The stories of Upshur County, WV
8 narrated audio stories from across Upshur County — hidden history, true crime, food legends, and local lore from its towns, landmarks, and back roads.
Upshur County
When a New County Needed Walls and a Seal
A new map in 1851 brought Upshur County a government to build.
Agnes Howard Hall
The Building That Gave a Campus Its Face
How Agnes Howard Hall came to embody early life at West Virginia Wesleyan.
West Virginia Wesleyan College
Where Buckhannon Hears Itself Sing
How a Buckhannon college became Upshur County’s steady source of live classical music.
Pringle Tree Park
Inside the Hollow Sycamore
How two brothers, a giant tree, and a local tradition shaped Buckhannon’s frontier memory.
West Virginia Wesleyan College
How a College Changed Buckhannon
A campus founded in 1890 helped reshape a county seat.
Upshur County
The Man Behind Upshur County
A rise to power, and an abrupt end on the Potomac.
Upshur County
When the Bands Became as Big as the Berries
How Buckhannon’s strawberry celebration grew into a statewide festival of music and parades.
Upshur County
From Sycamore Refuge to Frontier Settlement
How the Pringles’ wilderness refuge became an early Buckhannon settlement.
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