WHEELING, W.Va. — A glance at a map of West Virginia raises an obvious question. Why does the Mountain State have two narrow strips of land reaching toward opposite corners of the eastern United ...

There’s a particular smell that hangs over the Blue Ridge foothills every autumn, somewhere between wet leaves and pressed ...

Long before Shenandoah County had roads, farms or boundary lines, people were already living along its rivers and mountain ...

NEW MARKET & BRIDGEWATER, Va. (WHSV) - Families gathered at New Market Community Park on Thursday afternoon to begin their Independence Day celebrations. HARRISONBURG, Va. (WHSV) - As summer ...

A drive from the Shenandoah Valley to the Potomac, stopping at the taverns, battlefields, and estates that defined the ...

A new exhibition, "Revolutionary Valley," opens Saturday, July 4, at the Museum of the Shenandoah Valley in Winchester.

Yet manmade creations also count among America’s most stunning spaces. And when the two converge — those rare places where ...

Natural Chimneys Park and Campground in Mt Solon is exactly that kind of place, serving up medieval vibes without the ...

From rim trails to Civil War sights, here are ten perfect hikes to soak in American history and geography.

Oddly enough, the Civil War doesn't often get the Hollywood treatment as a direct subject. Whereas World War II or Vietnam ...

You can tell a lot about a person from what fiction they keep on their nightstand. Once a year, we make the staff, ...

A book by a local historian and prolific writer is the subject of a free event Sunday, June 28, at the Barns of Rose Hill in ...