More Wandering Back-Roads West Virginia with Carl E. Feather

Volume II in the Wandering Back-Roads West Virginia with Carl E. Feather series focuses on West Virginians who overcame incredible difficulties and hardships, including those born during the Great Depression, and established popular attractions and traditions. These include O'Hurley's General Store in Sheperdstown, Yokum's Vacationland at Seneca Rocks, Harper's Store, Paradox Book Store, and Singing in the Hills. Along the Way visits include the Eye of Shepherdstown, Nelson Rocks, and Chenoweth covered bridges. Meet the Iron Man of Harrison County whose 18-foot-tall Charlie the Miner is a memorial to coal miners made of water heaters, centenarian Silas Kirk, and a doctor so beloved by his community, they raised a huge obelisk to honor him. And discover the story behind one of the state's strangest discoveries, the largest alluvial diamond ever found in the U.S.