Blizzard 2016: Images of Elkins in the Snow Andrew Carroll January 4, 2017 5 Comments It's safe to say that while covered in a nice blanket of snow, Elkins missed the worse of the storm and was graced with a beautiful Sunday morning after the storm. In the morning light, I laced up my running...
A Very Special West Virginia Christmas Remembered Roger L. Raines December 24, 2016 2 Comments By Roger L. Raines Leaving Harrisonburg, Virginia after attending a three-day meeting, rather than go to Lynchburg where I had been working, I decided I would drive home to Alabama to spend two days with...
Rich Mountain’s Guiding Light Elkinite December 19, 2016 2 Comments There’s no doubt that Rich Mountain is full of history, but few may know that atop sits a steel structure about 60’ high that was once an airway beacon for pilots. In the 1920’s and 1930’s radio...
South Elkins Was Its Own Town At Turn of Century David Armstrong December 14, 2016 7 Comments By David Armstrong At the beginning of the present century what is now the town of Elkins was two separate towns, each complete with a charter, mayor, council and police force. South Elkins had been...
Downtown Mural Continues to Shine Elkinite December 6, 2016 5 Comments Drive down Third Street in Elkins and you’ll see it, big and bright and full of optimism, sitting on the side of the old Talbott Glass Building. The sunny mural has greeted downtown Elkins visitors for...
Minnehaha Is Standing Tall … For Now Steve Novotney December 1, 2016 She was missing. People were uptight. Mayor Van Broughton had to issue a statement. Some people believed she was removed from this corner for reasons related to the public controversy involving the name of the...
Soon As I Could Sutton Stokes April 19, 2016 1 Comment First things first: I wasn’t born in West Virginia. Upon learning this fact, more than one person who was born in West Virginia has recommended that I add “but I got here as soon as I could.” That...
Switchbacks & Wagon Tracks || Building the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike: Part 2 Michael and Carrie Kline January 2, 2016 Elkinite is proud to partner with Michael and Carrie Kline of Talking Across the Lines to share pieces of “Voices of the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike”. The seven part audio history series in...
Five New Year’s Resolutions for Randolph County Emily Coffman January 1, 2016 1 Comment Every year we have a tendency to make individual New Year’s resolutions that we never actually fulfill. Sometimes we decide to get more exercise, go to the gym, and quit going a week later. Other times we...
Switchbacks & Wagon Tracks: Building the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike: Part 1 Michael and Carrie Kline December 11, 2015 2 Comments Elkinite is proud to be partnering with Michael and Carrie Kline of Talking Across the Lines to share pieces of "Voices of the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike". The seven part audio history series in...
From Freight to Families, The Story of West Virginia’s Tourist Railroad Chase Gunnoe July 5, 2015 For many generations, folk tales, riddles, and stories have stemmed from careers and experiences of “workin’ on the railroad”. This is mainly due to the prevalent role railroads played in West...