Veterans Museum MidOhio Valley in Pakersburg WV
Veterans Museum of Mid-Ohio Valley in Parkersburg, West Virginia
The Veterans Museum of Mid-Ohio Valley Association is a non-profit organization established by a small group of local veterans in 2002. For five years The Veterans Museum presented itself to the public through newspaper articles, small displays set-up in various places throughout the area, and on television and radio spots. Through the efforts of many volunteers, local business supporters and grants, the Veterans Museum opened to the public in July of 2006.
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Parkersburg West Virginia
Parkersburg, located at the confluence of the Ohio and Little Kanawha Rivers, is the third largest city in the State of West Virginia. Parkersburg has been the seat of Wood County (first Virginia, later West Virginia) since the early 1800s.
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Oil and Gas Museum in Parkersburg West Virginia
Parkersburg, located at the confluence of the Ohio and Little Kanawha Rivers, is the third largest city in the State of West Virginia. Parkersburg has been the seat of Wood County (first Virginia, later West Virginia) since the early 1800s.
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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!
Ohio River Flooding in Parkersburg, West Virginia
We're tracking the Ohio River and significant rises of 15 to 24 feet from normal levels. Hannah Goetz is on the Ohio River Monday morning.
25 yrs ago: Most devastating floods in Ohio Valley history 1937.mp4
The most devastating floods ever recorded in the Ohio Valley ran rampant. Damage was nearly $500,000,000 and 137 persons lost their lives as the Ohio and its tributaries hit a flood crest 28 feet above normal. Date: 1937 , Recorded date: 02/12/1962
Solider's body returned to Mid-Ohio Valley
by Zach Shrivers, Dennis Bright, Michael Tatar, Ryan Wilson.
WV Gov. Jim Justice is ordering all United States and West Virginia flags displayed at the Capitol complex in Charleston and all state facilities throughout Wood County be lowered to half-staff from sunrise to sundown on Friday, Aug. 2 in honor of funeral services for WV National Guard SSG William Billy Friese.
Friese passed away in Camp Buehring, Kuwait, from a non-combat related incident on July 18, 2019, while serving in support of Operation Inherent Resolve.
Friese, a resident of Parkersburg and a native West Virginian, was the recipient of the Afghanistan Campaign Medal, NATO Afghanistan Service Medal, Army Achievement Medal, Army Good Conduct Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, West Virginia Emergency Service Ribbon, West Virginia State Service Ribbon, and numerous other awards and decorations.
Staff Sgt. William, “Billy” Freise was returned to the Mid-Ohio Valley this morning, where he was received at the regional airport by family and friends.
Sgt.1st Class Bradley Maston had orders to be a part of the procession, and to make sure Freise made it to the funeral home safely.
“I knew Staff Sgt. Freise starting back when he was a private, back in 2008. Had the opportunity to deploy with him in 2010, 2011 to Afghanistan, and what a true soldier. He was a great mechanic and served the United States well,” said Maston.
Freise’s sister Kayla Lehan remembers her brother as a family man and a patriot.
“He was the biggest family man, and like oh my God, did he love his family and his kids. He would do anything for everybody that was out here today,” said Lehan.
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Wednesday July 31, 2019
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Solider's body returned to Mid-Ohio Valley - Motorcade Raw Video
by WTAP-TV.
The body of Staff Sgt. William Friese, a member of the West Virginia National Guard who died in a non-combat incident in Kuwait on July 18, has been returned to the Mid-Ohio Valley.
A funeral service for Friese, 30, of Rockport, will be 11 a.m. Friday at the South Parkersburg Baptist Church.
Friese's body arrived at the Mid-Ohio Valley Regional Airport Tuesday morning and members of the Patriot Guard Riders helped escort the body to the Sunset Memory Gardens Funeral home in south Parkersburg.
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W.Va. Tourism Civil War Series - Introduction
This year marks the 150th anniversary of the start of the American Civil War. The harrowing battle raged for four years, pitting brother against brother at the cost of more than 600,000 lives. Out of the war, however, there rose a new state, and the only created as a direct result of the war -- West Virginia. Learn more at
50-77: A Mid Ohio Valley Film [TRAILER] [OFFICIAL]
The Cornstalk curse. The malediction of Point Pleasant
Metal Detecting West Virginia
Back in West Virginia for Memorial day weekend and found a bucket lister.. a 2 cent coin and many other goodies thanks for watching
Parkersburg Half start 2013
Parkersburg half marathon 2013- trying to catch some of the Tug Valley Roadrunner on film.
West Virginia in the American Civil War | Wikipedia audio article
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West Virginia in the American Civil War
00:01:25 1 History
00:01:34 1.1 Political events
00:05:50 1.2 Slavery
00:08:06 1.3 Military events
00:10:55 2 Guerrilla war
00:15:16 3 Soldiery
00:20:34 4 Nursing during the Civil War
00:21:09 5 Civil War battles in West Virginia
00:25:30 6 West Virginians in the Civil War
00:28:58 7 See also
00:29:25 8 Notes
00:29:33 9 Bibliography
00:33:14 10 External links
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The U.S. state of West Virginia was formed out of western Virginia and added to the Union as a direct result of the American Civil War (see History of West Virginia), in which it became the only state to declare its independence from the Confederacy. In the summer of 1861, Union troops, which included a number of newly-formed Unionist Virginia regiments under General George McClellan, drove off Confederate troops under General Robert E. Lee. This essentially freed Unionists in the northwestern counties of Virginia to form a functioning government of their own as a result of the Wheeling Convention. Prior to the admission of West Virginia the government in Wheeling formally claimed jurisdiction over all of Virginia, although from its creation it was firmly committed to the formation of a separate state.
After Lee's departure, western Virginia continued to be a target of Confederate raids, even after the creation of the new state in 1863. These actions focused both on supplying the Confederate Army with provisions as well as attacking the vital Baltimore and Ohio Railroad that linked the northeast with the midwest, as exemplified in the Jones-Imboden Raid. Guerrilla warfare also gripped the new state, especially in the Allegheny Mountain counties to the east, where loyalties were much more divided than in the Unionist northwest part of the state. Despite this, the Confederacy was never able to seriously threaten the Unionists' overall control of West Virginia.
F18's @ Wood County Air Show
2 F18's prepare for take off
West Virginia | Wikipedia audio article
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West Virginia
Listening is a more natural way of learning, when compared to reading. Written language only began at around 3200 BC, but spoken language has existed long ago.
Learning by listening is a great way to:
- increases imagination and understanding
- improves your listening skills
- improves your own spoken accent
- learn while on the move
- reduce eye strain
Now learn the vast amount of general knowledge available on Wikipedia through audio (audio article). You could even learn subconsciously by playing the audio while you are sleeping! If you are planning to listen a lot, you could try using a bone conduction headphone, or a standard speaker instead of an earphone.
You can find other Wikipedia audio articles too at:
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SUMMARY
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West Virginia ( (listen)) is a state located in the Appalachian region in the Southern United States and is also considered to be a part of the Middle Atlantic States. It is bordered by Pennsylvania to the north, Maryland to the east and northeast, Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, and Ohio to the northwest. West Virginia is the 41st largest state by area, and is ranked 38th in population. The capital and largest city is Charleston.
West Virginia became a state following the Wheeling Conventions of 1861, after the American Civil War had begun. Delegates from some Unionist counties of northwestern Virginia decided to break away from Virginia, although they included many secessionist counties in the new state. West Virginia was admitted to the Union on June 20, 1863, and was a key border state during the war. West Virginia was the only state to form by separating from a Confederate state, the first to separate from any state since Maine separated from Massachusetts, and was one of two states admitted to the Union during the American Civil War (the other being Nevada). While a portion of its residents held slaves, most of the residents were yeomen farmers, and the delegates provided for gradual abolition of slavery in the new state Constitution.
The Census Bureau and the Association of American Geographers classify West Virginia as part of the Southern United States. However the Bureau of Labor Statistics classifies West Virginia as a part of the Mid-Atlantic. The northern panhandle extends adjacent to Pennsylvania and Ohio, with the West Virginia cities of Wheeling and Weirton just across the border from the Pittsburgh metropolitan area, while Bluefield is less than 70 miles (110 km) from North Carolina. Huntington in the southwest is close to the states of Ohio and Kentucky, while Martinsburg and Harpers Ferry in the Eastern Panhandle region are considered part of the Washington metropolitan area, in between the states of Maryland and Virginia. The unique position of West Virginia means that it is often included in several geographical regions, including the Mid-Atlantic, the Upland South, and the Southeastern United States. It is the only state that is entirely within the area served by the Appalachian Regional Commission; the area is commonly defined as Appalachia.The state is noted for its mountains and rolling hills, its historically significant logging and coal mining industries, and its political and labor history. It is also known for a wide range of outdoor recreational opportunities, including skiing, whitewater rafting, fishing, hiking, backpacking, mountain biking, rock climbing, and hunting.
Huntington, WV
Huntington, WV
Welcome to Steubenville, Ohio.
This is a small collection of drone footage that I have collected during 2016 of hired events and hobbyist flying in Steubenville, Ohio. All footage was captured with my DJI Phantom 3 Advanced quadcopter (drone), and fully edited in Adobe Photoshop CC. © Chad E Mason
West Virginia: The Road to Statehood - New
This documentary brings to life the issues, differences and disagreements that divided the Commonwealth of Virginia, turning families and neighbors against one another throughout what is now West Virginia.
Men's Quartet from PHS
Mens Quartet from Parkersburg High School perform For WV Solo and
Ensemble.