How did you decide to move to West Virginia form Germany? I love hearing how people "end-up" here, whether because of job or life's circumstances... and then love it.
@@GOTTshua I'm not the person you replied to, but I moved to WV 23 years ago, I'm from Philadelphia. I moved there because I fell in love with a local and then I stayed there because I started my career. I only recently moved to Detroit also for my job. I lived in WV almost half of my life, and technically longer than I lived in my actual hometown if you count the college years when I went "away." I'm nostalgic for my adopted home state, even if I never truly felt like I was welcome.
I work at the state museum so I lit up like a Christmas tree when you brought up the museum😭 it's an amazing museum, unlike no other, and I'm so happy you got to stop by!😍
I'm honestly surprised that its more along the lines of "evolutionary science" rather than the Bible timeline. I mean, its quite hard to find an atheist here. Man its fun to go there though.
@@caulkins69 I understand the sentiment, however, the gilding is paid by private donations as a matter of pride in the state, it had to be re-done quite a few years ago.
@@caulkins69 Actually is more cost effective to gold leaf the dome than it is to paint. The gold leaf will last 50 years. Painting it would need to be done at least every 8 years and in the end cost so much more because the cost is in the labor. Gold leaf is a bargain by comparison.
@@cadengrace5466 If it is more cost effective, then why isn't every building covered with gold? I don't believe your 50 year claim, either. The Oregon Pioneer statue atop the Oregon State Capitol has to be re-gilded about every 20 years because of the damage done by weather and birds.
@@caulkins69 moron, learn about your state before spouting ignorance. The gilding of the gold dome has been paid for by private donations. No tax dollars used.
Zach I’ve never heard it once. Full life in Dunbar, saint albans, and Charleston. There’s always an uh after the w sound. I’m not trying to argue just saying I’ve never heard it said that way. The fact that my name has 304 in it should be enough to prove I’m not trolling I’m born and raised here.
If your ever back in WV and want to learn about the coal mining, you need to visit Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine in Beckley. You can take a tour underground.
@@shawnn1412 life is old there Older then the trees Younger then The Mountains Rolling the Breeze COUNTRY ROADS! TAKE ME HOME! TO THE PLACE! I BELONG! WEST VIRGINIA! MOUNTAIN MAMA! TAKE ME HOOOOOOOME! COUNTRY ROOOOOOOADS!
West Virginia isn’t on most people’s radars, so, coming from a local, this was a treat to find. Thanks a lot! And your pronunciation of “Kanawha” was close enough. Lol 👌
As an Asian person who is thankful to have the opportunity to live and learn in the US, I am impressed with you for acknowledging the positive side about our adopted country. Too many Europeans prefer to diss the US, let alone parts of the US even Americans like to diss, like West Virginia.
Born and raised in Charleston, WV! I don’t live there anymore but am a very proud mountaineer. Thanks for the great review! WV gets a bad rap so much of the time.
@@Corntron5000 One reason we say it happened is because of Obama, but to be fair, it's more because theres so many places to run off and do it away from people, that its easy for kids to get hooked when they're young, and also rap music.
Phantom Aviator There’s also the fact that Huntington is the half-way mark on the drug highway between Miami and Detroit. That’s why you keep seeing on the news someone was murdered there from one of those places.
I was born, raised, and educated in WV, then moved to New England for two years before moving back to raise my daughter. Most Americans only know of the regional stereotypes and are clueless to the good aspects of our beautiful state. Thank you for shedding a positive light on ya!
I agree about the W. Va. stereotype. It was nothing like the stereotype's, the people, geography and architecture were amazing! I loved it and think W. Va and many of it's cities like Charleston are grossly underrated. That's your blessing, knowing that you're one of this nations best kept secrets and some of us know it! Kudos from Philly, "The City of Brotherly Love."
Having lived there for 6 years, graduated from one of the high schools and temporarily went to WVU. However, my dad, who was originally from Wheeling, dropped a family of Texans in the middle of WVa. It was a culture shock and I only go back for milestones. Weddings, high school graduations, funerals, etc. Love the scenery and the critters. The people, not so much. Area I lived in fits the WV stereotypes and I wouldn't encourage any one to go there. If you do go, stick to places like Charleston.and Wheeling. The REAL WV is a world away from the actual world.
I am so glad that, at least for now, you have chosen to make America your home. After watching the news all day, it's nice to watch a video about positives of the US. Thank you. I really enjoy your channel!⭐⭐⭐
Jill Koop America is amazing. Beautiful land, vast culture, usually very friendly and generous people. The issue is, very small, very vocal groups of people (party regardless) have decided to, rather than embrace and respect differences of appearance, lifestyle, philosophy, political and financial ideology, choose to focus on what they deem “wrong” and blame others rather than try to find common ground to fix things. Unfortunately, the rest of us more rational people are stuck having to deal with the destruction they are incurring.
Even when you're completely correct in your negative assessment of a person, place, or thing, to use an adolescent nickname for it/them shines a very negative light on you, Ms. LamEsTrEaM.
My family and I just returned from a road trip where we initially were going to be in West Virginia for two days on the western side of the state . We liked it so much we changed our route home so we could explore the eastern side of the state, too. Natural beauty everywhere, full of history and friendly people. This state is underrated! We are planning a dedicated trip back!!!
My wife's entire extended family had no idea there were two Virginias until she went to college there... I was like did you think there were 49 states?
I have to say West Virginia is honestly a pretty great state. I've been many other places and I have to say that this place is pretty clean compared to others and the people are super nice.
As many West Virginia natives have already said, thank you for a nice upbeat video about our state. I am glad you had a chance to look around the Capital building, it is a source of pride for many of us. The paintings of the men you saw and spoke of in your video are of all our past governors.
As a WV native who’s spent a lot of time in Charleston thanks for being generous about my state. Please come back again but try the Greenbrier, Lewisburg, Blackwarer Falls, The New River Gorge, or Seneca Rocks...that will give you a real feel for West (by-God) Virginia.
I was born in Charleston. My grandparents lived in a mining town called Berwind, in the southern most part of the state. My grandfather was a full-blooded Englishman. My grandmother was of Scot-Irish descent. I still miss it. Thanks for your take on Charleston.
Thank you for keeping your highlight of my hometown positive. There is A LOT of beautiful things about Charleston, including the people, despite what you might read in these comments. I have found that ignorance is common place amongst a lot of TH-cam viewer comments these days. West Virginian's are in fact wonderful hard working people who don't know a stranger and would give you the shirt off of their backs if you needed it. Some of the best people you could ever meet, truly. Thank you for visiting Charleston and come back soon! We'd sure love to have you.
I was in Charleston WV overnight to catch an Amtrak Cardinal line to Florida, mainly because I never caught a train and wanted to. I got to take a walk in that town and stop by the co-cathedral and a Mexican restaurant. I had pretty much the same positive opinion of the town you had.
kanawha is pronounced kuhnaw, and the river is polluted as all get out, swim in at your own risk, giant ass catfish reside in there some the size of vw bugs
Do some research before you make these negative comments. The Kanawha River is the cleanest it has been in many years. Bald eagles have returned to the area as a result. There is a lot of beauty to be seen and fun to be had there if you can avoid the pessimistic people
This is my hometown! I only live 3 hours away but Charleston has my heart! I love these WV hills! These beautiful country roads take me home each and every day! 💙💛
Thank you for this! I live and work in the Charleston area and it does have a lot of small city charm. Many locals only like to focus on things that have changed for the worse, but it’s still a terrific place. I hope you can make it back someday and maybe stay longer. Plan to take in the shops around Capitol Street or get outside of town and see some of the sights like Hawk’s Nest park. WV is also home to some of the USA’s most delightful small towns like Lewisburg and Harpers Ferry.
I’m Canadian and I love West Virginia. The people are friendly. The driving is epic and so much fun (except for that speed trap outside Summersville) and the scenery is beyond compare. Your next stop should be a trip to see The New River Gorge Bridge. Stunning is too weak a word to describe the bridge and the area it spans. Get yourself there, mate!!
I'm a resident of Charleston. I have lived here my whole life. Yes, we have our problems but the culture in WV is something that you won't encounter anywhere else in America. WV was built on MANY different cultural backgrounds and over the many years they have all blended together to form Appalachian culture (it's a real thing). As you mentioned, we do have our issues, as does any city. BUT we are a friendly bunch and when disaster strikes or a need needs met we all come together to do what needs/must be done. I love that about my state/city. I am impressed that you basically did pronounce Kanawha correctly but Appalachia is Appa-lach-CHA not Appa-la-SHA. The river is filthy and polluted but it can be a nice view and provides nice recreation in your back yard. If you come back to the city I recommend Capitol Street. It still has brick pavers as the road and has many unique stores/restaurants. It's the best street in downtown Charleston.
I live in the Kanawha Valley and I've often seen the Kanawha river blue. I've also seen it greenish, grey and brown depending on the angle of the sun, time of year, its depth at any certain point and if there have been recent floodwaters running into it. I've also seen it during times of high winds where it develops waves with white caps atop them. You just need to actually look at it and pay attention to notice the changes. If you have fished a good bit at different places along it in all 4 seasons you'll know exactly what I mean. (and...when I say fished a good bit, I mean that the ladies in your life have panty hose stockings that often go missing because you are always cutting them into little pocket squares to stuff chicken liver as fish bait into them. lol)
Jonathan Collier I’ve seen green bits of it mixed with blue in Charleston after years of growing up in Charleston, West Virginia and was there during the water crisis I saw it was mostly brown but one day it was blueish greenish.
Ok...I'm born and raised in Charleston. Aka "chemical valley." Trust and believe the Kanawha River is not clean. Great video... Very respectful. No stereotypes Thank you!
Yeah, not very accurate. Charleston and the Kanawha Valley have not been chemical valley in about 25 years. The water is cleaner now that it has been since West Virginia became a state. Only two contaminants exist in the river now that are of any concern. Sulfates, which is an odd thing since that is usually tied to agriculture and West Virginia has virtually none and fecal matter, which is tied to large scale ranching. The obvious go to is that it is human waste, but the level of human discharge into the West Virginia waterways is minuscule at best.
@@wescoleman6833 *Looking out the window* Kanawha River is the color of the sky. Looks pretty blue to me and it does every day of the week unless there have been storms to turn it muddy brown. You either do not look at the river or you just lie.
@@cadengrace5466 Not really hars to figure. When it rains the outdated PSD's release huge amounts of often less treated or undertreated matter just to keep up. Im not guessing. I know this from speaking with treatment plant workers. Not to mention the people on septic tanks who instead of fixing their aging system straight pipe gray water to the nearest stream. As far as chemical valley. DuPont is still here. Bayer is still here. ChemCeption, Occidental and Dow are all still here within 20 miles of each other. We are still Chemical Valley. Nitro still stinks to high heaven some days and shelter in place still are a real thing bc leaks happen. Also do you think the aging and leaking underground storage of chemical such as the MCHM that caused the water crisis in 2014 is a unique incident? How many lesser leaks are covered by the News? Or worse undiscovered. And sulfates are naturally occurring in hard water around here. As water passes through and around rock it picks up minerals including sulfate like magnesium sulfate, calcium sulfate and other salts. Now my guess is since there are salt mines in Malden then its possible that large deposits of other salts could be around as well
I live in Charleston, and I gotta be honest, you hit a lot of our strong points! If you ever come back, for sure check out Hawk's Nest, some of the rivers, some historical bridges, and look into coal mine rides, it gives you a good insight on what actually took place here!
I'm so happy you did this video, Thank You! I was Born and raised in Charleston, West Virginia! I'm a proud coal miners daughter, and it was so nice to finally see someone look at our Beautiful state in a Positive light for a change!! God Bless You, and Hope you come back another time! Ericka Atkins #mountaineerpride 💙💛💙💛💙
Thanks for the fine words about my adoptive home state! The locals will certainly appreciate the kind review. You did miss a few things I would reccomend to all visitors (time permitting of course); first is Tudor's Biscuit World, the must have breakfast for any Mountaineer on the go; and then you have to get out of Charleston for this but take the road in front of the capitol building (US Route 60) east and travel about 1/2 to 1 hour and visit 3 places, the Glenn Ferris Inn at the Kanawha Falls (great lunch stop) then onto Cathedral Falls (a hidden and tucked away place off the left side of the road) and finally up to Hawk's Nest State Park for stunning views of the valley's below. Also (time permitting) head down RT 60 till it meets Rt 119 and head south the New River Gorge Bridge is absolutely awesome. Maybe a stop somewhere in Fayetteville for dinner and take the side roads back to Rt 60 and back into Charleston.
As a born and raised West Virginian who grew up right outside of Charleston (Cross Lanes!), thank you for such a positive presentation of my hometown. All too often West Virginia gets a bad rap, and much of it is untrue and unfair. The Charleston area was a wonderful place in which to live and grow up. I wouldn't exchange those early years in that place for anything. Really, a day isn't enough to truly see all the area has to offer. Go back again sometime and spend a bit more time there. BTW, your pronunciation of Kanawha is pretty much spot on, although the local pronunciation is often closer to "kuh-NAW-uh".
I love West Virginia. I spend a lot of time in Charleston for research (I’m a historian at WVU) and my grandparents live in So. Charleston and Nitro and I went to Marshall U. in Huntington. Love seeing West Virginia shown in a positive light. 💕
I am fortunate to live only 14 miles to the W.Va state line, live in Pennsylvania. Traveled many states, West Virginia is my absolute favorite, Truly a Awesome Beautiful state, and its people are friendly
I bet you know all about Sandstone Grade then? I imagine it's got a reputation in the trucking community. Every other time I go up the turnpike somebody is stuck on a runaway truck ramp or worse. Some way worse before word got around I guess.
I’m from just outside of Charleston! I want to say thank you for focusing on some of the nice things about our state capitol without harping on the negatives or making fun of our state as so many do!
Local here, saw “Chralston” and I though, “nah he can’t be talking about our state, he must be talking about SC.” To my supprise I read “West Virginia” :)
As a New Yorker, I was completely blown away by the charm and the beauty of West Virginia. Went hiking around the New River Gorge Area and loved it! Plus that State Museum is amazing! WV is definitely almost heaven!
As a New Yorker I'd have to agree with you, and it sounds like a place that's appealing to visit. I've actually been to Charleston, West Virginia, but only as a stop on a road trip for about an hour to stretch our legs and be out of a vehicle for a while. We walked around for a bit but were just wandering around with no clue, we felt like fish out of the water, haha. Too bad we didn't know about these cool places mentioned in the video, we would've had a good time. (FYI, us New Yorkers avoid Times Square like the plague, it's probably the most dreaded place to be for us, so the locals you see around there are just unlucky enough to have to work around there or didn't come up with a good way of telling visiting friends or family to go explore on their own and ended up being very reluctant tour guides, haha!)
It was a strange experience hearing someone speak about my home city like this instead of only talking negatively about it. It made me see the city in a different, more positive perspective so thank you for that!
I've been to Charleston WV and thought it was quite pretty - both the downtown area and some of the neighborhoods up in the hills. Lots of handsome turn-of-the-century buildings and homes.
Westsider here. I have a love/hate relationship with WV. But, I'm allowed to, it's my home. I would never deny where I come from. I was inside the Daniel Boone hotel today. Crazy shit. Big ups to this dude for showing respect.
Part 2 gaily mountain- I found a civil era hotel...The Glenn Ferris Inn. On the Gauley River, this area was a true treasure for an old history teacher. My room was decorated with vintage. The restaurant was a quaint little tea room,food was great and the staff, well, delightful.We had great fun telling old wva stories. I had my coffee in the upstairs sun room looking across the river where the union army set up a permanent camp. The General - Rutherford B. Hayes, took his meals at the Inn. The current owners are a very real rags to riches example of what you might find around the next bend.....if you can avoid the interstates. Watch out for those hair pins!
Exceptional vlog. I haven't been to West Virginia, but having watched here I would indeed like to visit Charleston, West Virginia. The cafe sounds good. And I love a good, all encompassing museum.
West Virginia is the most natural, beautiful state, in the whole country... It's mostly all woods here, and small mountains, I have lived here all my life.. I've been to California and back and traveled alot, and there is no state in America that will compare
Your pronunciation of Kanawha is pretty good. HOWEVER, Appalachia is pronounced "app-uh-LATCH-uh". We're the only state that lies completely within Appalachia, therefore the way we say it is the right way to say it. Thanks for the lovely video.
Thanks for stopping by! Kanawha can be pronounced like kuh-NAW-uh, and the river is for looking not touching. If you dig bluegrass, we have a festival every May called the Vandalia Gathering, which is pretty fun. The Henry Gassaway Davis was cleaned this past April, so he lost his aged character.
Hey! Great video, Lawrence! In researching my family history, the trail has taken me through West Virginia, so this is interesting. I grew up saying "warsh" (wash), "warshrag" (washrag), Warshington (Washington), etc. I didn't even realize it, not until I studied linguistics, and had it pointed out! Yes, my family all used to say it that way, but that's changing. (I remember my grandma would say "pie-ANN-uh" for piano!) I love how you bring out the best in your videos. (I love great museums like the one in this video.) Best wishes from central Illinois!
I worked at the capitol complex for 14 years. It is a great place to visit. Thanks for visiting. Our hills our great place to spend time. Pies and pints for pizza and Ellen’s for ice cream are not to be missed.
Born, raised, and still reside in Charleston! We do have a beautiful city! Thanks for pointing out the positives! And I'm glad you had an enjoyable stop here!
As a native West Virginian (Huntington), I enjoyed this video. There is a lot of focus on the opioid crisis, crime, and poverty of the area; but the area is so much deeper than that
Can't wait until you come to New Mexico. You can see the originally Spanish, then Mexican, then New Mexican Capitol building in Santa Fe, built in 1610. Yeah, before those pesky English Pilgrims got here. We have a newer one as well. It's round and has no dome, because Greek Revival domes look ridiculous in New Mexico. Native American basket weave skylight instead.
I’m a born and raised West Virginian and I absolutely love that you loved our little city. Not visiting Tudor’s was a poor decision though, it’s the BEST 🙌🏼 If you think our bacon is weird just try biscuits and gravy and count all the differences in that compared to your home 😂 If you ever come back be sure to visit the Capitol Market in the summer when it’s filled with farm vendors and fresh flowers and produce 💖🌿🍅
The Wyoming State Capital building just re-opened after a three-year renovation. It has a fully gold-leafed dome (the whole thing was done with about 6 oz of gold). It sits across the street from the state museum, which is also free.
Kanawha (Can-ah-wa) , it is native Iroquois for" water way/canoe way". The dome is gold leaf inlay. It was on there originally, but was removed at some point. Then redone as solid gold, but redone a few years later as the black and gold dome. I live 10 minutes from down town.
As a resident of Charleston it's always good to hear positive and uplifting content about our great state. We have a bad reputation, but we truly are a hidden gem! Thank you!
@@theragingplatypus4743 Huntington is more like 45 minutes to Charleston from Huntington and hour back. It's kind of weird. Charleston traffic is the devil. lol
@@sarahsmith5350 Not sure what Charleston you're talking about but from my extensive experience driving through Charleston is a breeze. The Interstate doesn't get you to hu kington and you have to go on surfaces streets. The reason you get this result is you're counting getting off the exit near Huntington but when you leave, you time from when you get in your car. I've never once even had to slow down in Charleston except occasionally getting off at the oakwood corridor G exit.
When I interned just enough outside of Charleston to make a chemical plant profitable, my boss took a few of us on a tour of INCO (the International Nickel Company) in Huntington. Which they apparently felt didn't sound international enough so they renamed it INCO International. I guess they finally gave up on the international aspect and renamed it Specialty Metals. I don't know what they are calling themselves now.
Almost Heaven, WV! It's my home state; born, raised & proud of it! Grew up on "The Ohio" south of the Mason Dixon. Stunning & beautiful state. Love my bluegrass & the Mountaineers! Y'all come back now, y'hear?! #CoalMinersGrandaughter
It may be pretty but everyone that lives around me knows you should never swim or even eat the fish out of the kanawha river. The 2014 chemical spill scarred everyone
WV is lower than the USA average for crime. My family and I did a lot of research to make a move from beautiful Boise, Idaho to somewhere geographically much closer to my wife's relatives who live in Rhode Island. I am happy to say that West Virginia won out after months of research. We will most likely be living in Bridgeport, WV, but look forward to visiting Charleston. Spring 2021 West Virginia here we come. :)
DaBear Baloo Agreed, and the kind people are one of the reasons I want to move to the state along with the lovely sceneries, fresh air, affordable living (so I can fulfill my obsession with having my own house which I'm thrilled just thinking about it), and healthy and fun recreational recreational activities for the family :)
I’m not from Charleston, I’m from Huntington. The second biggest city in WV, but I’m glad you focused on the positives. Growing up here actually wasn’t that bad. But you should explore the rest of the state, when you have time. Because in the US, states are completely different, but regions in states are completely different too
i think i recall that chuck yeager flew a plane under the bridge in charleston and really threw the town leaders into a tizzy about what to do about it.
I was born in wv, western side tho. We call it "wershcloth" or "wershing machines" lol. Its a remnant of the hill billy accents, which is not even remotely the same as a southern accent. Common confusing that surprises me
Born, raised, and still live in Charleston, WV today. Was watching another video when this popped up on my recommendations. I'm surprised to see a positive take on WV and Charleston. I'm not even positive when talking about my State. I hate it here 😂😂😂 but the cost of living is cheaper than many places. It's a good place to retire to but not to raise a family or start a career In my opinion
Thanks for another great video! The museum looks really nice, and I love visiting places like that, and learning about the history of different locations! 👍
It's been forever since I've been to West-by-God Virginia, but I recall it was lovely. The local accent is much different from my own central Texas drawl, but I savvied the lingo.
Charleston, SC is a gorgeous city! The museum there is top notch, and the tour we took of the historic house (Joseph Manigault House) across the street from said museum was quite educational. One of absolute favorite cities to visit is Savannah, GA. It's such a charming and vibrant place. I'd recommend it to anyone who has yet to walk around there.
Charleston is pure southern charm, the old city walls, Ft. Sumter, antebellum homes with porch ceilings painted "haint" blue, the daily market that disappears every evening, handmade woven baskets, great food, plantation tours... Sigh. Now I wanna go back, lol!
Unfortunately, West Virginia and Kentucky engage in the ghastly practice of mountiantop removal coal mining. 500 Appalachian mountains have been destroyed by the practice. It would be better to extract the coal seam gas and cover the mountains with wind turbines.
Thank your for shedding positive light on our great capital city. People like to talk smack about our great state and more than half of it just isn’t true.
I’m from West Virginia 10mins away from the capital and you should go to the new river George bridge fun fact: my stepdad is one of the builders of it too.
In my years of being born and raised in Kanawha County, I think you’re the first person that I’ve ever heard call the Kanawha river clean looking! Haha. Growing up, friends would swim in it, but I would never do so because of the potential chemicals in it. But I totally agree, the Cultural Center is one of the BEST representations of our state. I’m glad that you enjoyed yourself. It’s Almost Heaven!
next time you both are in Charleston let me take you out for tea/drinks! I'm a local business owner in Charleston and can show you around alittle more. Thanks so much for showing small places that's off the beaten path! Cheers!
Move from Germany to WV 30 years ago ... I would not move to any other state... WV rocks
How did you decide to move to West Virginia form Germany? I love hearing how people "end-up" here, whether because of job or life's circumstances... and then love it.
@@GOTTshua I'm not the person you replied to, but I moved to WV 23 years ago, I'm from Philadelphia. I moved there because I fell in love with a local and then I stayed there because I started my career. I only recently moved to Detroit also for my job. I lived in WV almost half of my life, and technically longer than I lived in my actual hometown if you count the college years when I went "away." I'm nostalgic for my adopted home state, even if I never truly felt like I was welcome.
Please tell me more about, West Virginia, I will be moving there soon 🙏
I work at the state museum so I lit up like a Christmas tree when you brought up the museum😭 it's an amazing museum, unlike no other, and I'm so happy you got to stop by!😍
It truly is awesome, its sad that so many kids and young adults know nothing about it! One of the coolest places in Charleston!
I'm honestly surprised that its more along the lines of "evolutionary science" rather than the Bible timeline. I mean, its quite hard to find an atheist here. Man its fun to go there though.
@@phantomaviator1318
Shame on you
@@rbeck3200tb40 Why? West Virginia is a Christian state, so why are you shaming me? Also you liked your own comment.
@@phantomaviator1318
Its shameful to attack Christianity
Also I ALWAYS like good truthful comments
The Capitol dome isn't painted gold, it is actually gilded in gold leaf.
Nothing's too good for the government.
@@caulkins69 I understand the sentiment, however, the gilding is paid by private donations as a matter of pride in the state, it had to be re-done quite a few years ago.
@@caulkins69 Actually is more cost effective to gold leaf the dome than it is to paint. The gold leaf will last 50 years. Painting it would need to be done at least every 8 years and in the end cost so much more because the cost is in the labor. Gold leaf is a bargain by comparison.
@@cadengrace5466 If it is more cost effective, then why isn't every building covered with gold? I don't believe your 50 year claim, either. The Oregon Pioneer statue atop the Oregon State Capitol has to be re-gilded about every 20 years because of the damage done by weather and birds.
@@caulkins69 moron, learn about your state before spouting ignorance. The gilding of the gold dome has been paid for by private donations. No tax dollars used.
Native Pronunciation: Can-A-Whaw
Standard Pronunciation: Kuh-Naw-Wa
Local Pronunciation: Kuh-Naw
Zach I live in Charleston(about 30 years). Never once heard anyone ever say kuh-naw. The first two you hear often.
SkateForLife304 My bro, born and raised here and I most definitely say kuh-naw
SkateForLife304 I live in Kanawha Valley in Nitro and everybody here says Kuh-Naw
Zach I’ve never heard it once. Full life in Dunbar, saint albans, and Charleston. There’s always an uh after the w sound. I’m not trying to argue just saying I’ve never heard it said that way. The fact that my name has 304 in it should be enough to prove I’m not trolling I’m born and raised here.
SkateForLife304 I’m not trying to be rude or anything it’s just I’ve never heard somebody say it like that who was from here
I’m a simple man. I see something about my home state and click.
Im simple also
Same! WV nerd
WV nerd here!
Same
Same I love opioids
If your ever back in WV and want to learn about the coal mining, you need to visit Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine in Beckley. You can take a tour underground.
Agree. I'm from Beckley and think he should visit :).
And Taramack
I personally didn't know that. I'm planning on moving to WV next year and I'm definitely gonna do that
Yes..very very educational
Take me home country roads. Thanks for a great video about my home state.
Won't shake that tune from my head for awhile...but that's OK.
Almost Heaven
West Virginia
Blue Ridge Mountains
Shenandoah River.....
@@shawnn1412 life is old there
Older then the trees
Younger then The Mountains
Rolling the Breeze
COUNTRY ROADS!
TAKE ME HOME!
TO THE PLACE!
I BELONG!
WEST VIRGINIA!
MOUNTAIN MAMA!
TAKE ME HOOOOOOOME!
COUNTRY ROOOOOOOADS!
"That John Denver's full of shit..." - Lloyd Christmas
West Virginia isn’t on most people’s radars, so, coming from a local, this was a treat to find. Thanks a lot! And your pronunciation of “Kanawha” was close enough. Lol 👌
I'm just glad to see a positive video about my home town for a change.
Good thing as it keeps it open
WV reminds me of Bulgaria-my country,same type of nature.
Great approach. We ALL have had enough of "negatives"...about EVERYTHING!
Well said
I know. Right? WTF is going on.
As an Asian person who is thankful to have the opportunity to live and learn in the US, I am impressed with you for acknowledging the positive side about our adopted country. Too many Europeans prefer to diss the US, let alone parts of the US even Americans like to diss, like West Virginia.
why europeans no like US? Is it cuz we broke off from britain?
Americans don't diss West Virginia. And if they do, they shouldn't, because West Virginia is a damn good place to live.
Born and raised in Charleston, WV! I don’t live there anymore but am a very proud mountaineer. Thanks for the great review! WV gets a bad rap so much of the time.
Karen Hartley it’s bad now. Heroine everywhere. Sucks :/
A real reply not muddled by pride. Well done, stay real.
@@Corntron5000 One reason we say it happened is because of Obama, but to be fair, it's more because theres so many places to run off and do it away from people, that its easy for kids to get hooked when they're young, and also rap music.
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There’s also the fact that Huntington is the half-way mark on the drug highway between Miami and Detroit. That’s why you keep seeing on the news someone was murdered there from one of those places.
@@matthew8153 Not surprised. I'd honestly say that Huntington is much worse than either of those in terms of drug issues.
I was born, raised, and educated in WV, then moved to New England for two years before moving back to raise my daughter. Most Americans only know of the regional stereotypes and are clueless to the good aspects of our beautiful state. Thank you for shedding a positive light on ya!
I agree about the W. Va. stereotype. It was nothing like the stereotype's, the people, geography and architecture were amazing! I loved it and think W. Va and many of it's cities like Charleston are grossly underrated. That's your blessing, knowing that you're one of this nations best kept secrets and some of us know it! Kudos from Philly, "The City of Brotherly Love."
Glad you came back home
Having lived there for 6 years, graduated from one of the high schools and temporarily went to WVU. However, my dad, who was originally from Wheeling, dropped a family of Texans in the middle of WVa. It was a culture shock and I only go back for milestones. Weddings, high school graduations, funerals, etc. Love the scenery and the critters. The people, not so much. Area I lived in fits the WV stereotypes and I wouldn't encourage any one to go there. If you do go, stick to places like Charleston.and Wheeling. The REAL WV is a world away from the actual world.
The Virginias are nice,calm,have this nice looking mountains.They re like my country-Bulgaria.👍
I just visited Charleston and found it to be a beautiful place.
I am so glad that, at least for now, you have chosen to make America your home. After watching the news all day, it's nice to watch a video about positives of the US. Thank you. I really enjoy your channel!⭐⭐⭐
@Lori Burns Lori, you' re right!! I need to turn the lamestream media off...I think I will take your advice. Thanks!😎
Jill Koop America is amazing. Beautiful land, vast culture, usually very friendly and generous people. The issue is, very small, very vocal groups of people (party regardless) have decided to, rather than embrace and respect differences of appearance, lifestyle, philosophy, political and financial ideology, choose to focus on what they deem “wrong” and blame others rather than try to find common ground to fix things. Unfortunately, the rest of us more rational people are stuck having to deal with the destruction they are incurring.
Even when you're completely correct in your negative assessment of a person, place, or thing, to use an adolescent nickname for it/them shines a very negative light on you, Ms. LamEsTrEaM.
My family and I just returned from a road trip where we initially were going to be in West Virginia for two days on the western side of the state . We liked it so much we changed our route home so we could explore the eastern side of the state, too. Natural beauty everywhere, full of history and friendly people. This state is underrated! We are planning a dedicated trip back!!!
At least he knows West Virginia is a separate state from Virginia & doesn’t associate it with Richmond like out-of-state people 😅
Thank You for your comment!!!
Peace... Andy
Oh the wonderful ignorance of not being born in the US. I've fought the general public I serve for 30 years... it's W E S T Virginia!!!
Is that really a thing? People who don’t know West Virginia is its own state??
@B we call those people the Democratic base.
My wife's entire extended family had no idea there were two Virginias until she went to college there... I was like did you think there were 49 states?
You have to come back and try Tudors biscuit world, every westvirginian could agree to that
Brady Jones yess!!!!
More like pies and pints or secret sandwich society. But tudors is really good to!!
Faxxxx Mary B is the best
Brady Jones DUKE!!
I can agree!!
I have to say West Virginia is honestly a pretty great state. I've been many other places and I have to say that this place is pretty clean compared to others and the people are super nice.
As many West Virginia natives have already said, thank you for a nice upbeat video about our state. I am glad you had a chance to look around the Capital building, it is a source of pride for many of us. The paintings of the men you saw and spoke of in your video are of all our past governors.
Woohoo! West Virginia! I'm in Jefferson County, WV...which is not near Charleston. But still! West Virginia!!!!!
Right next to you in Berkeley County. I LOVE living on The Eastern Panhandle of WV!!!!
As a native born West Virginian and direct descendent of the first settler of this state, I am glad that you enjoyed our state that we call home.
My great grandfather was a coal miner in West Virginia before the family moved to Ohio
West Virginia, Fayetteville is the best small town. It has many attractions. If you find yourself in WV again I recommend fayetteville.
Love the skate park
You probably seen more of America than most Americans. You go Laurence and congratulations on 50000 subscribers.
As a WV native who’s spent a lot of time in Charleston thanks for being generous about my state. Please come back again but try the Greenbrier, Lewisburg, Blackwarer Falls, The New River Gorge, or Seneca Rocks...that will give you a real feel for West (by-God) Virginia.
How lovely. Thank you from someone who lives in Charleston, WV.
I was born in Charleston. My grandparents lived in a mining town called Berwind, in the southern most part of the state. My grandfather was a full-blooded Englishman. My grandmother was of Scot-Irish descent. I still miss it. Thanks for your take on Charleston.
Thank you for keeping your highlight of my hometown positive. There is A LOT of beautiful things about Charleston, including the people, despite what you might read in these comments. I have found that ignorance is common place amongst a lot of TH-cam viewer comments these days. West Virginian's are in fact wonderful hard working people who don't know a stranger and would give you the shirt off of their backs if you needed it. Some of the best people you could ever meet, truly. Thank you for visiting Charleston and come back soon! We'd sure love to have you.
I’m from Charleston WV and I do really love it, I’m so proud you chose to pick Charleston. I’m such a proud hillbilly
Maggie’s Channel me too 😂
Take me home
To the place I belong
West Virginia, mountain mama, take me home
.....country roads.....😊
I was in Charleston WV overnight to catch an Amtrak Cardinal line to Florida, mainly because I never caught a train and wanted to. I got to take a walk in that town and stop by the co-cathedral and a Mexican restaurant. I had pretty much the same positive opinion of the town you had.
kanawha is pronounced kuhnaw, and the river is polluted as all get out, swim in at your own risk, giant ass catfish reside in there some the size of vw bugs
Very true...the Gazette used to have a pic the CFD dive team took of a huge catfish.
@@selinaburke7645 all that coal runoff and agent orange in the river
I live in another mid-size city, so i had a feeling the river wasnt clean.
@@lokimartin9686 why Agent Orange? Was it manufactured there?
Do some research before you make these negative comments. The Kanawha River is the cleanest it has been in many years. Bald eagles have returned to the area as a result. There is a lot of beauty to be seen and fun to be had there if you can avoid the pessimistic people
This is my hometown! I only live 3 hours away but Charleston has my heart! I love these WV hills! These beautiful country roads take me home each and every day! 💙💛
Thank you for this! I live and work in the Charleston area and it does have a lot of small city charm. Many locals only like to focus on things that have changed for the worse, but it’s still a terrific place. I hope you can make it back someday and maybe stay longer. Plan to take in the shops around Capitol Street or get outside of town and see some of the sights like Hawk’s Nest park.
WV is also home to some of the USA’s most delightful small towns like Lewisburg and Harpers Ferry.
I’m Canadian and I love West Virginia. The people are friendly. The driving is epic and so much fun (except for that speed trap outside Summersville) and the scenery is beyond compare. Your next stop should be a trip to see The New River Gorge Bridge. Stunning is too weak a word to describe the bridge and the area it spans. Get yourself there, mate!!
my dude thats my city, i live up cambells creek just outside of chucktown .
Creeker.. We are all creekers..lol
@@selinaburke7645 damn skippy in one way or another lol
Papa Ghede wasn’t their a tornado there not to long ago
@@daddymike1082 not up my holler but in the county yeah a few weeks back
@@selinaburke7645 I've lived on three different creeks! Gilbert Creek, Bencreek, Crawley Creek. Fiance lived on Pigeon Creek. LOLOL #WV
My Dad grew up in Logan, W.VA. n I still have family there. It is the most beautiful place on Earth!!
Holy cow, I'm from Logan, W.Va too lol
My mom grew up in Logan! My grandparents ran a general store there long ago! My family name is Winters/Gilpin 😊 if ya know any!
I'm a resident of Charleston. I have lived here my whole life. Yes, we have our problems but the culture in WV is something that you won't encounter anywhere else in America. WV was built on MANY different cultural backgrounds and over the many years they have all blended together to form Appalachian culture (it's a real thing). As you mentioned, we do have our issues, as does any city. BUT we are a friendly bunch and when disaster strikes or a need needs met we all come together to do what needs/must be done. I love that about my state/city.
I am impressed that you basically did pronounce Kanawha correctly but Appalachia is Appa-lach-CHA not Appa-la-SHA. The river is filthy and polluted but it can be a nice view and provides nice recreation in your back yard.
If you come back to the city I recommend Capitol Street. It still has brick pavers as the road and has many unique stores/restaurants. It's the best street in downtown Charleston.
Hawks nest, Kanawha falls, and Babcock state park are must sees. Some of the true few beauties left here.
Growing up in Boone County, spent a lot of time in the Kanawha Valley. Thank you Lawrence!!
Daniel Gygax A Boone native online. There are dozens of us!
SSJ4Gogitta I live in sissonville
Ashford, WV here. Represent! 👊
Campbell's creek!!
Van, WV here. About 50 miles south of Charleston. I’m a fein for an outsiders view on things that we take for granted.
BLUE? Kanawha River, never seen that before, lol...but thanks for your kindness.
I was going to say, where can I find that blue water? Summersville is nice though!
I live in the Kanawha Valley and I've often seen the Kanawha river blue. I've also seen it greenish, grey and brown depending on the angle of the sun, time of year, its depth at any certain point and if there have been recent floodwaters running into it. I've also seen it during times of high winds where it develops waves with white caps atop them. You just need to actually look at it and pay attention to notice the changes. If you have fished a good bit at different places along it in all 4 seasons you'll know exactly what I mean. (and...when I say fished a good bit, I mean that the ladies in your life have panty hose stockings that often go missing because you are always cutting them into little pocket squares to stuff chicken liver as fish bait into them. lol)
Jonathan Collier I’ve seen green bits of it mixed with blue in Charleston after years of growing up in Charleston, West Virginia and was there during the water crisis I saw it was mostly brown but one day it was blueish greenish.
🤣 right thanks for the kind words brother. Grew up in South Hills
Thank you for the good report about Charleston, WV. I am a proud WV and glad you enjoyed your time in Charleston.
Thank you for your positive spin on our beautiful state. Usually WV is portrayed in a negative way. So, thank you. Much Love!
Ok...I'm born and raised in Charleston. Aka "chemical valley." Trust and believe the Kanawha River is not clean.
Great video...
Very respectful. No stereotypes
Thank you!
Was laughing so hard when he said it was blue. From cedar grove live right on the river. Lmao
Yeah, not very accurate. Charleston and the Kanawha Valley have not been chemical valley in about 25 years. The water is cleaner now that it has been since West Virginia became a state. Only two contaminants exist in the river now that are of any concern. Sulfates, which is an odd thing since that is usually tied to agriculture and West Virginia has virtually none and fecal matter, which is tied to large scale ranching. The obvious go to is that it is human waste, but the level of human discharge into the West Virginia waterways is minuscule at best.
@@wescoleman6833 *Looking out the window* Kanawha River is the color of the sky. Looks pretty blue to me and it does every day of the week unless there have been storms to turn it muddy brown. You either do not look at the river or you just lie.
@@cadengrace5466 Not really hars to figure. When it rains the outdated PSD's release huge amounts of often less treated or undertreated matter just to keep up. Im not guessing. I know this from speaking with treatment plant workers. Not to mention the people on septic tanks who instead of fixing their aging system straight pipe gray water to the nearest stream. As far as chemical valley. DuPont is still here. Bayer is still here. ChemCeption, Occidental and Dow are all still here within 20 miles of each other. We are still Chemical Valley. Nitro still stinks to high heaven some days and shelter in place still are a real thing bc leaks happen. Also do you think the aging and leaking underground storage of chemical such as the MCHM that caused the water crisis in 2014 is a unique incident? How many lesser leaks are covered by the News? Or worse undiscovered.
And sulfates are naturally occurring in hard water around here. As water passes through and around rock it picks up minerals including sulfate like magnesium sulfate, calcium sulfate and other salts. Now my guess is since there are salt mines in Malden then its possible that large deposits of other salts could be around as well
@@cadengrace5466 I still occasionally smell that licorice smell. Still!
I live in Charleston, and I gotta be honest, you hit a lot of our strong points! If you ever come back, for sure check out Hawk's Nest, some of the rivers, some historical bridges, and look into coal mine rides, it gives you a good insight on what actually took place here!
I'm so happy you did this video, Thank You! I was Born and raised in Charleston, West Virginia! I'm a proud coal miners daughter, and it was so nice to finally see someone look at our Beautiful state in a Positive light for a change!! God Bless You, and Hope you come back another time!
Ericka Atkins
#mountaineerpride
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I live in Charleston WV, first video of yours I've came across and I really enjoyed it , thank you for the positive message.
Jimmy Golden go home jimmy
Almost Heaven,
West Virginia
Thanks for the fine words about my adoptive home state! The locals will certainly appreciate the kind review. You did miss a few things I would reccomend to all visitors (time permitting of course); first is Tudor's Biscuit World, the must have breakfast for any Mountaineer on the go; and then you have to get out of Charleston for this but take the road in front of the capitol building (US Route 60) east and travel about 1/2 to 1 hour and visit 3 places, the Glenn Ferris Inn at the Kanawha Falls (great lunch stop) then onto Cathedral Falls (a hidden and tucked away place off the left side of the road) and finally up to Hawk's Nest State Park for stunning views of the valley's below. Also (time permitting) head down RT 60 till it meets Rt 119 and head south the New River Gorge Bridge is absolutely awesome. Maybe a stop somewhere in Fayetteville for dinner and take the side roads back to Rt 60 and back into Charleston.
Pixelated Hooning The gorge is an all-time favorite!!
As a West Virginia coal miner. We love our history my friend. Our history will always be passed down
A man and his thoughts yep
As a born and raised West Virginian who grew up right outside of Charleston (Cross Lanes!), thank you for such a positive presentation of my hometown. All too often West Virginia gets a bad rap, and much of it is untrue and unfair. The Charleston area was a wonderful place in which to live and grow up. I wouldn't exchange those early years in that place for anything. Really, a day isn't enough to truly see all the area has to offer. Go back again sometime and spend a bit more time there. BTW, your pronunciation of Kanawha is pretty much spot on, although the local pronunciation is often closer to "kuh-NAW-uh".
I love West Virginia. I spend a lot of time in Charleston for research (I’m a historian at WVU) and my grandparents live in So. Charleston and Nitro and I went to Marshall U. in Huntington. Love seeing West Virginia shown in a positive light. 💕
I am fortunate to live only 14 miles to the W.Va state line, live in Pennsylvania. Traveled many states, West Virginia is my absolute favorite, Truly a Awesome Beautiful state, and its people are friendly
"FROM THE W.V STATE LINE IN PENNSYLVANIA" TERMINOLOGY PEOPLE! UNEDUCATED! THAT SENTENCE WAS A DEAD GIVE AWAY!
An awsome state.
@@sandyvanperson6637 You are screaming!
I love trucking through charleston actually. Prob one of my favorite places
I bet you know all about Sandstone Grade then? I imagine it's got a reputation in the trucking community. Every other time I go up the turnpike somebody is stuck on a runaway truck ramp or worse. Some way worse before word got around I guess.
@@d.riprock1546 I’ve been through there. Ive also been down cabbage in Oregon. Been trucking all over the east coast since day 1
I’m from just outside of Charleston! I want to say thank you for focusing on some of the nice things about our state capitol without harping on the negatives or making fun of our state as so many do!
Local here, saw “Chralston” and I though, “nah he can’t be talking about our state, he must be talking about SC.” To my supprise I read “West Virginia” :)
It's charleston south carolonia sc
I think the other Charleston is in South Carolina. 👌
As a New Yorker, I was completely blown away by the charm and the beauty of West Virginia. Went hiking around the New River Gorge Area and loved it! Plus that State Museum is amazing! WV is definitely almost heaven!
It's not NYC or Times Square. I think that's a good thing.
As a New Yorker I'd have to agree with you, and it sounds like a place that's appealing to visit. I've actually been to Charleston, West Virginia, but only as a stop on a road trip for about an hour to stretch our legs and be out of a vehicle for a while. We walked around for a bit but were just wandering around with no clue, we felt like fish out of the water, haha. Too bad we didn't know about these cool places mentioned in the video, we would've had a good time. (FYI, us New Yorkers avoid Times Square like the plague, it's probably the most dreaded place to be for us, so the locals you see around there are just unlucky enough to have to work around there or didn't come up with a good way of telling visiting friends or family to go explore on their own and ended up being very reluctant tour guides, haha!)
@@TheSpogNYC thanks for the info
It was a strange experience hearing someone speak about my home city like this instead of only talking negatively about it. It made me see the city in a different, more positive perspective so thank you for that!
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I've been to Charleston WV and thought it was quite pretty - both the downtown area and some of the neighborhoods up in the hills. Lots of handsome turn-of-the-century buildings and homes.
Westsider here. I have a love/hate relationship with WV. But, I'm allowed to, it's my home. I would never deny where I come from. I was inside the Daniel Boone hotel today. Crazy shit. Big ups to this dude for showing respect.
It's West "By God" Virginia :)
Part 2 gaily mountain- I found a civil era hotel...The Glenn Ferris Inn. On the Gauley River, this area was a true treasure for an old history teacher. My room was decorated with vintage. The restaurant was a quaint little tea room,food was great and the staff, well, delightful.We had great fun telling old wva stories. I had my coffee in the upstairs sun room looking across the river where the union army set up a permanent camp. The General - Rutherford B. Hayes, took his meals at the Inn. The current owners are a very real rags to riches example of what you might find around the next bend.....if you can avoid the interstates. Watch out for those hair pins!
Exceptional vlog. I haven't been to West Virginia, but having watched here I would indeed like to visit Charleston, West Virginia. The cafe sounds good. And I love a good, all encompassing museum.
West Virginia is the most natural, beautiful state, in the whole country... It's mostly all woods here, and small mountains, I have lived here all my life.. I've been to California and back and traveled alot, and there is no state in America that will compare
Your pronunciation of Kanawha is pretty good. HOWEVER, Appalachia is pronounced "app-uh-LATCH-uh". We're the only state that lies completely within Appalachia, therefore the way we say it is the right way to say it. Thanks for the lovely video.
From South-west VA and we say it the same way. Mostly because it is indeed the correct pronunciation.🙂
Thanks for stopping by! Kanawha can be pronounced like kuh-NAW-uh, and the river is for looking not touching. If you dig bluegrass, we have a festival every May called the Vandalia Gathering, which is pretty fun. The Henry Gassaway Davis was cleaned this past April, so he lost his aged character.
Hey! Great video, Lawrence! In researching my family history, the trail has taken me through West Virginia, so this is interesting. I grew up saying "warsh" (wash), "warshrag" (washrag), Warshington (Washington), etc. I didn't even realize it, not until I studied linguistics, and had it pointed out! Yes, my family all used to say it that way, but that's changing. (I remember my grandma would say "pie-ANN-uh" for piano!) I love how you bring out the best in your videos. (I love great museums like the one in this video.) Best wishes from central Illinois!
I worked at the capitol complex for 14 years. It is a great place to visit. Thanks for visiting. Our hills our great place to spend time. Pies and pints for pizza and Ellen’s for ice cream are not to be missed.
Daniel Todd Ellen’s is amazing. Definitely one of my favorites.
Man I miss pies and pints.
Born, raised, and still reside in Charleston! We do have a beautiful city! Thanks for pointing out the positives! And I'm glad you had an enjoyable stop here!
As a native West Virginian (Huntington), I enjoyed this video. There is a lot of focus on the opioid crisis, crime, and poverty of the area; but the area is so much deeper than that
There is so much more to see in West Virginia. I hope you come back!
His wifes family is from the south western part of WV. I forget exactly where, but he did a video of when they came for a family reunion.
Tarah is from Welch/War area, waaaaaay down south lol.
Can't wait until you come to New Mexico. You can see the originally Spanish, then Mexican, then New Mexican Capitol building in Santa Fe, built in 1610. Yeah, before those pesky English Pilgrims got here. We have a newer one as well. It's round and has no dome, because Greek Revival domes look ridiculous in New Mexico. Native American basket weave skylight instead.
I’m a born and raised West Virginian and I absolutely love that you loved our little city. Not visiting Tudor’s was a poor decision though, it’s the BEST 🙌🏼 If you think our bacon is weird just try biscuits and gravy and count all the differences in that compared to your home 😂 If you ever come back be sure to visit the Capitol Market in the summer when it’s filled with farm vendors and fresh flowers and produce 💖🌿🍅
I want to thank you for making a video of my homestate of wv and my capital city Charleston. Well done Sir.
Wes' Virginia. The "t" is optional.
The Wyoming State Capital building just re-opened after a three-year renovation. It has a fully gold-leafed dome (the whole thing was done with about 6 oz of gold). It sits across the street from the state museum, which is also free.
Shawn N too bad your state doesn’t exist
@@bunnoreo347 The cattle and I beg to differ.
Kanawha (Can-ah-wa) , it is native Iroquois for" water way/canoe way". The dome is gold leaf inlay. It was on there originally, but was removed at some point. Then redone as solid gold, but redone a few years later as the black and gold dome. I live 10 minutes from down town.
As a resident of Charleston it's always good to hear positive and uplifting content about our great state. We have a bad reputation, but we truly are a hidden gem! Thank you!
Thank you for shining a good light on my home state.
I live 30 minutes away in Huntington!
Just how fast do you drive? For most of us, Huntington is an hour.
@@theragingplatypus4743 Huntington is more like 45 minutes to Charleston from Huntington and hour back. It's kind of weird. Charleston traffic is the devil. lol
@@sarahsmith5350 Not sure what Charleston you're talking about but from my extensive experience driving through Charleston is a breeze. The Interstate doesn't get you to hu kington and you have to go on surfaces streets. The reason you get this result is you're counting getting off the exit near Huntington but when you leave, you time from when you get in your car.
I've never once even had to slow down in Charleston except occasionally getting off at the oakwood corridor G exit.
When I interned just enough outside of Charleston to make a chemical plant profitable, my boss took a few of us on a tour of INCO (the International Nickel Company) in Huntington. Which they apparently felt didn't sound international enough so they renamed it INCO International. I guess they finally gave up on the international aspect and renamed it Specialty Metals. I don't know what they are calling themselves now.
@@19mitch54 They call themselves special metals now. Not much differnt but it is what it is.
Almost Heaven, WV! It's my home state; born, raised & proud of it! Grew up on "The Ohio" south of the Mason Dixon. Stunning & beautiful state. Love my bluegrass & the Mountaineers! Y'all come back now, y'hear?! #CoalMinersGrandaughter
It may be pretty but everyone that lives around me knows you should never swim or even eat the fish out of the kanawha river. The 2014 chemical spill scarred everyone
WV is lower than the USA average for crime. My family and I did a lot of research to make a move from beautiful Boise, Idaho to somewhere geographically much closer to my wife's relatives who live in Rhode Island. I am happy to say that West Virginia won out after months of research. We will most likely be living in Bridgeport, WV, but look forward to visiting Charleston. Spring 2021 West Virginia here we come. :)
A visit to WV needs to include the small towns, villages, off the map. The people are amazing.
DaBear Baloo Agreed, and the kind people are one of the reasons I want to move to the state along with the lovely sceneries, fresh air, affordable living (so I can fulfill my obsession with having my own house which I'm thrilled just thinking about it), and healthy and fun recreational recreational activities for the family :)
@@cocotaveras8975 it is my retirement dream State.
DaBear Baloo Mine too, mine too my friend. Have a lovely day :)
And GO WV!!!
I’m not from Charleston, I’m from Huntington. The second biggest city in WV, but I’m glad you focused on the positives. Growing up here actually wasn’t that bad. But you should explore the rest of the state, when you have time. Because in the US, states are completely different, but regions in states are completely different too
i think i recall that chuck yeager flew a plane under the bridge in charleston and really threw the town leaders into a tizzy about what to do about it.
Named the airport after him as a response I guess lol
@@hampshire2821 they should change the name of the airport to---- crabby old liar that sues everyone all the time.
He flew under the South Side Bridge
Look if we weren’t naming things after Byrd we named things after Chuck. It is probably in the law books.
I'm a coal miner and a Photographer in southern WV. Thank You for the Video.
I was born in wv, western side tho. We call it "wershcloth" or "wershing machines" lol. Its a remnant of the hill billy accents, which is not even remotely the same as a southern accent. Common confusing that surprises me
Born, raised, and still live in Charleston, WV today. Was watching another video when this popped up on my recommendations. I'm surprised to see a positive take on WV and Charleston. I'm not even positive when talking about my State. I hate it here 😂😂😂 but the cost of living is cheaper than many places. It's a good place to retire to but not to raise a family or start a career In my opinion
Thanks for another great video! The museum looks really nice, and I love visiting places like that, and learning about the history of different locations! 👍
It's been forever since I've been to West-by-God Virginia, but I recall it was lovely. The local accent is much different from my own central Texas drawl, but I savvied the lingo.
I was hoping you visited Charleston, SC. I know, one day .
Y'all come !
That's where I want to go!
Charleston, SC is a gorgeous city! The museum there is top notch, and the tour we took of the historic house (Joseph Manigault House) across the street from said museum was quite educational. One of absolute favorite cities to visit is Savannah, GA. It's such a charming and vibrant place. I'd recommend it to anyone who has yet to walk around there.
Charleston is pure southern charm, the old city walls, Ft. Sumter, antebellum homes with porch ceilings painted "haint" blue, the daily market that disappears every evening, handmade woven baskets, great food, plantation tours... Sigh. Now I wanna go back, lol!
I have lived in Charleston for almost a year. Taylor Books is a must!
I love Taylor books
Never been to Charleston, WV, but it does look like a nice place to visit...LOVE your videos, Laurence 😊💕!
It is come on down
@@terrysnodgrass2655 thanks for the invite😉
Unfortunately, West Virginia and Kentucky engage in the ghastly practice of mountiantop removal coal mining. 500 Appalachian mountains have been destroyed by the practice. It would be better to extract the coal seam gas and cover the mountains with wind turbines.
Thanks for the nice words about my hometown!💕
Thank your for shedding positive light on our great capital city. People like to talk smack about our great state and more than half of it just isn’t true.
I’m from West Virginia 10mins away from the capital and you should go to the new river George bridge fun fact: my stepdad is one of the builders of it too.
I think you mean New River Gorge bridge. It is a beautiful work of art!
Peace... Andy
I've never been to WV and have only been to the USA once, but I can tell that it endures a lot of snobbery from the east and west coast.
In my years of being born and raised in Kanawha County, I think you’re the first person that I’ve ever heard call the Kanawha river clean looking! Haha. Growing up, friends would swim in it, but I would never do so because of the potential chemicals in it. But I totally agree, the Cultural Center is one of the BEST representations of our state. I’m glad that you enjoyed yourself. It’s Almost Heaven!
next time you both are in Charleston let me take you out for tea/drinks! I'm a local business owner in Charleston and can show you around alittle more. Thanks so much for showing small places that's off the beaten path! Cheers!