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L Virginia P Juncture of Big Sandy and Ohio Rivers Charleston era Mile Marker 0, Population 3485, Elevation 567 feet Mile Marker 0, Population resident Grover Kenova umpkin House, because of the Huntington anterns which adorn it each HuntingtonHuntington The 1891 Victorian home located The 1891 Victorian at 748 Beech Street is listed on the National Historic Register and was once visited by P Cleveland. It is also known as the P over 3000 hand-carvedJack-o- L Halloween. The inviting gazebo, fountain and Square Park town clock at Towne near City Hall is the scene of concerts and community activities. A newly refurbished 1929- soda fountain and collection of historic town pictures can be Pharmacy found at Griffith and Feil on Chestnut Street, open since 1892. . emple. A large railroad ool, built in 1927, provides Virginia Point Park and Dreamland Pool Park Virginia Point -ups, and gazebo/shelter ’s scenic qualities are enhanced Kenova Historical Commission Museum, Commission Museum, Historical Kenova Kenova Historical Commission Museum Historical Kenova Big Sandy and Ohio Rivers Big Sandy and Virginia Point Park - Juncture of Big Sandy and Ohio Rivers Big Sandy and Juncture of - Park Point Virginia The Kenova Historical Museum Commission The Kenova by native houses an extensive collection companies Pilgrim and K Beautiful Virginia Point Park is situated at the Park Beautiful Virginia Point Virginia and is located western-most point of West and Ohio at the confluence of the Big Sandy Rivers. The park fields, softball by its recreational facilities: soccer field, camping hook Historic Dreamland P While additional recreational opportunities. open-air dance visitors can no longer enjoy the that attracted pavilion, orchestras, and entertainers continues to large crowds in the 1940s, the facility courts, and afford a good time with its pool, tennis basketball courts. steam engine outside the Museum acknowledges railroad history. rich the town’s Kenova, a small river city founded in 1889, is a small river Kenova, converge there: named for the three states that Virginia. (WV formed Ohio, and West Kentucky 1863). Cultural - Historical - Natural - - Recreational Scenic - Scenic Kenova Kenova Rivers Sandy and Ohio of Big in WV & the juncture point at the western-most town River The Pumpkin House, Feil and Griffith Pharmacy, and Dreamland Pool and Dreamland Pool and Griffith Pharmacy, Feil House, The Pumpkin (Nearby: Beech Fork State Park/Beech Fork Lake) Fork State Park/Beech Fork (Nearby: Beech

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L part of the Underground Railroad. Ramsdell House (circa 1857) believed to have been a Charleston . A working est Virginia and Mile 3, Population 1675, Elevation 554 feet 1675, Elevation 554 Mile 3, Population , the coal industry entucky Ceredo Huntington HuntingtonHuntington The Ceredo Petroglyph coal tipple operated by Kanawha River Terminal, coal tipple operated by Kanawha of nine million Inc has annual throughput capacity windscreen, tons of coal. Of note is the attractive with the which serves to help blend industry important natural scenery of the area. Ceredo makes important contributions to a Ceredo makes important contributions primary industry of Southern W Eastern K ! alley ar and railroad Ceredo-Kenova Railroad Museum and Working Coal and Working Railroad Museum Ceredo-Kenova Ceredo Petroglyph Ceredo Petroglyph Ceredo Historical Society Museum, Ceredo-Kenova Railroad Ceredo-Kenova Society Museum, Ceredo Historical . Ceredo Historical Society Museum Ceredo Historical

Tipple (Riverside Synfuel/Ceredo Synfuel, L.L.C. Synfuel/Ceredo Synfuel, Tipple (Riverside Terminals) River Kanawha The stately red brick, Ramsdell House (circa 1857), The stately red brick, Ramsdell House Railroad, believed to be a part of the Underground Historical has been restored by the Ceredo on the National Commission and is now Landmark Historic register and named the new town Ceredo, after Ceres, and named the new town Ceredo, Goddess of Grain and Harvest. to the Ceredo The Ceredo Museum, home Railroad Historical Society and the Ceredo-Kenova Museum, features Civil W (the largest memorabilia, the Ceredo Petroglyph an extensive and best preserved in the U.S.), historical library with census data and a collection of handblown glass dating back over 50 years. Massachusetts Congressman Eli Thayer founded Massachusetts Congressman Eli southern Ceredo in 1857. Thayer traveled through land for a states for the sole purpose of choosing other abolitionists one in which he and new city, and join nearby would live, work, become leaders He slavery. northern states in the fight against River V chose a tract of land in the fertile Ohio Archaeological - Archaeological Cultural - - Industrial Heritage Historical - Ceredo a prove to Eli Thayer by northern in 1857 Congressman abolitionist Founded slavery without could work society Museum, Working Coal Tipple (Riverside Synfuel/Ceredo Synfuel, LLC), Synfuel, Tipple (Riverside Synfuel/Ceredo Coal Museum, Working House and Ramsdell Charleston

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L , Charleston ork State , enjoy the echnology Mile 10, Population 51,475, Elevation 564 feet Mile 10, Population . In late spring . Huntington ake offers another nearby recreational ’s accredited Rose Garden. Beech F ’s accredited Rose Garden. Beech Huntington ark and L HuntingtonHuntington On the south side of town, adults and children On the south side of town, adults with Ritter Park enjoy unwinding at the 70-acre jogging tennis courts, a fabulous playground, trails, and room to play park opportunity P , with its ark, Harris Riverfront Park, Ritter Park and Rose Park Ritter Park, ark, Harris Riverfront Inco Alloys Plant Camden P Camden Park Amusement Park, Museum of Radio Technology, Museum Amusement Park, Camden Park Huntington Museum of Art, Museum of Radio T Huntington Museum of erforming Arts Center Ohio River and Guyandotte River Ohio River and Midland Trail meets the Ohio and Guyandotte Rivers near 29th Guyandotte Rivers near meets the Ohio and Midland Trail

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Heritage Farm Museum and Village, Marshall University, Classic Cars University, Museum and Village, Marshall Heritage Farm C. and area, Joan Central City 14th Street West Automotive Museum, Old Edwards P Huntington is a beautifully designed city Huntington is a beautifully designed Industrial Heritage - Cultural - the Ohio River. downtown situated on the banks of Collis P. It began as the dream of railroad magnate, revolution, Huntington during the industrial as a terminus Huntington needed a town to serve rail lines and between the East Coast and Midwest to thrive the city was born. It has continued on the Ohio because of its advantageous location River by the Ohio Along with scenic views provided offers many recreational Huntington River, an ideal opportunities. Harris Riverfront Park, setting for family outings, picnics and walks, also offers festivals, carnivals, and concerts. Historical - Natural - - Recreational Scenic - A pleasant, well-designed city, WV’s second largest city, situated on the city, situated largest second WV’s city, well-designed A pleasant, University. to Marshall and home River of the Ohio banks Heritage Farm Museum and Village, Old Central City, Marshall University, Marshall Old Central City, Museum and Village, Heritage Farm Area and Guyandotte Historical Sreet and then follows the Ohio through Huntington, offering riverside Huntington, offering follows the Ohio through Sreet and then parks and vistas

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Camden Park (1903), West Virginia’s only Art lovers will appreciate the nationally acclaimed t amusement park, is just west of town. The park Huntington Museum of Art, which features 19th i offers 24 rides, including Kiddieland, old-time and 20th Century American and European art and n artifacts. The complex includes 10 exhibition wooden roller coasters, and a log flume. g galleries and sculpture garden.

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Huntington. The Museum of Radio and Central City (1839-1909) began as an independent o Technology is the largest radio museum in the manufacturing town just west of Huntington, but

United States and also exhibits hundreds of was annexed by Huntington in 1909. Its early n telegraph items, early televisions, and computers. industries included Heiner’s Bakery, today a The Heritage Farm Museum and Village recreates leading national bakery. Now known and preserves Appalachian heritage and culture, as Old Central City, the 14th Street with its more than 17 restored buildings. West antique district, makes both history and Appalachian culture Marshall University’s beautiful campus lies available to the public. between 16th and 22nd Streets and Third and Fifth Avenues. More than 150-years old, the Special Metals Corporation offers a University’s twelve colleges and schools educate glimpse of the city’s industrial about 16,000 students. Marshall also hosts heritage. Huntington Alloys, a numerous art exhibits, concerts, lectures, and division of Inco Alloys, began life as other cultural events. The Joan C. Edwards a processing mill for nickel alloys in Performing Arts Center seats 530 people. 1922. Throughout the years, research and development became a key component of the Huntington facility. The facility can boast that researchers in Huntington developed many of the currently manufactured nickel alloy products on the market today.

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L Charleston Milton Mile 29, Population 3183, Elevation 572 feet Mile 29, Population Huntington HuntingtonHuntington During the Civil War, Union Troops used the facility Union Troops During the Civil War, protect the one lane covered as a garrison to just below the the Mud River, bridge that crossed bridge was a vital link in the church. The covered By war’s Turnpikes. Kanawha James River and the church. end, the troops had completely gutted by 1867 and Union Baptist Church was restored that time, it has regular services resumed. Since the needs of grown and additions made to meet the expanding Milton community. Blenko Glass. Milton is also home of world-famous founder, William Blenko, the London-born process to imported the European mouth blown visitors to Milton in 1921. Blenko Glass allows molten glass watch as skilled craftsmen transform tradition of into its final form using a 1000 year-old an The Blenko Visitor Center offers hand blowing. exhibits of observation deck, beautiful museum see Blenko stained glass, and gift shop. Also, the sanctuary stained glass windows throughout DC’s of Milton Baptist Church and in Washington, and other National Catherhal Rose Window windows around the world. . air Dedicated in 1849, that sanctuary still serves as a place of worship for local residents. . Settlers of various faiths Morris Memorial Home, Restored Covered Bridge, and Bridge, and Covered Restored Memorial Home, Morris Blenko Glass and WV Pumpkin Festival and WV Pumpkin Blenko Glass Pumpkin Park Pumpkin estival and Cabell County F In 1847, the congregation purchased a piece of In 1847, the congregation purchased old church. property 600 yards east of the were served until 1810 when Reverend John Lee were served until 1810 when Reverend organized the and Reverend John Alderson “Union Missionary Baptist Church.” Milton celebrates American life, past and present. Milton celebrates September of 1876, the town Incorporated in traffic from the James River became open to a covered bridge that with the opening of Turnpike covered bridge has The picturesque same year. the tone at been reconstructed and now sets Virginia Pumpkin home of the West Park, Pumpkin F Cultural - buildings of note are Union Baptist historical Two Convalescent Church and Morris Memorial and “Union Church” and Nursing Home. In 1788 the present site of was built as a log structure at the the old Union cemetery Scenic - Scenic - Historical Milton historic town. handblown in this Glass being Blenko world-famous Watch Union Baptist Church Union Baptist Charleston

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and railroading history are found on various Park hosts the Civil War Reenactment Weekend. c downtown buildings. Hurricane’s restored homes Over 300 reenactors commemorate the Skirmish house private residences and shops, for example, at Hurricane Bridge and the Battle of Scary Creek a Plantation Corner, which is housed in a Federal with everything from battle maneuvers to a Civil n Style house built in 1885. Cultural and history are War Ball.

alive in other ways. Quilts by Phyllis offers quilting e fabrics, services, and classes, which allow this important domestic skill to be passed to a new generation.

Individuals can take part in Living History by walking the Mary Ingles Trail near Winfield and by talking to actors portraying colonists from 1757 who tell the story of Mary Ingles’ capture by Native

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L Charleston opulation 11,567, Elevation 596 feet Mile 45, P St. Albans -and-a-half story Gothic Revival. Huntington HuntingtonHuntington Morgan’s Plantation Kitchen,the also located on Morgan’s of a detached scenic riverfront, is a good example part of kitchen typical of the 1840s. Originally John Amos Plantation, near the present Morgan’s meals in Plant, Union soldiers were served Power Creek, the the Kitchen during the Battle of Scary War. first significant battle of the Civil area’s Historic District In town, the St. Albans Main Street on the National dates back to 1816 and is listed available at City Hall help to Brochures Register. Albans Sidewalk guide visitors on the Historic St. 26 properties. The tour begins with featuring tour, 1847), occupied St. Marks Episcopal Church (circa the Civil troops and their horses during by Federal House and ends with the Turner/Callihan War, (circa 1832), a one eople Byway follows Kanawha River providing views from pulloffs views from River providing follows Kanawha Byway anawha River through St. St. Albans Native American Site Archaic People (7000-1000 B.C.) (7000-1000 People American Site Archaic St. Albans Native ransportation presents the St. Albans Roadside Park (playground, picnic, day use, boat ramp) picnic, day use, boat (playground, Park St. Albans Roadside Historic Sidewalk Tours, Morgan’s Plantation Kitchen, St. Mark’s Plantation Morgan’s Tours, Historic Sidewalk .C.). During an archeological anawha River attracted early Native Pioneer Days Reenactment Pioneer Days ark. -day West Virginia. -day West and roadside parks and roadside Just east of Roadside Park is the site of an early Just east of Roadside Park Archaic P Native American settlement, the Route 60 hugs the K especially Albans offering beautiful scenic views, offers a which at St. Albans Roadside Park, boat ramp. playground, picnic facilities, and a (7000-1000 B determined to excavation in the late 1960s, it was settlements in be one of the first permanent present The early K of food it Americans because of the abundance made important contributions it produced. Later, because of its to the culture and history of the area and role in the development of transportation economic growth, most importantly carrying coal Virginia and other goods to market. The West Department of T opportunity to discover river history at Navigating held at St. Albans through History, the Kanawha Roadside P St. Albans offers two distinct areas to explore – the St. Albans offers two distinct areas riverside and scenic and archeologically important the quaint, historical downtown. Archaeological - Archaeological Cultural - Historical - Recreational - Through History House, Navigating the Kanawha Turner-Callihan Episcopal Church, Scenic and Natural - and Natural Scenic St. Albans St. owned by sits on 2000 acres dating to 1816, downtown site, archaeological An well-known history. Civil War Washington, George

5.12 St. Albans Morgan’s Kitchen (circa 1846): 1861, the day On July 16, Morgan’s Union troops before the Battle of Scary Creek, camped on the commanded by General Jacob Cox kitchen. It was nearby Morgan Estate and ate in this River. Kanawha relocated to this site on the Byway and St. Albans Downtown St. Albans

Ravenswood House (above) and the restored Train station (right) are part of the downtown Ravenswood House (above) and the restored Train Historical Tour.

St. Albans Riverside St. Albans 2000- and established a day St. Albans land at present of the riverfront value recognized the George Washington St. Albans Roadside at St. Albans. along the riverside 1774. The Byway runs in Tract called Cole River acre tract and fabulous views of the Great picnic and playground facilities directly on the Byway and provides visitors is Park and entertainment. MTSHA brings in sternwheelers, fireworks, St. Albans Riverfest River. Kanawha is partnering Reenactment. Frontier continued growth of the new annual with St. Albans to assure St. Albans St. the and importantand archaeologically scenic – the riverside explore to areas distinct Two historical downtown. quaint, N

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Across the Kanawha River and intermittently in the workers. Although the war b direct viewshed of the Midland Trail, Route 25 runs ended just after the first a 8 miles between the Nitro-St.Albans Bridge and shipment of explosives was r

the Dunbar Bridge. sent to the front, the chemical industry continued to grow in L Native Americans who originally inhabited this the area, providing jobs and o area on both sides of the Kanawha River (1000 B.C. good standard of living. o

- A.D. 500) built a large complex of burial mounds. p Eleven of the remaining mounds are on the north Today, many industrial side of the Kanawha River. companies and antique dealers are based in Nitro. In the late 1700s much of the land along Route 25 (continued next page) was surveyed by George Washington and given to leaders in his regiments for their military service. Getting There: I-64 Access Route 25 and the Huntington Roxalana Rd. north side of the Kanawha Rt. 25 Nitro Institute Dunbar Created by the U.S. government to produce River by crossing the St. Rt. 25 Rt. 25 West Virginia Albans-Nitro Bridge; Dunbar nitroglycerin for the war effort during WWI State College Shawnee Park Nitro or in South Charleston, use Nitro St. Albans Dunbar the Dunbar Bridge for an Bridge Kanaw ha River Bridge Nitro was born when the U.S. government, caught interesting trip along the short of gunpowder during World War I, launched Nitro-Institute-Dunbar St. Albans MacCorkle Ave. Rt. 60 South Charleston a crash project to build a manufacturing plant for Route 25 loop. Midland Trail Charleston the explosive nitroglycerin and homes for the plant Population? Nitro 6824, Dunbar 8154, Institute Home of WV State University, a historically black department, President’s home, and most recently 5.14N Institutecollege on the Great Kanawha River, with a rich the College’s Office of Planning and Advancement. i Named to the National Register of Historic Places, t unique history - “a living laboratory of human r relations.” distinguished visitors to the home include Booker T. o

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Originally the rich river valley of Institute was E. B. Dubois, Mary McLeod Bethune, Dr. Carter G. I home to Samuel Cabell and known as the Cabell Woodson and Eleanor Roosevelt. n Plantation. s The University’s Drain-Jordan Library has a t i Unprecedented at the time, Cabell willed the collection of African-American artifacts relative to t plantation to his slave mistress, Mary Barnes. local history. The University’s Booker T. u Upon Cabell’s death in 1865, Mary Barnes and Washington Institute “preserves and promotes the t e their thirteen children inherited the plantation. rich legacy” of the famous educator who once - When the state of West Virginia was looking for land made his home in the area. D to build a land-grant instituion for African-

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In 2004, WV State College gained University status and now serves a diverse student population of 5000, while preserving its land- grant heritage with research and community outreach projects. Historic East Hall, circa 1893, is on National Register of Historic Places The graves of Samuel Cabell, his West Virginia State University slave mistress, and others are Graves of found on what is now the plantation owner campus of West Virginia State Samuel Cabell University. and his slave Charleston mistress, Mary HuntingtonHuntington East Hall, built in 1893, has Barnes, are on served as a dormitory, library, Nitro-Dunbar -Institute Loop Lewisburg the WVSU Nitro / Dunbar campus. chemistry laboratory, printing Population: Nitro 6824, Dunbar 8154 N

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First surveyed in 1774, the land was granted to George Washington for his military service. It is believed the town is named for Mary Dunbar, who inherited the land from her ancestor, Washington. Dunbar Pocket Park In 1912, the farming community began to evolve into an industrial community with the opening of glass and bottling plants. The Gravely Plow, invented and patented in Dunbar in 1916, was Dunbar Wine Cellars produced here until the plant’s move to Ohio. Charleston HuntingtonHuntington Dunbar boasts several parks, including Wine Cellar Huntington Park, listed on the National Register of Historic NNitroitro-Dunbar / -IDunbarnstitute Loop Lewisburg Places. Population: Nitro 6824, Dunbar 8154

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The South Charleston Adena Mound, the second Birders can identify eight species of wood l largest Native American burial mound in the state, warblers. In winter, kinglets, pine siskin, and other e is situated directly on the Midland Trail Byway and winter birds find shelter in the hemlocks. The trail s provides the centerpiece for downtown South boasts 240 species of plants, five species of

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mammals. o The Adena culture existed 1000 B.C. to 500 A.D. The Adena tended to be less transient and Little Creek Park also has West n established villages and gardens. The Virginia’s only lighted Soap Box Smithsonian Institute excavated the South Derby Track, which hosts several Charleston mound in 1883 and 1884. races and events Spring through Archaeologists found skeletons, jewelry, and autumn. weapons, all of which are today maintained at the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, D.C. (See Rock Lake Putt-Putt Golf and Games Archaelogical Quality for more info). offers fun for the young and young at heart with three 18-hole courses, go- South Charleston is a unique blend of past and cart racings, arcade games, and Laser present, urban and rural – a diverse and friendly Storm on the site of the former Rock town.Although South Charleston is an active city Lake Pool, which was converted from of commerce and industry, its residents and a rock quarry in the 1930s. visitors enjoy nature and recreation in a variety of settings. Charleston Little Creek Park is comprised of over 300 acres of HuntingtonHuntington scenic, hilly woodlands. Its Trace Fork Canyon L Trail is an island of wilderness in an urban setting. South Charleston Lewisburg Mile 55 Population 13,390 Elevation 599 feet 5.17S o TheSouth South Charleston MemorialCharleston Ice Arena, a newly dedicated in 1949 and opened state-of-the-art facility, has an arcade, currently with the 651-acre u

heated seating area for 500, an official size rink for South Charleston Technology t both hockey team play and figure skating clubs, Park, a campus-like setting h plus public skating. home to more than 381 labs,

as well as chemical pilot One of the largest city-owned recreational plants, a computer C facilities, the South Charleston Community Center, operations center, and an houses a 25-meter indoor swimming pool, two engineering center. h racquetball courts, basketball courts, tanning beds, and a health club. The gym has seating for 1500 a and is open daily. r l

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Theatre. t o The museum actively seeks new acquisitions The newly restored LaBelle relating to the history of the South Charleston and n Theater will adjoin the planned the Kanawha Valley. It currently holds collections South Charleston Mound of photographs and written material, chemical and Midland Trail Interpretative industrial histories, and Native American artifacts. Center, scheduled to open in The city’s ability to provide these opportunities is 2006 and funded by the U.S. possible because of its long relationship with the Federal Transportation chemical industry. South Charleston was once Administration ‘s Transportation known as the chemical capitol of the world. Union Enhancement Program through Carbide Corporations/West Virginia Operations, a WV Division of Highways. wholly owned subsidiary of Dow Chemical Company since 200l, has two operations in South Charleston: the South Charleston manufacturing site and the South Charleston Technology Park.

The South Charleston manufacturing site produces approximately 400 million pounds of Charleston different chemicals and plastics for a variety of HuntingtonHuntington product applications. It has made historic contributions to the chemical industry as well, first South Charleston Lewisburg with the South Charleston Technical Center, Mile 55, Population 13,390, Elevation 599 feet 5.18C

Charleston, one of America’s most beautiful capital cities, is easily recognized by its gold h domedCharleston WV Capitol Complex, standing like a temple of democracy on the banks of the a Great Kanawha River. The Midland Trail follows the Great Kanawha through Charleston, r with the MT National Scenic Byway joining the State Scenic Byway at the front steps of l

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Routing In Charleston, the Midland Trail Byway follows the Great Kanawha River from Daniel Boone Park along Kanawha Boulevard, in front of the Capitol Complex, through downtown, and the west side. At Pennsylvania Avenue, the Byway crosses the

juncture of the Elk River and the Kanawha River. View Thanks to Southwings Aviation The Byway continues to follow the Kanawha as it crosses the river at Patrick Street and turns west towards South Charleston and and St. Albans. Charleston Access the Charleston Historic Loop from HuntingtonHuntington Kanawha Boulevard (pages 5.21-5.24). The Byway Charleston Lewisburg is quickly accessed from I-64, I-77, and I-79. Mile 61, Population 53,421, Elevation 601 feet Charleston

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ark is located along the river in downtown ark is located along the river The University of Charleston stands on the The University of Charleston opposite bank of the K The mountains close around the Kanawha River in around the Kanawha The mountains close making for postcard-like Valley, the Kanawha Virginia State Capitol and scenery at the West along the K river through town. the In 2004, UC opened Capitol, adding to the view. Erma Byrd Gallery Artists. The WV Symphony gives an WV’s Women year outdoor concert on the grounds each River also provides recreational The Kanawha maintains opportunities. The City of Charleston Haddad Riverfront two city parks along the Byway. P has docking Charleston. The renovated levee available, as well as a 2500-seat amphitheater. Charleston Riverfront Charleston’s with in 1788-95 Lee began as Fort Charleston, and a fort, and became West thirteen houses its state capital, and a capital largest city, Virginia’s and entertainment. shopping, for arts, industry, 5.20C Charleston h a ConsideredCharleston’s by manyCapitol to beComplex one of the most Located on the grounds of the Capitol Complex, it beautiful capitol buildings in the Union, the West also hosts fairs, festivals and exhibits. The r

Virginia State Capitol greets the visitor with a Vandalia Gathering, held each Memorial Day l grand, resplendent gold dome. The majestic Weekend, is a three-day festival celebrating e

Italianate Rotunda contains marble from Vermont, traditional arts and folk heritage. Multifest is s Tennessee, and Italy; and a two-ton chandelier another three-day festival held in early August to crafted with Czechoslovakian crystal. celebrate the music, food, and culture of the many t ethnic groups found in West Virginia. o Eminent master architect, Cass Gilbert, designed n this stone and marble wonder, as well as The Cultural Center is home to West Virginia Public Washington, DC’s Treasury and Supreme Court Broadcasting’s Mountain Stage, a two-hour live Buildings. Completed in 1932, the Capitol holds radio show featuring stylistically diverse national the state Legislative bodies in separate wings, the and international acts. Most shows are taped Supreme Court, and the Governor’s Office. Other before a live audience in the state offices are in the adjacent buildings of the Cultural Center Theater and complex. then broadcast around the world. The West Virginia Cultural Center, opened in 1976, houses the State Museum and State Archives.

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of historic sites and exciting new tourist-oriented c redone and new tourist-friendly retail shops dot attractions. New shops in renovated storefronts, Capitol Street. Streets such as Summers and a the new $120 million Clay Center for the Arts and Smith, seedy areas just a few short years ago, Sciences WV, a new riverfront park, Capitol Market, have been revitalized; today Summers Street l and the new $23 million, Appalachian Power features a park and office district, while Smith Baseball Park provide the anchors to assure a Street is one of the best places in Charleston to C thriving downtown Village District. shop for home furnishings and carpeting, plus

Capitol Market’s fresh vegetables, plants, and h Capitol Street was so named when the State specialty items.

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Flowering plants of every color and seasonal fruits o and vegetables fill the outside stalls of the Market every day of the year. Local growers offer tips on r

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for the Arts and Sciences WV opened on Leon h Sullivan Way. The 240,000-square foot Center, one

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Theater, and Avampato Discovery Museum, an e interactive science museum completed with the Electric Sky Theater planetarium and I-Max. s t Play Ball! Opening Day at Charleston’s new o Appalachian Power Baseball Park was April 14,

2005. The 4200-plus seat stadium stands along n Smith Street between Morris Street and the I-64/77

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Huntington HuntingtonHuntington , as they spearhead the Historical Charleston Loop Charleston Historical Simpson Memorial Methodist Church (circa Simpson Memorial of the 1915) continues to be a focal point community Historic Shrewsbury Street Historic Shrewsbury is the city’sCentral Charleston historically African- The Shrewsbury, American neighborhood. area was home to Street Donnelly and Lewis severaldistinguished including African-Americans, Sullivan Reverend Leon internationally renowned of Equal Opportunity Principles whose Sullivan’s for ending Apartheid. became the blueprint use by restoration of Harden House for community groups and an African-American first black cultural museum. The home of Sam state librarian in the United States, Street. Starks, is located at 413 Shrewsbury Garnet High School, an African-American for its high school (1929-1950), was known Mattie quality programs and curriculum. The of WV’s Home, named in honor Lee first V. in the black female physician, was important the early 20th Century for promoting and “spiritual, intellectual, social, physical, African- vocational development of young American women.”

5.25D a Daniel Boone Park, justBoone east of the Capitol Park Complex, has a public access boat launch, picnic n

facilities, and fishing available. Daniel Boone lived i in the Valley from 1786 to 1797, during which time e he served in the Kanawha County Militia and as a l

Richmond Assembly delegate. Boone took shelter in a cave on the facing mountain and housed his B family in a double log cabin directly across the

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Charleston HuntingtonHuntington Daniel Boone Park Lewisburg Mile 63 5.26M Malden - An idealic village bringing alive history -home of Booker T. Washington , world Malden / Belle a famous quilts, and salt-making history. Scenic and Natural - Views of Kanawha River and Mountains l d Historical - Malden: African Zion Baptist Church, Malden Salt Village, Booker T. Washington’s Cabin, John Hale House, Norton-Patton House, e Richard E. Putney House, Kanawha Salines Presbyterian Church, and n

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Malden Historic Village is taking strides to assure mountains of West Virginia. Nearby, Malden l e its history is preserved and celebrated as the Antiques specializes in railroad and other historical boyhood home of Booker T. Washington, the memorabilia. birthplace of the area’s salt-making history, and Local resident, Senator Larry L. Rowe, has headquarters for the world-renowned Cabin Creek developed a brochure Walking Tour of Old Quilt Cooperative. Malden—Virginia and West Virginia. His Website Follow the brown Midland Trail Travel Info signs to www.larrylrowe.com also offers a review of Cabin Creek Quilts Cooperative, housed in Hale Malden history and points of interest. House, the taupe and purple trim Federal-style, Booker T. Washington Institute (circa 1838) home. 19th-Century historian and Renaissance man, Dr. John Hale, who was also the At age nine, as a recently freed slave, Booker T. great-grandson of Mary Ingles, built Hale House. Washington walked to Malden with his mother Ingles, mother of the first Caucasian child born from the Burroughs’ Plantation in Virginia. In Up west of the Alleghenies, is immortalized in the From Slavery, Washington recounts his days in pages of Follow The River. She used the Ohio, Malden, first as a boy who was encouraged by Kanawha, and New Rivers to retrace her way Viola Ruffner to learn to read and then after home after being captured by Shawnee Indians on college graduation when he lived here and Sunday, July 8, 1755, from her home near present- day Blacksburg, Virginia. Inside Cabin Creek Quilts are beautiful handmade Charleston quilts and quilted items for sale, plus the HuntingtonHuntington opportunity to meet the ladies who make the Malden / Belle Lewisburg quilts, get travel info, and learn about life in the Mile 65, Belle Mile 70 5.27M traveled the new state of West Virginia to advocate Salt manufacturing requires fuel and the rich Maldenmoving the capital from Wheeling / Belle to Charleston. forests along the Kanawha River were cleared to a

Visit the replica of Booker T. Washington’s provide wood fuel for the early salt furnaces. In l

Boyhood Cabin. Next door is the African Zion 1817, David Ruffner became the first producer to d Baptist Church (1872), West Virginia’s oldest Afro- successfully convert to coal fuel. Gas was struck American Baptist Church, where Washington in 1815. In 1841, William Tompkins of Cedar Grove e taught Sunday School. At Norton House (circa became the first in the U.S. to use this gas for an n 1840) a multi-panel mural in the back dining room industrial purpose, salt-making. Two years later, depicts the house’s history. Tours and salt-makers Dickinson and Shrewsbury hit the reenactments can be arranged by calling The great gas reserve of the region. The resource that / attracted buffalo, made Malden the world’s largest

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State University. salt producer, enriched the Valley’s early B industrialists, and ultimately spawned the Salt-Making History

surrounding chemical industries. e History, culture, and industry blend in Malden, Belle, and Cedar Grove. Long ago, buffalo beat a The era of salt making peaked between 1842-55 at l l path through undisturbed forests to the basins of 3.2 million bushels. Other industrries began to e salt brine along the Kanawha River. Native grow as a result of this first industry. World War I Americans followed, learning to use hot rocks to made it necessary for extract salt. Pioneers were next attracted to the America to locate new area. supplies of chlorine and alkalis. All of the essential The first recorded history of salt-making in the area ingredients were here; an was made In 1671 by Captain Thomas Batts (see ample supply of high quality Gauley Bridge). He reported Native Americans coal, salt brine, natural gas, were using hot rocks to extract salt in present day oil, ample skilled labor, and Malden. Mary Ingles reported that her Shawnee transportation. Scientists, captors taught her to extract salt here in 1755. inventors, capitalists and Pioneers followed the buffalo path, which by 1790, government were inspired. at the urging of George Washington, became a state road from Virginia to Cedar Grove , and is today the Midland Trail. In 1797, with a collection of 24 kettles for salt production from the area’s brines, Elisha Brooks started the Kanawha Valley’s first industry near Malden. By 1817, Malden was the world’s largest Charleston salt producer and site of the country’s first HuntingtonHuntington industrial trust. Malden’s “red salt” with its iron Malden / Belle Lewisburg content was a prized commodity to pioneers for Mile 65, Belle Mile 70 preserving meat. E

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Kanawha River Valley through the small moving pioneers and from Malden’s salt trade o communities of eastern Kanawha County. downriver. The Boat Yards, as the town was first u Glasgow, a small residential community of known, also constructed the dugouts for Lewis n t

nearly 1000, is primarily situated on the Midland and Clark’s historic expedition. Famous y Trail. It offers residents and visitors a city park resident William Tompkins was the first man in and pool for summer recreation, as well as a America to use natural gas for industrial boat dock and launch for river activities, fishing, purposes, but is best known for his two brick boating, and water. Similarly, the community of beauties. On the Trail is Virginia’s Chapel, the London has a pleasant public park. Little Brick Church which be built in 1853 as a graduation gift for his daughter. A small Other towns, such as Cedar Grove are of graveyard is also located on the property. The historical significance. The oldest settled chapel is on the National Registry of Historic community in the Kanawha Valley, Cedar Grove Places. At the mouth of Kelly’s Creek is played a significant role in the development of Tompkins’ palatial brick house, built in 1844. the Midland Trail. The town’s first resident, Walter Kelly, settled here in 1773, but sent his The working coal tipple and storage facility family to Lewisburg for protection against located at Cannelton is evidence of the area’s Native raids; the Natives killed Kelly after his industrial heritage. family departed. The next year, William Morris Charleston built Fort Morris, the Valley’s first settlement. As HuntingtonHuntington the Trail evolved, Cedar Grove became a terminus for land travel and a beginning point Lewisburg for water traffic. Morris’ descendants amassed Eastern Kanawha County Mile 85

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For his service in the Virginia Militia, Major Henry Smithers’ history is closely intertwined with the Montgomery received land grants on the Kanawha Midland Trail. Around 1825, the James River and a

River and operated a ferry port. Montgomery’s Kanawha Turnpike (now the Midland Trail) was n

Landing attracted river traffic which moved as far west completed through Smithers west to Charleston. d as Cincinnati and New Orleans.

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the town is named. His descendant Benjamin S Centuries before, the area thrived with a prehistoric Smithers, born in 1809, was brought into the salt culture that built the Mt. Carbon Ancient Works, a m and coal businesses through marriage, first to Julia stone wall enclosing an area about a mile in width.

Ruffner and later to Eliza Shrewsbury. Smithers i Scientific dating places this archaeological feature at owned 2270 acres of coal-rich land around Smithers t

around the 15th Century. Strip mining ultimately h under the name of Peabody Coal Fields. Another removed all traces of the Works.

early settler, Aaron Stockton, brother-in-law of e Montgomery is home to West Virginia University William Tompkins, founded the Glen Ferris Inn. r

Institute of Technology, which offers education, s The influence of Italian immgrants who settled in engineering, print management, and health the area to work the coal industry is evident today in professions. The public is welcome to participate in the town of about 900. Italian food specialities are the school’s Wellness Program and use their olympic- found at Cavalier Market and Lopez Resturant. Of size pool and rock-wall climbing facility. The Bank Bar special interest is the recently unveiled Veterans and Grill, offers a unique dining experience in a War Memorial, which honors over 800 men and restored bank building. Boaters can launch their boats women who entered military service while living in from the public boat ramp located near the bridge. Smithers or Longacre. Montgomery became the commerical center for the surrounding coal mining and ferro-alloy industries; a Charleston boom town with a hospital, department stores, and HuntingtonHuntington the college. Lewisburg Montgomery / Smithers rg Mile 88, Population 1942 / Smithers Mile 89, Population 904, Elevation 640 feet 5.30A l

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Alloy o For almost 100 years, travelers along the Midland established a smelting plant at Kanawha Falls. Trail have caught an occasional glimpse of furnace Wilson simultaneously received permission from y flames blazing from behind the factory walls, as the U.S. War Department to tap the river’s force for Elkem Metals Company and its predecessors have hydroelectricity to power its maintained a proud tradition as a large operation. Today, you can see manufacturer of quality products. the power station at Kanawha Falls, which still provides some Materials produced at the Alloy facility are of the energy for Elkem’s intermediaries for products that improve the ways operations at Alloy. Union we eat, feel, look, and work. When consumers Carbide later purchased the open a cereal box, use personal grooming operation. To meet an ever- products, or turn on a personal computer, chances expanding market, Union are they are using a product which Elkem helped Carbide built the present facility make. In fact, half of the world’s computers at Alloy. Carbide’s long history contain chips with silicon refined at Elkem. Their ended in 1981, when Elkem, a silicon is also the crucial ingredient for the glue, multinational corporation based which binds the space shuttle’s panels to its body. in Oslo, Norway purchased the Alloy plant and associated Production of ferroalloys on the Midland Trail properties. began in 1901, about 5 miles east of the present facility at Alloy, when Wilson Aluminum During its 65-year history, Elkem-Alloy has become the world’s largest silicon metal plant and operates the largest silicon furnace in the world. In past years, the facility has produced manganese, chrome, and other alloys. Today, Elkem is a major supplier of high-quality refined silicon for the chemical, electronic, aerospace, and aluminum industries. As one of Fayette County’s largest employers, Elkem has many employees sroking the same furnaces as their fathers and grandfathers.

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roadside waterfalls and breathtaking rock formations dot the north side of the Byway, t while the Great Kanawha hugs the south side. e

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headwaters in Gauley Bridge, to below Charleston t and St. Albans, where it turns and heads for the e Ohio River at Point Pleasant. A series of locks and

dams assure its flow. Huge barges carrying coal C and other industrial products routinely pass. As evident in the history of each town along its banks, o the Kanawha River has played a key role in the u development of industry along what is now known as Advantage Valley. n

Although it is one of the nation’s busiest t commercial waterways, there are also ample y opportunities for public access for recreational use. Many homes in the six miles between Alloy and Kanawha Falls, for example the towns of Boomer, Charlton Heights and Falls View were built for employees and management of Alloy/Elkem. Sticks and Stones at mile 32.5 is a wonderland of speciality garden and decorative items. Fayette County begins the heart of the Trail’s scenic and recreational areas. Numerous roadside falls dot the highway, including Kanawha Charleston Falls at mile 97 and Cathedral Falls at mile 99. The HuntingtonHuntington New and Gauley Rivers merge at Gauley Bridge to Lewisburg create the Kanawha River, which flows to the State Capitol and eventually into the Ohio River. Western Fayette County 5.32G l GlenHospitality and Ferris history amidst natural and beauty. Kanawha Falls e Scenic - Glenn Ferris: Kanawha Falls, Gauley Bridge: Cathedral Falls n

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Since Aaron Stockton first opened his doors to Rivers and beyond. Stockton shipped the first n weary, hungry stagecoach travelers in 1839, the commercial load of West Virginia coal from a d Glen Ferris Inn has provided hospitality for visitors seam of cannel coal that was discovered on his

on the historic Midland Trail. Today, owners Dan farm in 1848. His inn served as a Union K and Becky Hill, as well as manager Natalie Phillips, quartermaster’s depot during the Civil carry on Stockton’s tradition in fine style. The Glen War, and his grandson, O. A. Veasey, a

Ferris Inn is listed on the National Register of who was born at Glen Ferris Inn during n Historic Places. 1851, was West Virginia’s first state mine inspector. a Aaron Stockton was the grandson of Richard w Stockton, a signer of the Declaration of Overlooking Kanawha Falls, the

Independence. He was a salt entrepreneur and original red brick structure was h gentleman farmer who built flatboats that carried constructed circa 1800. In about 1910, a those traveling west on the Kanawha and Ohio Stockton’s granddaughter added the charming columns, a third-story, and F verandas. Union Carbide later extended the inn’s guest capacity after a

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River. As eastbound visitors round the bend at i Gauley Bridge’s position at the confluence of the d Glen Ferris (Mile 37) they get their first view of the rivers made it a strategic location during the Civil

merged rivers. g War. Gauley Bridge takes its name from a toll- At this marriage-place of two rivers, learn about bridge which crossed the Gauley River and which e the junctions of past and present at the Gauley Confederate troops burned; today you can see its Bridge Visitors Center and adjoining Gauley old mossy piers. When the iron horse roared Bridge Historical Society Museum. Kanawha Falls across the state’s landscape, Gauley Bridge was a Post Office, Fayette County’s first, has also been railroad stop for the old New York Central relocated to the complex. Gauley Bridge was first Railroad. Gauley Bridge Town Hall (304- explored in 1671, when Captain Thomas Batts 632-2505) is housed in the renovated discovered and claimed the area east of Kanawha railroad passenger depot. Inside hangs a Falls for King Charles II of England and Ireland. print of Corporal J. N. Roesler’s 1862 Although their expedition stopped at Kanawha depiction of the Camp Gauley Civil War Encampment. Step back in time with a visit to a downtown diner, housed in the former Greyhound Bus Terminal. Evan Scent manufactures candles at their facility on the Trail and also operates a gift shop and the Gauley Bridge Visitors Center.

Charleston HuntingtonHuntington Gauley Bridge Lewisburg Mile 99, Population 738, Elevation 680 feet

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The driving fun begins as travelers climb the Landmarked by a Volkswagen protruding from a Gauley Mountain between Gauley Bridge and quonset hut, The Mystery Hole allegedly sits over M Ansted. a hole in the

ground where the o Can you really see your taillights in the rear view law of gravity does mirror as the car bends around the twisty turns not apply. Balls roll u near Chimney Corner? Or is it just another up hill. Chairs sit mountaineer tale? These curvy roads challenge half-way up a wall. n and delight the best of car enthusiasts. Recently Money vanishes t Car and Driver Magazine sent seven high-end from your pocket in a sports cars along the Trail for a performance the the gift shop. comparison. Kids and adults i As you maneuver the twists and turns, enjoy the alike are awed. n picturesque views on the western slope of Gauley Mountain. Fetty’s Country Store & Crafts in the log cabin at the Y at Chimney Corner offers a rest stop, plus a variety of mountain crafts and souvenirs. Take a moment to ”Be Shocked and Amazed“ at the Trail’s renowned tourist trap—oops, we meant to say roadside attraction—The Mystery Hole.

Charleston HuntingtonHuntington Gauley Mountain Lewisburg 5.35A AnstedA town with a hawk’s view. and Hawks Nest n The Town of Ansted, located at the top of When chartered in 1891, the town was s Gauley Mountain, is the western edge of the named for British geologist, David T. t outdoor region of the Trail and is a center Ansted, who mapped out the seams of e

from which to enjoy West Virginia’s natural the area’s high-grade coal. On a knoll in d beauty. Hawks Nest State Park, which is inside the middle of town, the Victorian-style the town limits, sprawls over the top of the mansion of industrialist William Nelson mountain and down to the base of the New Page stands as evidence of the once a

River Gorge. East bound travelers first see the thriving coal business. Built from native n newly spruced-up Hawks Nest Golf Course on wood in the 1890s by the Gauley the north (left) side of the road, then the Mountain Coal Company, the d

Hawks Nest Picnic Area and Overlook, which mansion was a perk for offers wonderful walks and a breathtaking Page. H overlook of the “Grand Canyon of the East,” At the western edge of the New River Gorge. Nearby, enjoy an a Ansted is Hawks Nest State incredible view of the Gorge while dining on Park, with spectacular w great home cooked food in the Hawks Nest canyon views, a tramway to

Lodge’s glass dining room, or inch down the k the bottom of the New River Gorge on the tram for a picnic and jet boats at

Gorge, a lodge, restaurant, s the base. gift shop, and facilities for

Rich coal seams originally led settlers to the swimming, hiking, tennis, N hilltop town of Ansted in the 1790s. Today, golf, and jet boats. The travelers seek the opportunity to enjoy the famous Hawks Nest e rich-flavored Blue Smoke Salsa and the Overlook is just west of the s chance to explore the “Grand Canyon of the lodge complex. East,” the New River Gorge. When we say t Take time to enjoy the recently created “Head For the Hills on the Midland Trail,” 2.5 mile Ansted-Hawks Nest Rail Trail that Ansted is the town that pops to mind. retraces the rail path used to convey coal Perched in a fold atop Gauley Mountain and from the mines around the Town of hugging the rim of the New River Gorge, Ansted is building on its unique geography to Charleston transition from a coal to an environmental and HuntingtonHuntington tourism based economy. Ansted Lewisburg Mile 107, Population 1576 5.36A Ansted to larger tracks atand the bottom Hawks of the Nest n

New River Gorge. The trail is unique in that s hikers and bikers can access the bottom by using the Gorge Tram from Hawks Nest t Lodge. Bike racks are being installed on the e gondola to encourage round trips. Along the d way, visitors see the entrance to Mill Creek Colliery Mine, rebuilt bridges, and beautiful a unspoiled foliage, cliffs and streams. n Robin Hilderbrand, nationally-recognized

Entrepreneur of the Year, operates Blue d Smoke Salsa’s manufacturing facility in

downtown Ansted. There’s ample space to H accommodate visitors by tour bus who want

to enjoy the homegrown salsa that is a becoming a nationwide favorite. w Historical landmarks include the grave site of

Julia Neale Jackson, mother of Thomas k “Stonewall” Jackson; Halfway House, a former tavern on the Kanawha Turnpike and s headquarters of the Chicago Dragoons during N the Civil War; the African American Heritage

Family-Tree Museum which helps Afro- e Americans trace their roots and Contentment Historical Complex, an 1830 home that s houses a museum and headquarters for the t Fayette County Historical Society. The grounds of Hawks Nest Park are filled with food, artisans and entertainment during Country Roads Festival on the third week in September. During the Holidays don’t miss Charleston the Festival of Lights at Hawks Nest Park. HuntingtonHuntington Nearby, the Fayetteville Theater offers well- Ansted Lewisburg produced plays, including an annual holiday Mile 107, Population 1576 play the first few weekends of December. 5.37H

TheHico center of - West Crossroads Virginia’s world-renown recreational of U.S. activities. 60 & Gateway U.S. 19 i c opportunities. Just north of the 900-foot high

Gorge Bridge is the Canyon Rim Visitors Center. o

The hip town of Fayetteville is the outdoors sevices and gear capital of West Virginia. Downtown shops offer recreational gear, book shops, natural food restaurants, and works by local artisans.

Cross the world’s longest arch span bridge to reach Oak Hill, Mt. Hope and Beckley. North,Summersville Dam and Lake provides fishing, camping, hunting, and the At Hico, U.S. Route 19 intersects U.S. Route 60. best Class VI rafting east of The heavily traveled U.S. 19 provides an important gateway to the Midland Trail as it links I-79 and I- 77 South to the recreational offerings of the New River Gorge National River and the town of Fayetteville.

One of the oldest rivers in the world and one of the few on earth that flows north, the New River offers visitors spectacular vistas and recreational

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5.38E EasternBabcock State Park, Winona,Fayette Camp Washington County Carver, and Sewell Mountain a Scenic and Natural – Clifftop: Babcock s

Recreational - Hico: whitewater rafting, canoeing, kayaking, mountain t biking, rock climbing, and camping e

Clifftop: Babcock State Park, Fishing, Climbing, whitewater rafting, r horseback riding, hiking, and biking n

Historical – Fayetteville: Lee’s Tavern-peak of Sewell Mountain and F Morris Harvey House Lookout: Lookout Baptist Church and Camp George Washington Carver a Winona: Garvey House y

Archaeological – Cemeteries e

Cultural – Fayetteville: Court Street Gallery t

Clifftop: Camp Washington Carver and WV String Band Festival t e

East of Hico, the Midland Trail curves through some of the most beautiful scenery in our country as it crosses the highest point on the Trail—Big Sewell Mountain at 3170 feet. At Lookout, look out for the turn off for Winona for an adventurous side trip to what was once the largest town in Fayette County. Recently, the road to Winona has been extended all the way to the New River through a beautiful, pristine forest. A bit further east, Route 60 is intersected by Route 41, which leads to Babcock State Park, home of the frequently photographed Glade Creek Grist Mill. The park offers cabins for Charleston rent, seasonal swimming, and cross country HuntingtonHuntington skiing. Eastern Fayette County Lewisburg 5.39E Eastern Fayette County a Also on Route 41 at Clifftop, Camp s

Washington Carver serves as the state’s t

Mountain Cultural Arts Center. There is a e family styled dinner theatre series and an Afro-American Arts Camp in the summer. r Near the end of July, the five-day West n

Virginia String Band Music Festival attracts an audience of over 3000 music lovers who F come from all over the world to hear great a music and enjoy this gathering of friends and musicians. y

Near the western slope peak of Big Sewell e

Mountain is the 1824 Old Stone House (or t

Tyree Tavern) and on the eastern slope is t

Lee’s Tree where General Lee camped during e the Battle of Big Sewell and met his beloved warhorse, Traveller.

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ScenicWestern - Big Sewell Mountain Greenbrier Overlook Greenbrier Valley – Big Levels s

Natural – Big Sewell Mountain, Meadow Creek/Meadow River Wildlife Management t

Area, and numerous small creeks for fishing e

Recreational - Rainelle: Meadow River Park/Greenbrier Youth Camp, Greenbrier Hills r

Golf, Rupert: Picnicking Shelters n Historical – Hern’s Mill Covered Bridge and Sam Black United Methodist Church

Cultural – Sam Black Church: Sam Black Methodist Church G Industrial Heritage - Rainelle: Meadow River Lumber r e

G reenbrier County begins near the eastern base of e

Big Sewell Mountain and the town of Rainelle. n Ancient buffalo trails guided the first settlers through the area’s undisturbed forests. Colonel b

Andrew Lewis and his father dubbed the area r

Greenbrier, after unpleasant encounters with i prickly green briers while surveying the river valley e

in the mid-1700s. r

In 1774, Colonel Lewis and his men used the route to travel to the Battle of Point Pleasant. This C overland portion of the trail became known as the Lewis Trail when George Washington advocated o

for an all-Virginia route to connect the Virginia u tidewater basin with the Ohio River, and ultimately, to the Gulf of Mexico. In 1785 the Virginia n

Legislature authorized money to build the old state t

road along the path of Lewis Trail, which is the y present-day Midland Trail. The road was finished to Cedar Grove by 1790 (Mile19). Around 1906, the Raine brothers, for whom Rainelle is named, established the Meadow River Lumber Company. Known for the quality of its oak Charleston hardwood, New York’s Waldorf Astoria Hotel and HuntingtonHuntington West Virginia’s Governors Reception Hall were Lewisburg crafted with Greenbrier County lumber. The mill ceased operation in 1970. The Meadow River Mile 130, Population 1545, Elevation 2425 feet Rainelle Rainelle, Rupert, and Meadow River 5.41W e s t e Festival, held the first weekend in August, celebrates the history of the lumber and coal r industry, and the Midland Trail itself. Greenbrier n Hills Golf is a public nine-hole course right on

Route 60. G The Meadow River Park/Greenbrier Youth Camp, a renovation project of the MTSHA, is located r between Rainelle and Rupert and is open for public e

camping. e

The headwaters of the Meadow River, near Mile 85 n at Sam Black Church, creates West Virginia’s second largest wetland and a home for sport fish b

and fowl. r i

Greenbrier County CVB recommends five area e mini-tours. Hern’s Mill Covered Bridge, one of only seventeen surviving in West Virginia, is on Tour # r

5, as the Trail winds through the rolling farms of Greenbrier Valley, between Sam Black Church (I- C 64, Exit 156) and Lewisburg, through the villages of Clintonville and Richlands. o u n t y

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Two of West Virgiinia’s oldest towns, a culture of creativity, the world-famous Greenbrier Resort, surrounded by w

a state and national forests. i Scenic - Greenbrier River s Natural – Greenbrier River, Lost World Caverns, and Organ Cave b Recreational - Lewisburg: Lewisburg Roadside Park and Lost World u Caverns; Caldwell: Greenbrier River Bike Trail, canoeing and river access; r g White Sulphur Springs: Greenbrier State Forest, Federal Fish

Hatchery, Oakhurst, and the Greenbrier Resort and Bunker; a Ronceverte: Organ Cave n Historical – Lewisburg: North House Museum, Old Stone Presbyterian d Church and Cemetery, Andrew Lewis Park, The General Lewis, Battle of W Lewisburg Reenactment, The Wisteria Bed and Breakfast; White Sulphur Springs: Oakhurst, The Greenbrier Resort and Bunker, Battle h i of Dry Creek Reenactment, James Wylie House and Lillian’s t Bed and Breakfast Caldwell: Old Stone Manse Bed and e

Breakfast; Ronceverte: Organ Cave Civil War Days; S Lewisburg: Lewisburg Cemetery (surrounds Old Stone u Church), Confederate Cemetery l Cultural – Lewisburg: Carnegie Hall, WV State Fair, Battle of p

Lewisburg Reenactment, “one of the best small art towns in h

America,” American Heritage Music Hall; White Sulphur u

Springs: The Greenbrier Hotel and Bunker, The Battle of Dry r

Creek Reenactment; Ronceverte: Organ Cave Civil War Days S p r i n g s Charleston HuntingtonHuntington Lewisburg

Lewisburg White Sulphur Springs Area 5.43L e

Lewisburg w Chartered in 1782 by the Virginia Assembly, The Taste of our Town (TOOT) Festival on the Lewisburg is one of the oldest towns in West second Saturday in October offers a great i s Virginia. The town’s old section is a National opportunity to sample offerings from local Register Historic District. restaurants. Little wonder that Lewisburg is one of b only seventy U.S. towns included in National To get the flavor of Lewisburg begin with the two- Geographic’s Guide to the Best Small Town u

hour Walking Tour of Downtown, which boasts Escapes and is also distinguished in the book The r more than sixty 18th- and 19th-Century buildings 100 Best Small Art Towns in America. g in a town that dates to 1774 and has both Revolutionary and Civil War history. Lewisburg is a small town begging to be called home. The streets are lively and friendly. The shops quaint and inviting. Residents and travelers alike embrace the relaxed pace that offers respite from a more hurried, crowded world. Antiquities, culture, heritage, scenery, music, food, and recreation create a juxtaposition of both old and new in West Virginia. The shops are platforms for artisans who work in canvas, wood, paper, cloth, metal, stone, culinary delights, and more. Lewisburg has become a haven for West Virginians by choice, those who have fled larger cities for the benefits of simple living or who choose to stay where that influx adds to the culture of the area. Artists, photographers, writers, and chefs have made their way to Lewisburg and brought with them the trappings of a more cosmopolitan culture, such as galleries and live theater. All of this makes Lewisburg a fascinating place for a weekend or a longer stay. Unique food and civilized discourse abound. Charleston HuntingtonHuntington Lewisburg

Mile 170, Population 3624, Elevation 2300 feet Lewisburg 5.44W h WhiteSince the 18th Century, Sulphur the wealthy have flocked SpringsOakhurst Links, established in 1884 by a Scottish here to experience the legendary curative powers family, was the first established golf club in the i t of the area’s sulphur springs. United States. Visitors today can golf the original e course using replica wooden equipment. Sheep For two centuries the world-famous, luxurious groom the grounds.

Greenbrier Resort, has treated Trail travelers to the S best in hospitality, featuring grand decor, thirty- Ronceverte’s Organ Cave celebrates its Civil War

plus lobby shops and three championship golf u history in late July-early August. The large courses situated on 6500 acres in the Allegheny entrance room of the cave provided shelter for Mountains. Used as a military hospital in WWII, l

many Confederate soldiers. It was large enough to p The Greenbrier became the site of a former top- hold religious services for 1100 of General Robert secret Cold War-Era Congressional bunker buried E. Lee’s men. The cave also was an important h some 720 feet into the hillside. The Bunker is now source of saltpeter, a necessary ingredient in open for tours. u gunpowder.

White Sulphur reenacts the 1862 Battle of Dry r Creek, on the third weekend in August.

Recreational offerings include Allegheny Trail, S White Sulphur Springs is home to a visitors center for the 800,000-acre Monongahela National Forest, p as well as Sherwood Lake, a 164-acre lake offering r boating, swimming, fishing, picnic facilities, and i

camping. n Nearby, the Greenbrier State Forest offers hiking, g picnic facilities, rustic cabins, swimming, hunting, camping, and scenic overlooks on its 5130 acres. s Each year, Greenbrier State Forest hosts a weekend reenactment of the Battle of Dry Creek the third week in August. The weekend includes maneuvers, an actual battle reenactment, and settlement camps.

The area’s U.S. Federal Fish Hatchery offers a self- guided tour of the facility, which produces 10 Charleston million trout eggs annually for shipment to other HuntingtonHuntington hatcheries. Lewisburg

Mile 180, Population 2315, Elevation 1923 feet White Sulphur Springs