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Rural Free Delivery Rural Free Delivery, the U.S. Post Office’s program to provide direct delivery of mail to every household in the country, began on October 1, 1896, in West Virginia’s Eastern Panhandle. Read More »
Turkey hunting season The wild turkey – the largest game bird in West Virginia – presents a great challenge to hunters. The season begins in October but varies by county. Read More »
Rocket man On October 14, 1947, Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier by flying a Bell X-1 rocket airplane 700 miles per hour Read More »
Submarine West Virginia October 20, 1990, the current U.S.S. West Virginia, an Ohio Trident Class ballistic missile submarine, was commissioned. Read More »
Special Exhibit: The Greenbrier Many notable figures, including John F. Kennedy, have visited The Greenbrier over the years. The West Virginia resort has also attracted princes, actors, writers and many other famous people. Read More »
WV Scenery at Babcock State Park Babcock State Park offers its guests 4,127 acres of serene, yet rugged beauty, a fast flowing trout stream in a boulder-strewn canyon and mountainous vistas to be viewed from several scenic overlooks. Read More »
This Date in HistoryOctober 02, 2018: The Senate voted to censure Beth Walker instead of impeaching her, keeping her in office. 
Supreme Court Justice Elizabeth “Beth” D. Walker born March 24, 1965, in Oak Park, Illinois, was raised in Huron, Ohio. In 1987, she graduated summa cum laude from Hillsdale College in Michigan. After earning her law degree from Ohio State University in 1990, she moved to West Virginia and joined the law firm of Bowles Rice in Charleston. In 22 years at the firm, she concentrated on labor and employment law and mediation. After moving to Morgantown in 2011, Walker became As... |
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