon
A part of your highway journey alongside West Virginia’s nation roads is discovering the quaint cities that line the route. The charming and historic city of Buckhannon lies on the foot of the Allegheny Mountains, providing quick access to picturesque hikes by means of a myriad of scenic trails.
Photograph courtesy of Joanne DiBona
Return in time alongside nation roads
As you meander your well past quaint small cities, you may see classic websites that can catch your eye, such because the Historic Lewis Home which was in-built 1903 by coal baron J.E. Lewis. Excursions of the inside can be found at designated instances and dates and have authentic furnishings and pictures of the period.
Photograph courtesy of Joanne DiBona
Heavenly escape within the nation’s latest nationwide park
Scenic mountains and breathtaking gorge views await on the nation’s latest nationwide park. The New River Gorge Nationwide Park & Protect is steeped in wealthy historical past and out of doors recreation. Fall is the proper time to seize the altering leaves within the thick forest that surrounds the park.
Photograph courtesy of Tony DiBona
New River Gorge Bridge
For a stellar view of the majestic New River Gorge Bridge, accomplished in 1977 (and decreasing a former 40-minute drive down mountain roads to lower than a minute), stroll down the stairway path from the guests middle to the Canyon Rim Overlook for a view of one of the crucial photographed websites in West Virginia.
Photograph courtesy of Tony DiBona
Views down on the New River
From the heights of the New River Gorge Nationwide Park, guests are rewarded with sensational views of the New River because it programs its approach by means of the plush fall foliage.
Photograph courtesy of Tony DiBona
The charming city of Fayetteville is positioned a mere 11 minutes from the New River Gorge Nationwide Park. For a number of the greatest pizza this facet of Italy, take a look at the Pies & Pints restaurant for a culinary deal with.
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West Virginia wines
Thomas Jefferson, the nation’s third president, is named the founding father of wine, having constructed Monticello on 5,000 acres of land outdoors Charlottesville, Virginia. It stands to purpose that neighboring West Virginia would even have the local weather and topography to do the identical. Along with its viticulture, the state additionally boasts a thriving craft brew business.
Photograph courtesy of Joanne DiBona
On the highway once more
On our 30-minute-drive from Fayetteville to Babcock State Park, we got here throughout many views that would have been proper out of a Hallmark card! This route additionally has a sobering historical past. In October 1774, some 1,200 males, led by Andrew and Charles Lewis, marched into battle alongside this very route.
Photograph courtesy of Joanne DiBona
Grist Mill, a photographer’s favourite
A brief drive away, you may discover one in every of West Virginia’s most photographed websites, the Grist Mill at Babcock State Park. The Mill is very lovely within the fall, with vivid foliage offering a colourful backdrop to the weathered constructing. Convey a lunch alongside throughout your go to, as picnic tables can be found overlooking the mill and the effervescent spring beneath.
Photograph courtesy of Joanne DiBona
Superb Sandstone Falls
Sandstone Falls is an hour’s drive from Grist Mill and is a not-to-be-missed vacation spot. It is the most important waterfall on the New River. The falls had been shaped from the slender mountain river roaring by means of a deep boulder-strewn V-shaped gorge, and it is a spectacular sight to behold from numerous statement factors alongside the shore.
Photograph courtesy of Tony DiBona
In tune with nature
A quiet stroll by means of a picturesque path in one in every of West Virginia’s pretty forests is a balm for the thoughts and spirit.
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The state Senate Education Committee approved a study resolution Monday concerning the West Virginia Secondary Schools Activities Commission.
The resolution, which still must be considered by the full Senate, said the legislature’s Joint Committee on Government and Finance would oversee the study during the next year.
Items to be studied include:
–the mission of the WVSSAC
–how effective it is in achieving that mission
–improving the commission’s efficiency
–looking at transparency and accountability of the SSAC and deciding whether a performance evaluation would be appropriate
Sen. Jay Taylor, R-Taylor, who originally had a bill calling for a state takeover of the organization, sponsored an amendment Monday calling for the student to include input from coaches, parents and athletes.
“I’d hate for us just to get a study just from the SSAC itself,” Taylor said. “The bill was getting inputs from all over.”
Education Committee Chair Amy Grady, R-Mason, thought the existing wording in the resolution would be fine but also didn’t oppose Taylor’s amendment.
The amendment passed on a voice vote.
The education committee examined the bill, called the West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission Reform Act, for about an hour on Friday afternoon. At the end, Grady said there would be a vote on a study resolution on Monday.
West Virginia
Progress being made on Vietnam War documentary in locating veterans' families – WV MetroNews
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A man working on a documentary called “Bring Them Home” focused around tracking down West Virginia MIA Vietnam War Veterans and their families says he’s making some headway with the project.
Calvin Grimm came on 580 Live recently to discuss the progress being made with the film project and the attempt to locate the 17 missing in action Vietnam vets from West Virginia.
He said he was happy to finally locate Sergeant Jimmy Taylor and his family in Indiana and will be going out there this week to get an in-person interview with them.
Sergeant Taylor, who is from Nitro, went missing in Vietnam in 1966. He’s now 83.
Grimm said up until just the other day, the effort to find Taylor’s whereabouts seemed to be going nowhere.
“We were just kind of hitting dead ends left and right, we knew that he had five brothers, but there’s only one left now, and that’s why we were having such trouble tracking them down,” Grimm said.
Finally, however, he said he received a call from one of Taylor’s relatives who is still living in the Nitro area and they got him in touch with Taylor and his family in Indiana, who relocated there between 20 to 30 years ago.
Grimm said he had to talk to Taylor’s wife for the majority of the conversation over-the-phone, as Taylor has been battling health issues.
He said his wife shared how Taylor’s mother took the news that Taylor went missing and it was tragic.
“She put it that she died of sadness,” Grimm said. “Jimmy Taylor went missing in 1966, she passed away by the next summer of 67, and she was in relatively good health, it just screwed her up that bad.”
He said most of Taylor’s brothers were in the military as well, and one of them happened to be home on leave when the family got the notification that he was MIA.
Grimm said Taylor deserves the ultimate badge of honor for everything he’s been through during the war.
“There were two other veterans at that battle where he went missing who earned the Medal of Honor,” he said. “I think Taylor should have gotten the Medal of Honor from what I can tell.”
Grimm said one of the Green Berets with Taylor at the time, who later received the Medal of Honor, Bennie Adkins wrote a book called The Tiger Among Us where he describes the events surrounding Taylor’s MIA.
While he said Adkins unfortunately passed away a few years ago, Grimm is currently working on trying to contact some of the few surviving Green Beret members for an interview who were there at the time as well.
Earlier, Grimm said he got to interview the niece of Airman First Class Marshall Pauley who went missing in Laos also in 1966.
Grimm said ten years ago, Pauley’s aircraft wreckage was located and recently, his dog tags were found. However, he said they have not yet found his remains, so he is unfortunately still left unaccounted for.
He said they are also in the process of trying to track down a couple other veteran’s families who were from the central West Virginia region as well.
One is Lietenant John Albright of Huntington who went missing in 1968. Grimm said his aircraft also went down in Laos.
He said Sergenat James Duncan is another whose family they are still working on trying to locate.
“He was Army, he was Infantry, they were reinforcing a South Vietnamese unit,” Grimm said. “From all accounts, he was killed in action and they buried his body at the battle site, but they were never able to recover it for whatever reason.”
Grimm said people can find updates regarding the documentary on its Facebook Page, “Bring Them Home: The Stories of Our Missing in Action Vietnam Veterans.” He said they will have a website up for the film project very soon.
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