West Virginia: Don'ts of Visiting West Virginia - Wolters World
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Date: 2022-02-04
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Jeremy
Born and raised in WV since 1984, immediately I had my checklist ready to go for this video. You nailed it, except the best places to order pepperoni rolls are in the pepperoni capitol of the world as I call it, and theyre found in Harrison/Marion counties. Those two counties are worth visiting especially for its rich Italian history. The story goes, Clarksburg was practically ran by the Italian mafia, at its peak during the Prohibition era. There were rumors of underground tunnels constructed between building for the sole purpose of transporting alcohol and the mafia, and a new article proved that tunnels were indeed built. Clarksburgs also home to a few heritage festivals, comprising of Italian Heritage, Black Heritage, and Bridgeport has a Scottish Heritage festival which Bridgeport had been used for a couple of Hallmark Style movies which its a beautiful town.
Where I currently live, its in the middle of coal country, with plenty of mines still active, and nearby is the place where the Buffalo Creek Flood of 1972, so read up on the history as it was quite the story.
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Born and raised in WV since 1984, immediately I had my checklist ready to go for this video. You nailed it, except the best places to order pepperoni rolls are in the pepperoni capitol of the world as I call it, and theyre found in Harrison/Marion counties. Those two counties are worth visiting especially for its rich Italian history. The story goes, Clarksburg was practically ran by the Italian mafia, at its peak during the Prohibition era. There were rumors of underground tunnels constructed between building for the sole purpose of transporting alcohol and the mafia, and a new article proved that tunnels were indeed built. Clarksburgs also home to a few heritage festivals, comprising of Italian Heritage, Black Heritage, and Bridgeport has a Scottish Heritage festival which Bridgeport had been used for a couple of Hallmark Style movies which its a beautiful town.
Where I currently live, its in the middle of coal country, with plenty of mines still active, and nearby is the place where the Buffalo Creek Flood of 1972, so read up on the history as it was quite the story.
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kysmik
Thank You for the coal industry remarks. I was born in California but my father was from WV. He was fed because his dad was a coal miner and his dad's dad was a coal miner as well. When I was 10, we moved to WV and I have been here since. My husband isn't a coal miner but his job depended on the coal industry, so it fed us and our child as well. so I can say that the coal industry has fed my family for generations. I am amused by all the electric cars and the progressives wanting everything to go electric, do they not know where electricity comes from?
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Thank You for the coal industry remarks. I was born in California but my father was from WV. He was fed because his dad was a coal miner and his dad's dad was a coal miner as well. When I was 10, we moved to WV and I have been here since. My husband isn't a coal miner but his job depended on the coal industry, so it fed us and our child as well. so I can say that the coal industry has fed my family for generations. I am amused by all the electric cars and the progressives wanting everything to go electric, do they not know where electricity comes from?
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Jeff
I moved to WV from Western North Carolina 13 years ago. As a life-long hillbilly from a line of hillbillies that goes back 300+ years I can tell you that WV is a hillbilly state, and that is something to be PROUD of! Don't shrink from, or be offended by being called a hillbilly. Moving to WV was like going home for me, as WNC has become overrun with outsiders from all over the US (and elsewhere) and the southern Appalachian culture and dialect that Iwas raised with is basically gone.
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I moved to WV from Western North Carolina 13 years ago. As a life-long hillbilly from a line of hillbillies that goes back 300+ years I can tell you that WV is a hillbilly state, and that is something to be PROUD of! Don't shrink from, or be offended by being called a hillbilly. Moving to WV was like going home for me, as WNC has become overrun with outsiders from all over the US (and elsewhere) and the southern Appalachian culture and dialect that Iwas raised with is basically gone.
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travel
As impressive as the New River Gorge Bridge is, the river below is the oldest in all of the Americas and second oldest in the world. It spans through different states, but it will take your breath viewing from the visitor center at the north end of the bridge. If you take it all in and think back in time, the absolute size of that river that carved that rivers path must have been mind blowing.
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As impressive as the New River Gorge Bridge is, the river below is the oldest in all of the Americas and second oldest in the world. It spans through different states, but it will take your breath viewing from the visitor center at the north end of the bridge. If you take it all in and think back in time, the absolute size of that river that carved that rivers path must have been mind blowing.
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Diesel
I have to say, I was on a motorcycle in the middle of the night in the mountains of W. Virginia and I stopped at a little market to get directions cause I was a bit lost. These younger dudes gave me some directions that looked like I was going to be robbed. But there was the highway I needed and I was on my way. Nicest people I ever met and I was in North Carolina for 2 years before that.
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I have to say, I was on a motorcycle in the middle of the night in the mountains of W. Virginia and I stopped at a little market to get directions cause I was a bit lost. These younger dudes gave me some directions that looked like I was going to be robbed. But there was the highway I needed and I was on my way. Nicest people I ever met and I was in North Carolina for 2 years before that.
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Sharky
Thank you very much for that interesting insight! I would like to visit West Virginia because I really think that the people are quite open and friendly there and of course also because of the beautiful mountains and landscape. I hope that that C-madness will get better or disappear in 2022 (never give up my hope: -) Warm Greetings from a Greek-Germany West Virginia fan
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Thank you very much for that interesting insight! I would like to visit West Virginia because I really think that the people are quite open and friendly there and of course also because of the beautiful mountains and landscape. I hope that that C-madness will get better or disappear in 2022 (never give up my hope: -) Warm Greetings from a Greek-Germany West Virginia fan
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Nuttymeemps
West Virginians are the most down-to-Earth, friendliest people I have ever met. I love WVA. West Virginian food is awesome. The nature is awesome, camping, hiking, fishing, boating, RVing, its all awesome.
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West Virginians are the most down-to-Earth, friendliest people I have ever met. I love WVA. West Virginian food is awesome. The nature is awesome, camping, hiking, fishing, boating, RVing, its all awesome.
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Ser
As a native I will say that there is rule of thumb with the curve warnings, and that is you can usually go 20 mph of the recommendation unless you are going down a steep mountain (ie George Washington highway.
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As a native I will say that there is rule of thumb with the curve warnings, and that is you can usually go 20 mph of the recommendation unless you are going down a steep mountain (ie George Washington highway.
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Michael
Thank you for a great video! Based on what you showed us, I definitely want to come and visit. You certainly get a lot of great information across in a short amount of time. Thanks, again!
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Thank you for a great video! Based on what you showed us, I definitely want to come and visit. You certainly get a lot of great information across in a short amount of time. Thanks, again!
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