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West Virginia folklore. West Virginia has a rich tradition of folklore – including folktales, legends, and superstitions – resulting from the diverse ethnicities, religions, languages, and culture of migrants who moved there in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Paranormal. The Flatwoods monster (also known as the Braxton County monster, [1] Braxie, [2] or the Phantom of Flatwoods ), [3] in West Virginia folklore, is a creature reported to have been sighted in the town of Flatwoods in Braxton County, West Virginia, United States, on September 12, 1952, after a bright light crossed the night sky.
Odd, West Virginia. / 37.59333°N 81.19389°W / 37.59333; -81.19389. Odd is an unincorporated place in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States. [2] It is located along Tommy Creek. Only a post office is located there, with small residences spread along the nearby roads.
Synopsis. The film follows the White family over the course of a year in their daily life through first-person interviews. The film mentions the details of the death of patriarch Donald Ray "D. Ray" White, as well as his rise to stardom as one of the most famous mountain dancers of his time. The illness of his widow, Bertie Mae White, is ...
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276,557. • Density. 79.4/sq mi (30.7/km 2) The eastern panhandle is one of the two panhandles in the U.S. state of West Virginia; the other is the northern panhandle. It is a small stretch of territory in the northeast of the state, bordering Maryland and Virginia. Some sources and regional associations only identify the eastern panhandle as ...
Categories: West Virginia. American culture by state or territory. Appalachian culture by state. Culture of the Southern United States by state. Mid-Atlantic culture. Hidden category: Commons category link is on Wikidata.
Charleston, West Virginia. / 38.34722°N 81.63333°W / 38.34722; -81.63333. Charleston is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of West Virginia and the county seat of Kanawha County. [7] Located at the confluence of the Elk and Kanawha rivers, the city had a population of 48,864 at the 2020 census and an estimated ...