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Contacts & Events WEST VIRGINIA Berkeley Cumberland Springs 36 Potomac R Paw Paw 522 28 Cacapon R 220 Fort Ashby 9 42 45 46 29 41 Keyser 43 Little Cacapon R Castle 38 Jennings 28 10 Rock Randolph MINERAL 19 81 Lake 20 Slanesville thru 12 18 Ice Mountain 127 42 Burlington 9 Romney 8 29 Fort Edwards 46 21 220 50 22 Capon 50 N Br Potomac R 11 Bridge 522 24 50 44 Augusta 50 93 28 Patterson Cr 259 Fairfax Stone 42 Purgitsville 50 State Monument S Br Potomac R 90 Scherr 6 Delray KnobleyGreenland Rd. HAMPSHIRECR 7 5 Gap 93 Yellow Mt Storm 220 Spring Lake Medley 48 CR 6 North R Lahmansville 23 The Trough Maysville Old 50 Fields Cacapon R Stormy 259 Winchester Res Patterson Creek Rd. 29 42 31 55 thru FR 75 24 28 Baker Fisher 55 Wardensville 81 Moorefield Lost River 29 Sinks Red Creek GRANT Rec. Area Petersburg 2 259 FR 75 1 7 4 HARDY 66 3 55 Lost R FR 19 Strasburg 7 Lost CR 28-11 River 32 Campground 28 81 South Mill Lake Lost Lost River 220 City 55 N 30 Yokums 55 Smoke Hole Caverns Campground Lost River Smoke Hole Mathias Rec. Area State Park Contacts & Events Gandy Cr 33 Seneca S Fk S Br Potomac R Rocks South Mill Creek Rd. Riverton Spruce Knob 34 Seneca 4861 33 Caverns WEST VIRGINIA Grant County CVB Hampshire County (cont.) Mineral County CVB (Highest Point 126 South Main Street EVENTS 40 ½ Main Street in State) Reed's Creek Camp Run Petersburg, WV 26847 Keyser, WV 26726 Trout Hatchery Confederate Memorial Day FR 112 Upper Tract Rec. Area Briery Gap Rd 33 304-257-9266 First Saturday in June 304-788-2513 Spruce Knob Fax: 304-257-9268 Fax: 304-788-3887 Buckhorn Hampshire Heritage Fest Lake Circleville 33 Trout Farm 259 [email protected] 1st Weekend after Labor Days [email protected] Fort Seybert grantcountywva.com visitmineral.com Cherry 38 37 Capon Bridge Founders Day Grove 36 EVENTS Via Ferrata Franklin Last Weekend in September Nelson Rocks Civil War Train Rides - April Pendleton County CVB 28 Brandywine Fort Mulligan Day Festival May 40 - Hardy County CVB 600 North Main Street 35 Grant County Heritage Days - September Franklin, WV 26807 39 To I81 122 North Main St. PENDLETON 304-358-3884 Hampshire County CVB Moorefield, WV 26836 Fax: 304-358-3884 91 South High Street 304-897-8700 [email protected] Romney, WV 26757 [email protected] visitpendleton.com 304-822-7477 visithardy.com EVENTS 220 33 [email protected] EVENTS Confederate Reunion: August S Br Potomac R cometohampshire.com Heritage Weekend - Last Weekend in Sept. FishCreek 304.642.2351 les, les, mi 1,100 marched they that reported later they routes, separate creation of the new state in 1863. 1863. in state new the of creation Railroad from Virginia through present-day West Virginia. Taking Taking Virginia. West present-day through Virginia from Railroad and John D. Imboden began a raid on the Baltimore and Ohio Ohio and Baltimore the on raid a began Imboden D. John and to be a target of Confederate raids, even after the the after even raids, Confederate of target a be to . Ben-Hur historical novel, novel, historical 10 Bloomery Gap 17 Sheetz Gunsmith On April 20, 1863, Confederate Gens. William E. “Grumble” Jones Jones “Grumble” E. William Gens. Confederate 1863, 20, April On Confederates from Romney. Wallace is best remembered for his his for remembered best is Wallace Romney. from Confederates After Lee’s departure, western Virginia continued continued Virginia western departure, Lee’s After Trails Sign on Route 127, Bloomery Baptist cemetery. 11.8 Miles Trails Sign 5.3 Miles North on Jersey Mt. Rd. from Rte 50. Right Presbyterian Church Presbyterian Dale and a couple of pieces of artillery. Wallace dislodged the the dislodged Wallace artillery. of pieces of couple a and Dale from US 50 & 29 North. Confederates occupying the Gap in early turn onto Largent Lane to Stop Sign. Left then go .3 mile. Civil 5 Battle of Greenland Gap at the Historic Historic the at Gap Greenland of Battle government as a result of the Wheeling Convention. Convention. Wheeling the of result a as government Potomac River at a gallop, they came under fire from Sycamore Sycamore from fire under came they gallop, a at River Potomac 1862 threatened the B&O Railroad and Union operations near the War Gunsmith Jacob Sheetz converted locally owned flintlock troops crossed the covered bridge over the South Branch of the the of Branch South the over bridge covered the crossed troops Hardy County northwestern counties of Virginia to form their own own their form to Virginia of counties northwestern Potomac River. In mid-February, a Federal force under Brigadier rifles to percussion for use by the Confederate Army. (later of Monocacy fame) marched toward town. As the Hoosier Hoosier the As town. toward marched fame) Monocacy of (later General Frederick Lander attacked the Confederate position, E. Lee. This essentially freed Unionists in the the in Unionists freed essentially This Lee. E. Romney in June 1861, Union troops under Col. Lew Wallace Wallace Lew Col. under troops Union 1861, June in Romney Welton Park Rt. 220 N at Petersburg Gap Bridge Gap Petersburg at N 220 Rt. Park Welton scattering the troops and capturing sixty-seven. The Confederates 18 Romney City Hall Battle of Moorefield West of the bridge. Learning that Confederates were occupying occupying were Confederates that Learning bridge. the of West 23 from Fort Mulligan’s 23rd Illinois. 23rd Mulligan’s Fort from drove off Confederate troops under General Robert Robert General under troops Confederate off drove soon reoccupied the Gap. Trails Sign in front of City Hall, 340 East Main Street, Romney. Trail sign west of Romney on south side of Main Street (US 50). 50). (US Street Main of side south on Romney of west sign Trail Trails sign located at 5196 US Route 220, Old Fields WV 26845 ent ent to climb a tree above the high rocks and report any troop movem troop any report and rocks high the above tree a climb to Romney changed hands 56 times during the Civil War, although it Union troops under General George McClellan McClellan George General under troops Union 9 Union troopers under Gen. William W. Averell surprised, attacked Engagement at Romney at Engagement the mountain east of Petersburg Gap and Private Hill was ordered ordered was Hill Private and Gap Petersburg of east mountain the 11 Captain George Stump’s House was occupied less than 10 times. and routed Confederate cavalry under Gen. Bradley T. Johnson Confederate Captain A.S. Scott and his company were ordered to to ordered were company his and Scott A.S. Captain Confederate and added to the Union. In the summer of 1861, 1861, of summer the In Union. the to added and Trails Sign one mile south on County Route 8, just off Rte 50. the position in 1863. in position the camped here Aug. 7, 1864. by Pvt. William B. Hill of the 18th Virginia Confederate Cavalry. Cavalry. Confederate Virginia 18th the of Hill B. William Pvt. by 19 Camp Washington West Virginia was formed out of western Virginia Virginia western of out formed was Virginia West Hickory Grove was the home of Capt. George W. Stump, known the approaches to Romney. Union Col. Jacob Campbell fortified fortified Campbell Jacob Col. Union Romney. to approaches the In September of 1863, a skirmish at Petersburg Gap was reported reported was Gap Petersburg at skirmish a 1863, of September In as “Stump’s Battery” because he was always heavily armed. He Trails Sign. From Rte 50, take 28 North 6.6 Miles. Washington Battle of Moorefield (Running for the Hills) nd nd (now Route 50). Confederates earlier used this position to defe to position this used earlier Confederates 50). Route (now 24 4 Battle at Petersburg Gap Petersburg at Battle The only US State born from the Civil War conflict, conflict, War Civil the from born State US only The rode with the Confederate McNeill’s Partisan Rangers and Gen. Bottom Farm was used throughout the war by both armies as an well-preserved trenches commanding the Northwestern Turnpike Turnpike Northwestern the commanding trenches well-preserved Trails sign located at 149 Hyde St, Moorefield. Johnson’s troops John Imboden during the war, finally meeting his end when he ran encampment. Companies of cavalry camped in the yard, which ough ough 2 miles west of Romney on US 50. Interpreted trail winds thr winds trail Interpreted 50. US on Romney of west miles 2 were pushed back to this area where more Confederates under afoul of Union troops in February 1865. they dubbed “Camp Washington.” The Washington family hid 8 Gen. John McCausland were camped. The two Southern units Fort Mill Ridge Mill Fort Rt. 220 S South Side Depot Side South S 220 Rt. Confederate soldiers in the house. Early in summer 1861, General tried to form a defensive line but they were outgunned and flanked Rangers under Lt. Bernard J. Dolan. J. Bernard Lt. under Rangers 12 Civil War Museum Turner Ashby and his command occupied a position on the South by the Union troopers. The Confederates were forced to run for clashed with a detachment of Confederate Capt. John H. McNeill’s McNeill’s H. John Capt. Confederate of detachment a with clashed Hardy County 91 S High St, Romney. Taggart Hall Civil War Museum has a Branch Potomac River. the hills. During the battle the Southern cavalry lost four cannon, 1864, a mixed command that included men from several companies companies several from men included that command mixed a 1864, Hampshire County Hampshire small collection of maps and other items from the War.
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