West Virginia

West Virginia's Scenic Birch River.  This site, dedicated to showing "the beauty, character, and history" of the Birch River, was developed by Skip Johnson, long time environmental editor for the Charleston Gazette, and his nephew, Rob.  This URL also has a link to a similar site about the Upper Elk River.  [tdh]
http://www.scenicbirchriver.com/ 

Beverly.  Walk the streets to learn about its history and architecture.  This site includes excellent photos and an attractive, well-designed clickable map.  [tdh]

http://www.richmountain.org/beverly/bevtrip.htm

New River Gorge National River.  This National Park Service site provides numerous photographs of the Gorge area and activities including a few panoramic ones.  There are also pages devoted to historical sites and events in the Gorge.  [tdh]

http://www.nps.gov/neri/home.htm

West Virginia Route 16.  Voices and images of people living along this highway.  [tdh]
http://wvgazette.com/static/multimedia/Route16.html

Digital Atlases, Searchable Digital Archives, and Other Sites Useful for Exploring Places

The History Center.   Part of the West Virginia Division of Culture and History site.  The primary on-line location for West Virginia history information with numerous articles dealing with aspects of the State's history, some with photos. [tdh]
http://www.wvculture.org/history/history.html