History – Morgantown Magazine

Art, Culture, History, October/November 2019

Windows to the Soul

December 2, 2019 by Jess Walker No Comments

These windows are masterpieces of art and faith. When Trinity Episcopal Church’s building opened on Willey Street in the early...

History, October/November 2019, WVU

WVU’s Mysterious Retejos Jichancas

October 28, 2019 by Pam Kasey No Comments

In November 1908, a group of 13 female WVU students formed a secret society. They made themselves mysterious and, at...

Family stands in front of Stansbury hall in Morgantown

August/September 2019, History, People + Places, WVU

Harry Stansbury

September 9, 2019 by Nikki Bowman No Comments

As West Virginia University continues tear-down and removal of Stansbury Hall, Morgantown spoke with descendants about the life and legacy...

Man in front of gun counter in family owned store

August/September 2019, History, Shopping

Street’s Has It All

September 4, 2019 by Morgantown Magazine Staff 5 Comments

This Preston County superstore is fourth-generation family-run. “We can build your house, we can furnish your house, and we can...

Features, History, June/July 2019

A Beautiful Dream

July 16, 2019 by Morgantown Magazine Staff 1 Comment

Arthurdale was a symbol of progressive ideals during the great depression, and its legacy lives on. The tiny hamlet of...

History, People + Places, Web Exclusives

The Restorationists

January 3, 2019 by Morgantown Magazine Staff No Comments

Allegheny Restoration and Builders of Morgantown practices deep preservation in West Virginia and on the national stage. Before machines made...

History, October/November 2018

Big Dam Project

October 29, 2018 by Pam Kasey No Comments

Soon after the Morgantown Water Commission built the dam that created the Cobun Creek Reservoir in 1958, it took the...

Fitness, History, October/November 2018

Something Old, Something New

October 29, 2018 by Jess Walker No Comments

A former coal-industry building becomes a much-needed rest area on the Deckers Creek Trail. Bikers and walkers of the Deckers...

History, October/November 2016, People + Places

Missing Marsha

October 22, 2018 by Pam Kasey 3 Comments

Some time in the evening of Monday, April 25, 1988, Gary Perkins dropped his friend Marsha Ferber off in front...

Excursions, Features, History, October/November 2017

Committed

October 11, 2018 by Zack Harold No Comments

Historians at a Lewis County landmark go to great lengths to tell the story of the criminally insane, a history...

August/September 2018, Culture, History, People + Places

Embedded in Preston County

September 7, 2018 by Pam Kasey No Comments

The Climb From Salt Lick reminds us of the vitality of truly local journalism. ➼ When Nancy Abrams moved to...

August/September 2018, History, People + Places

17 Years Later

August 31, 2018 by Pam Kasey No Comments

The Flight 93 National Memorial in southwestern Pennsylvania gets a final, poignant touch this September. On the morning of September...

April/May 2018, History, WVU

Soon to be Retired

April 30, 2018 by Pam Kasey No Comments

The inauguration of WVU president John Roscoe Turner in 1928 was the first event to take place in WVU’s brand...

December/January 2017, History, WVU

Evansdale Rising

December 12, 2017 by Pam Kasey No Comments

When WVU built its Agricultural Sciences Building on the former Evans farm in 1961, what became the Evansdale Campus was...

History, October/November 2016, People + Places

Peddler, Shopkeep, Scholar, Philanthropist

October 22, 2017 by Pam Kasey No Comments

A popular oral history book explores the development of the Jewish community in Morgantown through the stories of its families....

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