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West Virginia's northern panhandle was once prime U.S. sheep country

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The old-time breed of sheep raised in the mountains was small but hardy and adapted to spending its time in the woods.WHEELING, W.Va. — West Virginia may best be known for its vast mountain forests, but its northern panhandle was once a grassland clipped low by sheep. Part of the vast Ohio market area, which includes much of Ohio and western Pennsylvania, the four northern panhandle counties—Brooke, Marshall, Hancock, and Ohio—produced more wool than all other […]

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