Top 15 Tourist Attractions in Morgantown, West Virginia
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Top 15 Tourist Attractions in Morgantown, West Virginia: Mountaineer Field, West Virginia University, Forks of Cheat Winery, WVU Coliseum, Morgantown Farmers Market, West Virginia Botanic Garden, WVU Core Arboretum, Cheat Lake Trail, Caperton Trail, Morgantown Mall, Dorsey's Knob Park, Museum of Geology and Natural History, The Metropolitan Theatre, Art Museum Of WVU, Morgantown History Museum
Seneca Glass Company, Morgantown, W.Va. Documentary 1973
This documentary was filmed in 1973 at the Seneca Glass Company in Morgantown, W.Va. by the Motion Picture Production Unit of the National Park Service Dept. of the Interior, and produced in cooperation with the State of West Virginia and the Office of Archeology and Historic Preservation. This video has been made available for public review by the Glenville State College Archives, which claims no rights or ownership of the film, to aid the education and preservation of West Virginia history in the region. Funding provided to assist with the digitization of this material was provided by the WV Humanities Council.
West Virginia: Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum
The Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum, subsequently the Weston State Hospital, was a Kirkbride psychiatric hospital that was operated from 1864 until 1994 by the government of the U.S. state of West Virginia, in the city of Weston. Weston State Hospital got its name in 1913 and was changed back to its originally commissioned, but unused name while patients occupied it, the Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum, after being reopened as a tourist attraction.
It was forcibly closed in 1994 due to changes in patient treatment. The hospital was bought by Joe Jordan in 2007, and is opened for tours and other events to raise money for its restoration.
The hospital's main building is claimed to be one of the largest hand-cut stone masonry buildings in the United States, and the second largest hand-cut sandstone building in the world, with the only bigger one being in the Moscow Kremlin. As Weston Hospital Main Building, it was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1990.
The hospital was authorized by the Virginia General Assembly in the early 1850s as the Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum.
Construction was interrupted by the outbreak of the American Civil War in 1861. Following its secession from the United States, the government of Virginia demanded the return of the hospital's unused construction funds for its defense. Before this could occur, the 7th Ohio Volunteer Infantry seized the money from a local bank, delivering it to Wheeling. It was put towards the establishment of the Reorganized Government of Virginia, which sided with the northern states during the war. The Reorganized Government appropriated money to resume construction in 1862. Following the admission of West Virginia as a U.S. state in 1863, the hospital was renamed the West Virginia Hospital for the Insane. The first patients were admitted in October 1864, but construction continued into 1881. The 200-foot (61 m) central clock tower was completed in 1871, and separate rooms for black people were completed in 1873. The hospital was intended to be self-sufficient, and a farm, dairy, waterworks, and cemetery were located on its grounds, which ultimately reached 666 acres (270 ha) in area.
Originally designed to house 250 patients in solitude, at its peak, 2,600 in the 1950s in overcrowded conditions. A 1938 report by a survey committee organized by a group of North American medical organizations found that the hospital housed epileptics, alcoholics, drug addicts and non-educable mental defectives among its population
Weston State Hospital found itself to be the home for the West Virginia Lobotomy Project in the early 1950s. This was an effort by the state of West Virginia and Walter Freeman to use lobotomy to reduce the number of patients in asylums because there was severe overcrowding.
The hospital was auctioned by the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources on August 29, 2007. Joe Jordan, an asbestos demolition contractor from Morgantown, was the high bidder and paid $1.5 million for the 242,000-square-foot (22,500 m2) building. Bidding started at $500,000. Joe Jordan has also begun maintenance projects on the former hospital grounds. In October 2007, a Fall Fest was held at the Weston State Hospital. Guided historic and paranormal daytime tours were offered as well as evening ghost hunts and paranormal tours.
The main building of the asylum, known as the Kirkbride, holds several rooms that serve as the museum, located on the first floor. There are paintings, poems, and drawings made by patients in the art therapy programs, a room dedicated to the different medical treatments and restraints used in the past, and artifacts such as a straitjacket and hydrotherapy tub. The tour guides dress in clothes that resemble 19th century nurse outfits; blue dress.
As of 2012, the records of the Weston State Hospital reside with the Library of Virginia. While the records are accessible to the public, those who go to the library in person, can sign in and view the records but information on patients below the age of 75 cannot be recorded or publicized to protect those patients.
The former facility was featured as a haunted location on several paranormal television shows, including Ghost Stories, Syfy's Ghost Hunters, Travel Channel's Ghost Adventures, and Paranormal Lockdown on Destination America/TLC.
Motel 6 Charleston WV Video : Charleston, West Virginia, United States
Motel 6 Charleston WV Video : Charleston, West Virginia, United States
Property Location Located in Charleston, Best Western Charleston Plaza Hotel is minutes from Avampato Discovery Museum and Clay Center for the Arts and Sciences. This hotel is within close proximity of Appalachian Power Park and Charleston Town Center Mall.Rooms Make yourself at home in one of the 160 air-conditioned rooms featuring refrigerators. Complimentary wireless Internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment.
Bathrooms have shower/tub combinations and hair dryers. Conveniences include desks and coffee/tea makers, as well as phones with free local calls.Rec, Spa, Premium Amenities Be sure to enjoy recreational amenities including a fitness center and a seasonal outdoor pool.
This hotel also features complimentary wireless Internet access and a television in the lobby.Dining A complimentary buffet breakfast is served daily.Business, Other Amenities Featured amenities include complimentary high-speed (wired) Internet access, a 24-hour business center, and complimentary newspapers in the lobby. Planning an event in Charleston? This hotel has facilities measuring 900 square feet (84 square meters), including meeting rooms.
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2019 is the 59th season for TWV
2019 04 13 Historic Movie Theatres of West Virginia
On Saturday, April 13, 2019, Dr. Kelli Shapiro presented “The Evolution of the West Virginia Movie Theatre” in the Archives and History Library at the Culture Center, State Capitol Complex in Charleston.
Based on her 2018 book for Arcadia Publishing's Images of America series, Historic Movie Theatres of West Virginia, Shapiro's lecture covers the evolution of movie theatres in the Mountain State. West Virginia contained an impressive diversity of movie theatres in the 20th century ranging from multipurpose auditoriums in company towns to early nickelodeons and from ornate, urban picture palaces to neighborhood movie houses and suburban drive-ins. In the state's working-class areas, as well as in upscale districts where industry barons lived, residents came together to find amusement and relaxation in these venues. Many of these theatres have since disappeared, while others sit vacant or have been converted for other uses. Some, however, have been reopened or restored. They proudly provide their communities with entertainment today, whether showing films or hosting the performing arts. They serve as catalysts for local revitalization and as success stories showcasing the value of historic preservation.
Dr. Shapiro is the program associate for the Preservation Alliance of West Virginia (PAWV), the statewide, nonprofit organization dedicated to historic preservation in the Mountain State. One of its programs is the West Virginia Historic Theatre Trail, a heritage tourism initiative promoting the rehabilitation and sustainable operation of the state's historic theatres for the enjoyment of the public.
Shapiro began appreciating the need for historic preservation, public history interpretation, and heritage tourism while growing up in a California town located along the famed Route 66. She received an M.A. in museum studies and a PhD in American civilization, both from Brown University, as well as a graduate certificate in public history from Texas State University. Before moving to West Virginia in 2015 to join PAWV, she served as an employee, intern, student worker, and/or volunteer at multiple history-oriented institutions including several museums, an urban historic preservation organization, an archive, and an academic center devoted to public history.
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US Botanic Garden Wows Holiday Visitors
Each year, the United States Botanic Garden in Washington, DC, captures the spirit of the holidays with winter displays, called Seasons Greenings, which delight visitors of all ages. VOA reporter Julie Taboh visited the seasonal exhibit and has this report.
A minute around campus
WVU and the Morgantown area are always changing to keep up with one of the state's fastest growing areas. New construction on the Evansdale and Downtown campuses will provide additional classroom space, expanded office space for faculty/staff and new housing complexes to meet the needs of future and current WVU students.
As you take a look at these pictures, you'll also see some new additions to the Morgantown area, a new art museum at WVU and other state-of-the-art enhancements to our campus.
Enjoy the view! Learn more at construction.wvu.edu.
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HISTORICAL PLACES OF STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA,U S A IN GOOGLE EARTH
HISTORICAL PLACES OF STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA ,U S A
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1. CABELL COURT HOUSE,HUNTINGON 38°25'10.72N V
2. DUNKER CHURCH,ANTIETAM BATTLEFIELD 39°28'31.29N 77°44'16.68W
3. BLACK WATERFALLS,DAVIS 39.109°N 79.499°W
4. CRIEL MOUND,SOUTH CHARLESTON 38°22'7.99N 81°41'47.91W
5. CREATIVE ARTS CENTER,MORGANTOWN 39°38'53.31N 79°58'33.30W
6. FORT RANDOLF,POINT PLEASANT 38.83765°N 82.12202°W
7. TRANS ALLEGHENY LUNATIC ASYLUM,WESTON 39° 2'18.52N 80°28'17.29W
8. MEMORIAL ARCH,HUNTINGTON 38°24'22.97N 82°27'46.70W
9. PRABHUPADA'S PALACE OF GOLD,MOUNDSVILLE 39°57'43.05N 80°36'14.09W
10. SENECA CAVERNS,RIVERTON 38°45'46.48N 79°23'18.78W
11. SACRED HEART CATHEDRAL,CHARLESTON 38°20′50″N 81°37′58″W
12. GRAVE CREEK MOUND,MOUNDSVILLE 39°55'0.98N 80°44'41.09W
13. METHODIST CHURCH,HUNTINGTON 38°25'13.91N 82°26'20.68W
14. CASTLE PRICKETT'S,PALATINE 39°31'2.65N 80° 5'38.37W
15. SNOSHOE MOUNTAIN,DUNMORE 38°24'47.45N 79°59'29.95W
16. WEST VIRGINIA STATE CAPITOL,CHARLESTON 38°20'12.12N 81°36'43.57W
17. PHILADELPHIA BRIGADE MONUMENT,SHARPSBURG 39°28'42.46N 77°44'57.16W
18. GORGE BRIDGE,GLEN JEAN (3,030 FEET) 38° 4'5.10N 81° 5'2.85W
19. SENECA ROCKS 38°50'4.47N 79°22'0.59W
20. ANTIETAM BATTLEFIELD CENTER,KEEDYSVILLE 39°28′24″N 77°44′41″W
21. SILVER CREEK,SNOWSHOE MOUNTAIN 38°26'27.10N 79°59'20.83W
22. LARGEST TEAPOT,CHESTER 40.616119°N 80.557249°W
23. NRAO TELESCOPE,GREEN BANK 38°25'59.65N 79°50'23.21W
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Six Voices: Six Short Stories about West Virginia Glass
On Thursday, August 22, 2013, in celebration of 200 years of West Virginia glass, Six Voices: Six Short Stories about West Virginia Glass was presented in the Archives and History Library in the Culture Center in Charleston.
During the presentation, six people explained their divergent perspectives on West Virginia glass and how they came to connect with it. Several presenters shared an object that is symbolic of his or her story. The six presenters were Millie Coty of Williamstown, who discussed growing up in a glass town; Dave Bush of Weston, who focused on teaching the children of glassworkers; Dane Woody Moore of Jane Lew, the manager of a glass factory; Dottie Daugherty of Huntington, who inherited a passion for collecting glass; Dean Six of Cairo, who grew up around glass and has been the executive director of the West Virginia Museum of American Glass since 1996; and Tom Felt of Clarksburg, who moved to West Virginia because of glass.
The Cultural Center, Charleston, WV
The Cultural Center is located next to the capital of West Virginia, which is in Charleston. The war memorial is located on the grounds of the Cultural center and there so many great artifacts inside. This is a wonderful, informative place to visit with no tour guides and no entrance fees. You walk through at your leisure.
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Blennerhasset Museum of Regional History - Parkersburg, West Virginia
Start your Blennerhassett experience at the Blennerhassett Museum. The museum is located in downtown Parkersburg with three floors of intriguing archaeological and historical exhibits of the Blennerhassetts and the area, extensive gift shop and video explaining the Blennerhassett's story. 304-420-4800, 800-CALL-WVA
Hours: Open year-round, closed Mon Admission Adult $4.00, Child (3-12) $2.00; Child (Under 3) Free
The Blennerhassett Museum of Regional History opened its doors on April 30, 1988, in response to a long-standing need to preserve, protect and exhibit the region's history. Although the Daughters of American Pioneers' log house museum in Parkersburg's City Park has preserved many artifacts since 1910, its space and visiting hours are severely limited. The next closest museum to the area is in Marietta, Ohio. The Blennerhassett Museum became the first professionally-operated, publicly-funded museum of regional history in west/central West Virginia.
The four-story brick building itself has an interesting past. The Starr Grocer Company constructed its offices and warehouses in 1902. Prospering, the company doubled the building's size in the 1920's and weathered the Great Depression, only to go out of business in the 1940's. Purchased in 1947 by the Guthrie-Morris Campbell Company of Charleston, the structure was sold by them in 1983 to the Blennerhassett Historical Park Commission, which renovated it in 1985 and1986 through a Federal EDA grant secured by Rene Zabeau.
The Blennerhassett Museum of Regional History is a showcase of three floors of priceless historical relics and objects of art from the Ohio Valley's past. Exhibits range from prehistoric Indian tools, jewelry, weapons and household items, ca. 9000 B.C., to oil paintings, old clothing, guns and military paraphernalia, furniture belonging to West Virginia's first governor, automobiles of the 19teens, farm implements, 19th-century jewelry and glassware ranging in age from 60 to 200 years old. In the 18th/early 19th century exhibit, visitors can find a burning glass, a bubby pot, some Ohio Valley's oldest manuscripts, maps, and a mourning fan ~ objects of yesteryear that now strike us with their quaintness. Blennerhassett relics are among the museum's most valuable acquisitions. The Blennerhassett Museum indeed has something for every historical interest.
Located on the corner of Second and Juliana streets, the museum is only three blocks from the Blennerhassett Hotel. Parking spaces are located off of 2nd Street, between Juliana and Ann streets, under the bridge overpass. All spaces are designated with a red M. There is a brown sign on 2nd Street that states Blennerhassett State Park & Museum Parking Only. Open year-round, the museum requires a separate admission ticket from the island. Come experience the adventure that is the Blennerhassett Museum!
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Huntington, West Virginia
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Huntington
Location in the State of West Virginia
Huntington, West Virginia is located in United States
Website cityofhuntington.com
Huntington is a city in the State of West Virginia. A major U.S. river port, the city is located in Cabell and Wayne counties at the confluence of the Guyandotte River & the Ohio River. The first permanent settlement, Holderby's Landing, was founded in 1775 in what was then the Colony of Virginia. The City of Huntington was founded as the western terminus of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway in 1871.
As of the 2010 census, the metropolitan area is the largest in the State of West Virginia.[5] It spans 7 counties across 3 states, with a population of 365,419.[6] Huntington is the largest city within the MSA and the second largest city in the State of West Virginia, with a population of 49,138 at the 2010 census. The Huntington-Charleston TV Market, is currently the 64th-largest in the nation.[7]
The city is the home of Marshall University, as well as the Huntington Museum of Art, the Big Sandy Superstore Arena, the Huntington District-U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Collis P. Huntington Historical Society and Railroad Museum, Camden Park; one of the world's oldest amusement parks, the Headquarters of the CSX Transportation-Huntington Division; the largest division in the CSX network, and the Port of Huntington-Tristate; the largest river port in the United States.
The largest employers are Marshall University, Cabell Huntington Hospital, St. Mary's Medical Center, Amazon, DirecTV, and the City of Huntington.[8]
The 2006 Warner Bros. motion picture We Are Marshall, and the 2010 ABC series Food Revolution were filmed on location in Huntington.
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