In a new list of the "Best Mountain Towns in America" it should come as no surprise that five Mountain State towns appear in ...

West Virginia coal operators built small, company-owned towns for their miners to live in. The coal towns were almost always unincorporated; there were no elected officials, no independent police ...

West Virginia, called “The Mountain State,” is home to New River Gorge National Park where visitors can find New River, bald eagles, falcons, hiking trails, and uncrowded mountain towns.