My original goal for my Website and for this weblog was to provide a counterbalance to the commercial view of Pocahontas County exemplified by The Pocahontas County Convention and Visitors Bureau (PCCVB) and Snowshoe Mountain Resort. I've assembled Pocahontas County link collections before, but I've never been satisfied with them. However, in the spirit of NaBloPoMo, I'm working with a deadline, and am therefore less fussy.
Here are some informative links about the county, mostly the work of people who live here. They are not slick, but they give a truer picture of the place than sites for tourists.
- WVGenWeb project for Pocahontas County Intended to provide genealogy resources for the county, this site includes an excellent catalog of links about history, local attractions, and institutions. You can read for a long, long time if you start here.
- The Pocahontas Times: "A weekly newspaper serving Pocahontas County, West Virginia, since 1883." I read my paper copy intently, finding fascinating nuggets between the lines. My major complaint: "Pocahontas Times News Archives is now Paid Access only." Even the New York Times and Washington Post are available for a few weeks before you need a subscription. I buy the darn paper every week. Why must I check the bottom of the parrot cage for last week's news?
- Save the Sharp Farm of Slatyfork, Pocahontas County. Snowshoe needs a new sewage treatment plant, and they want to build it on the Sharp farm. The owners don't want to sell, and the local government has invoked eminent domain. The owners have the resources to fight back, and this has been the hot topic for some time.
- "E-tater: The online version of The Pocahontas Commentator printing the unprintable, the unthinkable, and unvarnished truth about the goings on in Pocahontas County WV." It's not a well-made Web site, but there are some interesting photos, and there is a Forum of local people, arguing about local things. Worth a look.
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