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Severe flooding caused an “extensive amount of damage” to parts of West Virginia, prompting the Governor to declare a State of Emergency on August 15.This footage, filmed by Joey Crist, shows ...
The valley was named for its first settler, John Hacker (1743-1824), who reportedly took possession of a tract of land nearby by means of "tomahawk mark" circa 1772. [2] Hacker Valley is home to Holly River State Park and serves as the southern end of the Mountain Parkway Byway scenic byway. The community is also contains the grave of George ...
On June 23, 2016, a flood hit areas of the U.S. state of West Virginia and nearby parts of Virginia, resulting in 23 deaths. The flooding was the result of 8 to 10 inches (200 to 250 mm) of rain falling over a period of 12 hours, resulting in a flood that was among the deadliest in West Virginia history. [ 3 ]
More than a dozen homes were damaged in one West Virginia community and more than 100,000 customers in the state were without power late Tuesday night as a powerful system of thunderstorms with ...
Hurricane Helene’s path of devastation is so vast, it can be seen from orbit. Satellite images taken after the storm show a blacked-out area where residents have lost power spreading across five ...
The state of West Virginia also sued the Buffalo Creek-Pittston Coal Company for $100 million (equivalent to $519 million today) in disaster and relief damages, but a smaller settlement was reached for just $1 million ($5.2 million today) with Governor Moore, three days before he left office in 1977.
Coal miners from West Virginia – whom locals have lovingly dubbed the “West Virginia Boys” – moved a mountain in just three days to reopen a 2.7-mile stretch of Highway 64 between Bat Cave ...
The Mountain Parkway Byway and Mountain Parkway Backway are two routes in northern Webster County, West Virginia.The Byway is a state-designated scenic byway which follows West Virginia Route 20 for 9.8 miles (15.8 km), traversing the headwaters of several mountain streams including the Right Fork Little Kanawha River, Jerry Run, and the Left and Laurel Forks of Holly River.