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Beaches in Virginia Closest to West Virginia

Published Jun,13 2017 | By Jason Tyson

West Virginia may be a land-locked and mountainous state known for its scenic beauty, but enjoying the beauty of the beach is not difficult to those who live in or who are traveling from the state. Virginia has plenty of oceanfront beaches not far from the Mountaineer state.

Jason Tyson has spent the last 13 years working as a writer and editor in various forms of the publishing world, holding positions at major newspapers, magazines and journals. Tyson worked for six years at two different North Carolina newspapers, the Winston-Salem Journal and Wilmington Star-News. He also spent three years in New York City, with Martha Stewart Living Magazine and Law Journal Press.