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Whatever you do when you travel, get off the interstate. Who needs more bland rest stops and fast food? Get into the heart of things with Globe Pequot's Off the Beaten Path series. Devoted to travelers with a taste for the unique, this easy-to-use guide will help you discover the hidden places in West Virginia that most tourists miss - unsung, unspoiled, and out-of-the-way finds that liven up a week's vacation, a day trip or an afternoon. ... Read more

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An Interesting State to explore off the beaten path!
I thought that I had either heard of or visited all of the quirky places within the State of West Virginia!Wow was I wrong!

Most of my family comes from this wild wonderful State so I'm always reading books about traveling throughout the State.

I would recommend this book to anyone who is looking for something different for a vacation or weekend getaway.With this book, you can plan to explore a section of the State and find those quaint and eccentric parts that make up Americana. ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Wana (also Wise) is an unincorporated community in northwestern Monongalia County, West Virginia, United States. It lies along West Virginia Route 7 northeast of the city of Morgantown, the county seat of Monongalia County. Its elevation is 1,030 feet (314 m). Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 26590.Monongalia County is a county located in the U.S. state of West Virginia and is part of the Pittsburgh Tri-State. As of 2000, the population was 81,866. Its county seat is at Morgantown. The county is included in the Morgantown, West Virginia Metropolitan Statistical Area, and is the largest county in North-Central West Virginia. ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Raines Corner is an unincorporated community in Monroe County, West Virginia, United States. Raines Corner is located at the intersection of U.S. Route 219 and West Virginia Route 122 southwest of Union. Monroe County is a county located in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of 2000, the population was 14,583. Its county seat is Union. Monroe County was created from Greenbrier County in 1799. It was named for James Monroe who eventually became the fifth President of the United States. ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Racine is an unincorporated community in Boone County, West Virginia, United States. The post office was opened on December 10, 1881, having been named by the Sayre family whose ancestors lived in Racine, Ohio. Boone County is a county located in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of 2000, the population was 25,535. Its county seat is Madison. Boone County was formed in 1847 from parts of Kanawha, Cabell, and Logan Counties and named for Daniel Boone, noted hunter and explorer, whose home was in the Great Kanawha Valley from 1789 to 1795. ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Ritchie County is a county located in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of 2000, the population was 10,343. Its county seat is Harrisville. It was created in 1843 by the Virginia General Assembly and named for Richmond newspaper publisher Thomas Ritchie. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 454 square miles (1,175 km²), of which, 454 square miles (1,175 km²) of it is land and 0 square miles (0 km²) of it (0.02%) is water. As of the census of 2000, there were 10,343 people, 4,184 households, and 2,999 families residing in the county. The population density was 23 people per square mile (9/km²). There were 5,513 housing units at an average density of 12 per square mile (5/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 98.68% White, 0.14% Black or African American, 0.27% Native American, 0.13% Asian, 0.11% from other races, and 0.69% from two or more races. 0.47% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Elkins is a city in Randolph County, West Virginia, United States. The community was incorporated in 1890 and named in honor of Stephen Benton Elkins (1841-1911), a U.S. Senator from West Virginia. The population was 7,032 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Randolph County. Elkins is home to Davis and Elkins College and to the Mountain State Forest Festival, held in early October every year. ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Wayne County is the westernmost county located in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of 2000, the population was 42,903. Its county seat is Wayne. Wayne County is a part of the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH, Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). As of the 2000 census, the MSA had a population of 288,649. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 512 square miles (1,327 km²), of which, 506 square miles (1,310 km²) of it is land and 6 square miles (17 km²) of it (1.25%) is water. ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Doddridge County is a county located in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of 2000, the population was 7,403. Its county seat is West Union. Doddridge County was created in 1845 from parts of Harrison, Tyler, Ritchie, and Lewis Counties, and named for Philip Doddridge, a distinguished statesman of Western Virginia, who spent the greater part of his life in Brooke County, West Virginia. Doddridge County is part of the Clarksburg, WV Micropolitan Statistical Area. ... Read more

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The Chesapeake Bay is the largest estuary in the United States. It lies off the Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by Maryland and Virginia. The Chesapeake Bay's watershed covers 64,299 square miles (166,534 km2) in the District of Columbia and parts of six states: New York, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia. More than 150 rivers and streams drain into the Bay. The Chesapeake Bay is approximately 200 miles (300 km) long, from the Susquehanna River in the north to the Atlantic Ocean in the south. At its narrowest point between Kent County's Plum Point (near Newtown) and the Harford County shore near Romney Creek, the Bay is 2.8 miles (4.5 km) wide; at its widest point, just south of the mouth of the Potomac River, it is 30 miles (50 km) wide. Total shoreline for the Bay and its tributaries is 11,684 miles (18,804 km), and the surface area of the bay and its major tributaries is 4,479 square miles (11,601 km2). Depth of the bay is 46 feet (14 m) and maximum depth of bay is 208 feet (63 m). The bay is spanned in two places. ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Rada is an unincorporated community in Hampshire County in the U.S. state of West Virginia. Rada is located on U.S. Highway 220/West Virginia Route 28 between Junction and Purgitsville in southwest Hampshire County along Mill Creek. It lies at an intersection of US 220/WV 28 with Rada Road (West Virginia Secondary Route 220/7). Rada once had its own post office and school in operation here until the early 20th century. The community was named after Rada Dany, child of the postmaster during its operation. ... Read more

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Chapters: Grave Creek Mound, Criel Mound, Indian Mound Cemetery. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 24. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Grave Creek Mound -The Delf Norona Museum displays many artifacts found at the site, and is operated by the West Virginia Division of Culture and History. Opened in 1978, the museum's exhibits focus on the culture of the Adena people and theories about the mound's construction. The museum is open year round and admission is free. There is also a gift shop inside the Museum containing trinkets and other souvenirs. ...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=2711325 ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! West Virginia Route 75 is an east-west state route located within Wayne County, West Virginia. The western terminus of the route is at U.S. Route 60 (Oak Street) in Kenova. From US 60, WV 75 proceeds to the south then east towards its eastern terminus at West Virginia Route 152 north of Lavalette. WV 75 runs concurrent to U.S. Route 52 (Tolsia Highway) from Interstate 64 south for three miles (5 km) to the incomplete diamond interchange. ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Pike County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of 2000, the population was 68,736. Its county seat is Pikeville. Pike is Kentucky's largest county in terms of land area. Pike County is the 11th largest county in Kentucky in terms of population preceded by Bullitt County and followed by Christian County. Pikeville is the 3rd largest banking center in the commonwealth and an estimated 100,000 people per day travel through the city. With regard to the sale of alcohol, it is classified as a moist county?a county in which alcohol sales are prohibited (a dry county), but containing a "wet" city, in this case Pikeville, where package alcohol sales are allowed. ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Moundsville is a city in Marshall County, West Virginia, along the Ohio River. It is part of the Wheeling Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 9,998 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Marshall County. The city was named for the Grave Creek Mound. ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! West Virginia Route 10 is a north/south route from Cabell County to Mercer County in the western and southern regions of West Virginia, USA. Between the towns of West Hamlin and Man, most of the route closely parallels the course of the Guyandotte River. Thus, it follows a very winding course, with the section from Man to Logan considered highly dangerous and currently under construction. Nonetheless, it is a very scenic highway, and coupled with its relatively light usage, allows for many opportunities for sightseeing and photography of the surrounding mountain landscape. ... Read more

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Greenbrier County is a county located in the U.S. state ofWest Virginia. As of 2000, the population was 34,453. Itscounty seat is Lewisburg. ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Valley Grove is a village in Ohio County, West Virginia, United States. It is part of the Wheeling, West Virginia Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 405 at the 2000 census.According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.6 square miles (1.5 km2), all of it land.As of the census of 2000, there were 405 people, 158 households, and 121 families residing in the village. The population density was 717.8 people per square mile (279.2/km2). There were 164 housing units at an average density of 290.7/sq mi (113.1/km2). The racial makeup of the village was 99.51% White, 0.25% African American, and 0.25% from two or more races. ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Kingwood is a city in and the county seat of Preston County, West Virginia, United States, and is part of the Pittsburgh DMA. Kingwood was founded in 1815. The population was 2,944 at the 2000 census. ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! McDowell County is a county located in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of 2000, the population was 27,329. Its county seat is Welch. McDowell county is the southern-most county in the state, geographically. It was created in 1858 by the Virginia General Assembly and named for Virginia Governor James McDowell. It became a part of West Virginia in 1863, when several counties seceded from the state of Virginia during the American Civil War. McDowell County was also home of the famous Rocket Boys, who were from Coalwood. McDowell County was formed from parts of Tazewell County, Virginia on February 20, 1858. It was named after James McDowell, a member of Congress and Governor of Virginia. For many years McDowell County was nicknamed the "Free state of McDowell" due to the independent spirit of its people and the relative isolation of its government. McDowell mountaineers led lives happily unencumbered by the power-brokers of Richmond. Their anti-slavery sympathies would lead McDowell County to rejoin the Union when the counties of West Virginia were signed into statehood by President Abraham Lincoln on June 20, 1863. ... Read more