Virtual Globetrotting: West Virginia

Virtual Globetrotting: West Virginia http://virtualglobetrotting.com/ A great way to explore everything that can be seen from space! en-us Copyright 2008 admin@virtualglobetrotting.com (Nic) admin@virtualglobetrotting.com (Nic) Thu, 20 Mar 2008 18:47:21 -0500 http://backend.userland.com/rss <![CDATA[Richwood Muffler Man]]>

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Richwood Muffler Man
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By: adrbr
@ 2008-03-20 18:47:21
The Richwood Muffler Man stands on top of the scoreboard at Richwood High School's football field. The lumberjack is the school's mascot and their colors are black and orange. ]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/47831/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/47831/ Thu, 20 Mar 2008 18:47:21 -0500 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/47831/ 38.22543000 -80.52605500 <![CDATA[On approach to Yeager Airport (CRW)]]>

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On approach to Yeager Airport (CRW)
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By: milwhcky
@ 2008-01-27 22:13:22]]>

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On approach to Yeager Airport (CRW)
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By: milwhcky
@ 2008-01-27 22:13:22]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/44461/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/44461/ Sun, 27 Jan 2008 22:13:22 -0600 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/44461/ 38.36717900 -81.60424500 <![CDATA[Interior Department Bomb Shelter]]>

Interior Department Bomb Shelter
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By: kjfitz
@ 2007-11-24 17:13:18
A bomb shelter is located under the lawn north of the National Park Service's Stephen P. Mather Training Center, formerly Storer College, off Fillmore Street in Harper's Ferry, West Virginia. The history of the shelter is still being investigated, but available information indicates that it was an emergency relocation site for Department of the Interior headquarters and the Secretary of the Interior.

Personnel access to the shelter is through a metal door, apparently of standard commercial design, set into a retaining wall adjacent to the driveway serving the Training Center's parking lot. There is no vehicular entrance to the shelter, only a parking space in front of the entrance.

The space is now used by the NPS Interpretive Design Center.]]>

Joan C. Edwards Stadium
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By: boothy443
@ 2007-09-04 17:51:53
Home to Marshall University Thundering Herd football]]>

Joan C. Edwards Stadium
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By: boothy443
@ 2007-09-04 17:51:53
Home to Marshall University Thundering Herd football]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/38369/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/38369/ Tue, 04 Sep 2007 17:51:53 -0500 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/38369/ 38.42491200 -82.42095700 <![CDATA[H.P. Hunnicutt Field]]>

H.P. Hunnicutt Field
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By: boothy443
@ 2007-08-24 19:06:19
Home field to the Princeton Devil Rays]]>

H.P. Hunnicutt Field
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By: boothy443
@ 2007-08-24 19:06:19
Home field to the Princeton Devil Rays]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/37547/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/37547/ Fri, 24 Aug 2007 19:06:19 -0500 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/37547/ 37.35826600 -81.10529100 <![CDATA[Appalachian Power Park]]>

Appalachian Power Park
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By: boothy443
@ 2007-08-24 19:01:11
Home field to the West Virginia Power]]>

Appalachian Power Park
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By: boothy443
@ 2007-08-24 19:01:11
Home field to the West Virginia Power]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/37544/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/37544/ Fri, 24 Aug 2007 19:01:11 -0500 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/37544/ 38.34901900 -81.62509700 <![CDATA[Bowen Field]]>

Bowen Field
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By: boothy443
@ 2007-08-19 23:52:35
Home field to the Bluefield Orioles]]>

Bowen Field
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By: boothy443
@ 2007-08-19 23:52:35
Home field to the Bluefield Orioles]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/37132/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/37132/ Sun, 19 Aug 2007 23:52:35 -0500 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/37132/ 37.24774000 -81.24902000 <![CDATA[International Mother's Day Shrine]]>

International Mother's Day Shrine
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By: Parabellum
@ 2007-05-13 07:53:09]]>

International Mother's Day Shrine
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By: Parabellum
@ 2007-05-13 07:53:09]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/32893/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/32893/ Sun, 13 May 2007 07:53:09 -0500 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/32893/ 39.34088600 -80.01832500 <![CDATA[Wind Turbine]]>

Wind Turbine
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By: boothy443
@ 2007-04-20 18:59:57]]>

Wind Turbine
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By: boothy443
@ 2007-04-20 18:59:57]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/32001/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/32001/ Fri, 20 Apr 2007 18:59:57 -0500 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/32001/ 39.22190600 -79.50164100 <![CDATA[Cumberland Airport (CBE)]]>

Cumberland Airport (CBE)
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By: boothy443
@ 2007-03-24 15:09:10]]>

Cumberland Airport (CBE)
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By: boothy443
@ 2007-03-24 15:09:10]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/30891/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/30891/ Sat, 24 Mar 2007 15:09:10 -0500 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/30891/ 39.61633400 -78.76377600 <![CDATA[Silver Bridge - Mothman Prophecies Movie]]>

Silver Bridge - Mothman Prophecies Movie

Silver Bridge - Mothman Prophecies Movie
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By: Ozzy
@ 2006-12-13 15:32:10
The location of the movie The Mothman Prophecies. The Silver Bridge that connects Point Pleasant, WV and Kanauga, OH collapsed on December 15,1967 at approximately 5 p.m.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/27369/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/27369/ Wed, 13 Dec 2006 15:32:10 -0600 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/27369/ 38.83455100 -82.14790800 <![CDATA[West Virginia Governor's Mansion]]>

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West Virginia Governor's Mansion
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By: tlp333
@ 2006-10-17 18:30:11]]>

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West Virginia Governor's Mansion
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By: tlp333
@ 2006-10-17 18:30:11]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/24794/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/24794/ Tue, 17 Oct 2006 18:30:11 -0500 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/24794/ 38.33590800 -81.61466900 <![CDATA[Grave Creek Mound]]>

Grave Creek Mound
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By: dda
@ 2006-07-21 05:18:19]]>

Grave Creek Mound
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By: dda
@ 2006-07-21 05:18:19]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/21928/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/21928/ Fri, 21 Jul 2006 05:18:19 -0500 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/21928/ 39.91669000 -80.74501600 <![CDATA[AN/FRD-10s (non-HFDF)]]>

AN/FRD-10s (non-HFDF)
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By: romulusnr
@ 2006-05-19 18:37:45
A rare sight, these two AN/FRD-10s, according to Lux Ex Umbra, were used for communication rather than direction finding. Not sure what that really means. NIOC Sugar Grove is still used as an ECHELON station, though the AN/FRD-10s are dismantled.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/18844/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/18844/ Fri, 19 May 2006 18:37:45 -0500 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/18844/ 38.51378800 -79.27839500 <![CDATA[Viscose Company Nitro Plant]]>

Viscose Company Nitro Plant
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By: AlbinoFlea
@ 2006-04-24 01:03:21

From The Story of Rayon, 3rd Edition, The Viscose Company, 1937:

Nitro, W. Va.

This plant was formerly a powder plant. It was taken over by the company in November, 1922, and converted to the preparation of cotton linters for use in the rayon spinning mills. The long warehouse seen in the picture is cotton bale storage.

In 1936 it had a floor space of 633,406 square feet.

The approximate number of people employed in this plant is 400.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/16848/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/16848/ Mon, 24 Apr 2006 01:03:21 -0500 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/16848/ 38.43137900 -81.84310200 <![CDATA["Sentimental Journey" Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress]]>

"Sentimental Journey" Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
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By: Hinkkanen
@ 2006-03-19 14:46:50
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress at the Morgantown Municipal Airport]]>

"Sentimental Journey" Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
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By: Hinkkanen
@ 2006-03-19 14:46:50
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress at the Morgantown Municipal Airport]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/15703/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/15703/ Sun, 19 Mar 2006 14:46:50 -0600 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/15703/ 39.64512700 -79.91954000 <![CDATA[West Virginia State Capitol]]>

West Virginia State Capitol
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By: AlbinoFlea
@ 2006-02-27 23:55:27
From www.legis.state.wv.us:

Designed by renowned architect Cass Gilbert, the West Virginia State Capitol sits along the Kanawha River in Charleston. Gilbert, who also designed the United States Supreme Court Building, designed the statehouse to embody both simplicity and beauty. Completed in 1932, the Capitol occupies 16 acres and is one of the few state capitol buildings to have a gold-leafed dome.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/15057/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/15057/ Mon, 27 Feb 2006 23:55:27 -0600 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/15057/ 38.33627000 -81.61249600 <![CDATA[Green Bank 43 Meter (140 Foot) Telescope]]>

Green Bank 43 Meter (140 Foot) Telescope

Green Bank 43 Meter (140 Foot) Telescope
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By: AlbinoFlea
@ 2006-01-31 14:12:53

From wwwlocal.gb.nrao.edu:

It's back! Six years after the 140 Foot Telescope retired from service as an NSF user-instrument, the largest equatorial telescope in the world is back online as part of a collaborative project with MIT.

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Lincoln Laboratory and NRAO are collaborating to study turbulent properties of Earth's Ionosphere. ]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/13824/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/13824/ Tue, 31 Jan 2006 14:12:53 -0600 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/13824/ 38.43802700 -79.83571500 <![CDATA[Green Bank Interferometer (GBI) Telescope 85-1]]>

Green Bank Interferometer (GBI) Telescope 85-1
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By: AlbinoFlea
@ 2006-01-31 12:58:46
From www.gb.nrao.edu:

The Green Bank Interferometer (GBI) is operated by the National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) at its Green Bank site in West Virginia. It includes three radio telescopes of 85-foot (26m) diameter, designated 85-1, 85-3, and 85-2. (85-1 is also known as the Tatel Telescope.) At present, 85-3 is devoted to continuous monitoring of pulsars; 85-1 and 85-2 form a one-baseline interferometer.

Note: the GBI monitoring program has ceased as of October 6, 2000, due to lack of funding.
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Green Bank Interferometer (GBI) Telescope 85-3
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By: AlbinoFlea
@ 2006-01-31 12:53:01
From www.gb.nrao.edu:

The Green Bank Interferometer (GBI) is operated by the National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) at its Green Bank site in West Virginia. It includes three radio telescopes of 85-foot (26m) diameter, designated 85-1, 85-3, and 85-2. (85-1 is also known as the Tatel Telescope.) At present, 85-3 is devoted to continuous monitoring of pulsars; 85-1 and 85-2 form a one-baseline interferometer.

Note: the GBI monitoring program has ceased as of October 6, 2000, due to lack of funding.]]>

Green Bank Interferometer (GBI) Telescope 85-2
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By: AlbinoFlea
@ 2006-01-31 11:58:22

From www.gb.nrao.edu:

The Green Bank Interferometer (GBI) is operated by the National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) at its Green Bank site in West Virginia. It includes three radio telescopes of 85-foot (26m) diameter, designated 85-1, 85-3, and 85-2. (85-1 is also known as the Tatel Telescope.) At present, 85-3 is devoted to continuous monitoring of pulsars; 85-1 and 85-2 form a one-baseline interferometer.

Note: the GBI monitoring program has ceased as of October 6, 2000, due to lack of funding.]]>

Green Bank Radio Telescope (Under Construction)
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By: AlbinoFlea
@ 2006-01-31 11:45:04
Judging from the construction photos, this image must be from around 1997.]]>

Green Bank Radio Telescope (Under Construction)
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By: AlbinoFlea
@ 2006-01-31 11:45:04
Judging from the construction photos, this image must be from around 1997.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/13817/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/13817/ Tue, 31 Jan 2006 11:45:04 -0600 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/13817/ 38.43293400 -79.84043600 <![CDATA[2006-01-02 - Sago Mine]]>

2006-01-02 - Sago Mine
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By: romulusnr
@ 2006-01-26 17:33:48
According to a post at Google Earth, this is likely the location of the Sago Mine, where 12 miners died in a January 2006 accident.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/13675/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/13675/ Thu, 26 Jan 2006 17:33:48 -0600 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/13675/ 38.91267500 -80.22319800 <![CDATA[Mountain Top Removal in West Virginia]]>

Mountain Top Removal in West Virginia
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By: LanternBearer
@ 2006-01-22 10:17:53
Strip mine activity near Beckley in WV. Arrow West and notice the growing scars where mountains are being removed to get at the coal. ]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/13549/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/13549/ Sun, 22 Jan 2006 10:17:53 -0600 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/13549/ 37.89978100 -81.56044000 <![CDATA[Tallmansville, West Virginia: Mine Disaster]]>

Tallmansville, West Virginia: Mine Disaster

Tallmansville, West Virginia: Mine Disaster
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By: focusfree
@ 2006-01-03 12:44:40
13 miners trapped underground after an explosion triggered a mine shaft collapse in West Virginia.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/13216/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/13216/ Tue, 03 Jan 2006 12:44:40 -0600 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/13216/ 38.91153900 -80.18311500 <![CDATA[Fort Henry Bridge]]>

Fort Henry Bridge
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By: AlbinoFlea
@ 2006-01-03 10:54:24

From Wikipedia:

The Fort Henry Bridge carries I-70, US 40, and US 250 across the Ohio River, Wheeling, West Virginia]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/13214/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/13214/ Tue, 03 Jan 2006 10:54:24 -0600 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/13214/ 40.07194700 -80.72721700 <![CDATA[Amos Fly Ash Pond]]>

Amos Fly Ash Pond
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By: AlbinoFlea
@ 2005-12-02 21:31:57

Resting area for Coal Combustion Products (CCP) from the nearby AEP John E. Amos Coal Plant. Waters here are contaminated with Mercury and Selenium.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/12387/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/12387/ Fri, 02 Dec 2005 21:31:57 -0600 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/12387/ 38.45913400 -81.84870200 <![CDATA[Valley Park Miniature Golf Course]]>

Valley Park Miniature Golf Course
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By: AlbinoFlea
@ 2005-12-02 20:51:28]]>

Valley Park Miniature Golf Course
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By: AlbinoFlea
@ 2005-12-02 20:51:28]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/12386/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/12386/ Fri, 02 Dec 2005 20:51:28 -0600 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/12386/ 38.44438000 -81.99636300 <![CDATA[Waves of Fun]]>

Waves of Fun
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By: AlbinoFlea
@ 2005-12-02 20:32:05

From www.putnamcounty.org:

Waves of Fun is West Virginia's choice water park attraction where people of all ages can enjoy spending the day...not a fortune.

For an exhilarating thrill with top-to-bottom, non-stop excitement, plunge down the Aqua Tube, spiralling at breathtaking speed...a sensation that'll keep you coming back for more! Or, for surprising twists and exciting turns, try our other two slides for a fun packed day of water action!!

Enjoy the ocean-like ride atop the breakers in our gigantic wave pool or just have fun by wading in the rolling surf or splashing with your friends in cool, refreshing, sparkling clean water.]]>

La Belle Iron Works
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By: AlbinoFlea
@ 2005-12-02 20:15:35

Inscribed on the West Virginia Division of Culture and History's list of West Virginia’s most endangered historic places.

From www.wvculture.org:

La Belle Iron Works represents a period in history when manufacturers in the Wheeling area dominated the national cut nail industry. La Belle survived the “great nail strike” of 1886, when the wire nail began to overtake the market and manufacture of the cut nail declined. The three original 1852 brick Italianate structures are still an integral part of the plant. The iron truss building, constructed in the mid-1890s, highlights the change in construction techniques that allowed large open expanses for factory floors. Cut nails continue to be made at La Belle Iron Works today in much the same way as when the plant opened in 1852. It is the largest cut nail factory still in operation in the nation.]]>

Vietnam Veteran's Memorial Bridge
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By: AlbinoFlea
@ 2005-12-02 19:54:36

Carries the I-470 Wheeling bypass across the Ohio River.]]>

Vietnam Veteran's Memorial Bridge
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By: AlbinoFlea
@ 2005-12-02 19:54:36

Carries the I-470 Wheeling bypass across the Ohio River.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/12382/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/12382/ Fri, 02 Dec 2005 19:54:36 -0600 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/12382/ 40.04984200 -80.73075800 <![CDATA[Wheeling Island Stadium]]>

Wheeling Island Stadium
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By: AKpilotEMT
@ 2005-11-21 06:49:44
Primarily the off-campus home of the Wheeling Park High School football team.]]>

Wheeling Island Stadium
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By: AKpilotEMT
@ 2005-11-21 06:49:44
Primarily the off-campus home of the Wheeling Park High School football team.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/12001/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/12001/ Mon, 21 Nov 2005 06:49:44 -0600 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/12001/ 40.06436900 -80.72998500 <![CDATA[B&O Passenger Station]]>

B&O Passenger Station
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By: AKpilotEMT
@ 2005-11-21 06:48:10
Built in 1907-08, it's now the home of the West Virginia Northern Community College's Wheeling Campus.]]>

B&O Passenger Station
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By: AKpilotEMT
@ 2005-11-21 06:48:10
Built in 1907-08, it's now the home of the West Virginia Northern Community College's Wheeling Campus.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/12000/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/12000/ Mon, 21 Nov 2005 06:48:10 -0600 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/12000/ 40.06333400 -80.72146700 <![CDATA[Hazel Ruby McQuain Amphitheatre]]>

Hazel Ruby McQuain Amphitheatre
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By: AKpilotEMT
@ 2005-11-21 06:38:39]]>

Hazel Ruby McQuain Amphitheatre
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By: AKpilotEMT
@ 2005-11-21 06:38:39]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/11999/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/11999/ Mon, 21 Nov 2005 06:38:39 -0600 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/11999/ 39.62961400 -79.95938700 <![CDATA[Silver Creek area of Snowshoe Mountain]]>

Silver Creek area of Snowshoe Mountain
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By: AKpilotEMT
@ 2005-11-21 06:37:07
I believe this was once its very own ski area but it is now owned by Snowshoe and a shuttle runs skiers back and forth between the main mountain and Silver Creek.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/11998/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/11998/ Mon, 21 Nov 2005 06:37:07 -0600 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/11998/ 38.44330400 -79.99145500 <![CDATA[Snowshoe Mountain]]>

Snowshoe Mountain
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By: AKpilotEMT
@ 2005-11-21 06:35:20]]>

Snowshoe Mountain
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By: AKpilotEMT
@ 2005-11-21 06:35:20]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/11997/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/11997/ Mon, 21 Nov 2005 06:35:20 -0600 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/11997/ 38.41385400 -79.99076800 <![CDATA[2005-11-04 - Malfunctioning Hannibal Locks and Dam Cause Back-up on Ohio River]]>

2005-11-04 - Malfunctioning Hannibal Locks and Dam Cause Back-up on Ohio River
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By: AlbinoFlea
@ 2005-11-04 09:10:13
From Kevin Pierson's article in the Marietta Times:

Hundreds of barges were backed up in both directions on the Ohio River Thursday after the gates on a set of locks failed.

Traffic on the Ohio River was halted after the primary lock chamber at the Hannibal Locks and Dam near New Martinsville, W.Va., was placed out of service due to the failure of a seal on the lock gates.

The auxiliary chamber was previously closed Oct. 22 for a 20-day scheduled maintenance, so both chambers at the locks are currently closed to river traffic.]]>

Site of McCullough's Leap
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By: AlbinoFlea
@ 2005-08-18 08:01:23
From www.bbhc.org:

The story of McCullough's leap is described in numerous 19th-century frontier histories and is told, dramatically, from McCullough's point of view. According to the stories, on September 2, 1777, a large band of Wyandot Indians attacked the small Ohio River town of Wheeling, Virginia (now West Virginia), forcing the townspeople to take refuge in nearby Fort Henry. News of the siege soon reached Short Creek, about 20 miles up river, from which Major Samuel McCullough and 45 volunteers swiftly rode to Wheeling's rescue. Arriving at the fort and remaining in the rear of his command, McCullough was suddenly cut off from his men and surrounded. The Indians, who wished to torture the infamous white warrior before killing him, held their tomahawks. This gave McCullough a chance to bolt. The ensuing chase ended atop Wheeling Hill. McCullough was once again surrounded, except for an almost perpendicular precipice 150 feet high with Wheeling Creek at its base. His decision was immediate; rather than succumb to the horrors of torture, he struck his heels against the side of his steed, who sprang forward toward the precipice and they made the fearful leap. The Indians could only stand and admire. They had lost an opportunity to torture their most hated enemy. At least he was now dead. In the next instant, however, their astonishment grew tenfold when, from that impossible height, they watched as the Major climbed the opposite bank of Wheeling Creek and rode safely away.]]>

World's largest steel single arch bridge
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By: kjfitz
@ 2005-08-16 13:52:07
Pictures