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Cass Historical Museum
Cass, West Virginia

History, Specialized

Fostoria Glass Society of America Museum
Moundsville, West Virginia

Specialized

The Fostoria Glass Society of America, Inc. is a nonprofit, tax-exempt corporation formed to acquire and disseminate detailed knowledge concerning Fostoria Glass, and to establish and maintain a museum for housing and displaying Fostoria glass.

Huntinton Fire Museum
Huntington, West Virginia

Specialized

Mothman Museum
Point Pleasant, West Virginia

General, History, Specialized

The world's only mothman museum houses movie props, archives and displays about the mothman creature sighted in point pleasant wv during the 1960's.

The Royce J. and Caroline B. Watts Museum
Morgantown, West Virginia

Culture, History, Library, Specialized, University

Housed in the College of Engineering and Mineral Resources at WVU, the Royce J. and Caroline B. Watts Museum is dedicated to preserving and promoting the social, cultural and technological history of the coal, oil and natural gas industries of the state of West Virginia through the collection, preservation, research and exhibition of objects relevant to these industries. The museum is named in honor of Royce J. Watts, associate dean of the College of Engineering and Mineral Resources, and his wife, Caroline, who have tirelessly supported its mission.

Whipple Company Store & Appalachian Heritage Educational Museum
Scarbro, West Virginia

Art, Cemetery, Children's, Culture, History, Historic House, Historical Society, Specialized

The 1890 whipple company store was the center of coal camp life in the turn of the century through the 50's The 18,000 sq ft building and its unique structure is captivating as well as wonderous to see. We strive to celebrate the cultural heritage of the west virginia coal miner and the familes that lived, wored and died here.

Collis P. Huntington Railroad Historical Society
Huntington, West Virginia

Culture, History, Historical Society, Library, Specialized

The Collis P. Huntington Railroad Historical Society (CPH) is one of 160 National Railway Historical Societies in the United States. Founded in 1959, and became a part of the NRHS in 1959. Our goals as a chapter are: “Preserve documents and artifacts of railroad history, to promote the use and improvement of the present railroad industry, to acquire and restore rolling stock for display and operations, and to generally encourage public interest in the ongoing story of the North American railroads.”

Henerson Hall Historical District
Williamstown, West Virginia

History, Historic House, Specialized

Living Civil War History Museum
Harpers Ferry, West Virginia

General, History, Military, Specialized

Our vision for this museum is to educate adults and children on the life during the civil war.

Museum of American Glass in West Virginia
Weston, West Virginia

Art, Culture, History, Specialized

Imagine a museum dedicated to the region and nation's rich glass heritage. A place where examples of thousands of products can be viewed and compared and where the stories of people and processes come to life! The WVMAG provides this and much, much more.

West Virginia State Police Academy
Dunbar, West Virginia

Specialized

We are planning to place artifacts in a bigger area and also have some historical films and power point presentations.

WVNCC Alumni Association Museum
Wheeling, West Virginia

General, History, Historic House, Library, Specialized, University

The Alumni Association has acted as historians for the College, working to preserve the history of the buildings occupied by the college and the relationship of those edifices to the community. The Alumni’s museum, established in 1985, has preserved and maintained a large collection of B&O memorabilia and one-thousand pieces of Hazel Atlas Glass. In an effort to reflect the local history of the New Martinsville Campus, the Alumni also has a display of original Viking Glass on that campus that was donated by Mrs. Homer Hoskins, Jr.

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