Until recently, West Virginia had no markers for feud events on the West Virginia side of the Tug River. Bill Richardson has started to rectify that deficiency by placing markers at sites where “feud events” occurred, or where feud characters lived.
Bill Richardson is a student of history, and it shows in the markers he has placed. Richardson’s markers adhere closely to actual historical fact, and, as a result, might not be as effective in drawing tourists as are the ones in Kentucky. The super-sized feud story evident in the Kentucky markers, based largely on the feud fable as it is presented in the feud books, is much more titillating than are the historical markers being erected in West Virginia.
This story can be read in my book, “Lies, Damned Lies, and Feud Tales.” https://tinyurl.com/ycqlg3oy