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Discover Mercer County W E S T V I R G I N I A 2015 Destination Guide ATHENS • BLUEFIELD • BRAMWELL • PRINCETON visitmercercounty.com • [email protected] • visitmercercounty.com 704 Bland St., Bluefield, WV 24701 • (800) 221-3206 • (304) 325-8438 325-8438 (304) • 221-3206 (800) • 24701 WV Bluefield, St., Bland 704 in advance to confirm specific details. specific confirm to advance in Bureau cannot be responsible for changes and we recommend checking checking recommend we and changes for responsible be cannot Bureau gathered from numerous sources and is believed to be accurate. The The accurate. be to believed is and sources numerous from gathered permission. The information contained in this Visitors Guide has been been has Guide Visitors this in contained information The permission. County Convention & Visitors Bureau and may not be reproduced without without reproduced be not may and Bureau Visitors & Convention County The Mercer County Visitors Guide 2015 is published by the Mercer Mercer the by published is 2015 Guide Visitors County Mercer The at 800-221-3206 or visitmercercounty.com. or 800-221-3206 at For more information about Mercer County, call the Mercer County Convention and Visitor’s Bureau Bureau Visitor’s and Convention County Mercer the call County, Mercer about information more For spring and summer and discover all we have to offer you and your family. family. your and you offer to have we all discover and summer and spring adventure. Here you will find all four seasons in bloom, no matter when you visit. Explore winter Explore visit. you when matter no bloom, in seasons four all find will you Here adventure. , fall, fall, , of excitement in the outdoors and the arts, Mercer County is a perfect combination of history and and history of combination perfect a is County Mercer arts, the and outdoors the in excitement of railroad, lavish houses and coal mines still stand, ready for rediscovery. Combined with a new sense sense new a with Combined rediscovery. for ready stand, still mines coal and houses lavish railroad, The past is Mercer County’s future. America’s coal story in Mercer County will never be forgotten. The The forgotten. be never will County Mercer in story coal America’s future. County’s Mercer is past The flourished with people. people. with flourished lavish houses for their wives and children in small towns. Business emerged, creating downtowns that that downtowns creating emerged, Business towns. small in children and wives their for houses lavish a way to travel from their homes to the big cities of New York and Pennsylvania. The wealthy built built wealthy The Pennsylvania. and York New of cities big the to homes their from travel to way a railroad was not far behind, as men needed ways to ship coal all over the world. These men needed needed men These world. the over all coal ship to ways needed men as behind, far not was railroad Businessmen, also known as coal barons, also came to make their fortune in the coalfields. coalfields. the in fortune their make to came also barons, coal as known also Businessmen, The The communities surrounding Athens, Bluefield, Bramwell and Princeton. They became coal miners. miners. coal became They Princeton. and Bramwell Bluefield, Athens, surrounding communities was discovered deep in the mountains, immigrant workers came to the area to work and live in the the in live and work to area the to came workers immigrant mountains, the in deep discovered was is home to America’s coal story. It is a story about hard work, determination and family. When coal coal When family. and determination work, hard about story a is It story. coal America’s to home is Nestled in the Appalachian Mountains, Mercer County, located in the southern part of West Virginia, Virginia, West of part southern the in located County, Mercer Mountains, Appalachian the in Nestled IN MERCER COUNTY MERCER IN COAL STORY COAL DISCOVER AMERICA’S AMERICA’S DISCOVER ____________________________________________________________________discover america’s coal story 2 about us 3 ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________discover athens 4 ____________________________________________________________________discover bluefield 5 ____________________________________________________________________discover bramwell 6 ____________________________________________________________________discover princeton 7 ____________________________________________________________________popular events 8 - 11 ____________________________________________________________________dining 12 - 17 ____________________________________________________________________lodging 18 - 19 ____________________________________________________________________shopping 20 - 22 ____________________________________________________________________discover history 23 - 24 ____________________________________________________________________discover the arts 25 - 26 ____________________________________________________________________discover the outdoors 27 - 29 ____________________________________________________________________discover entertainment 30 ____________________________________________________________________discover patriotism 31 ____________________________________________________________________discover tours 32 ____________________________________________________________________transportation services 33 ____________________________________________________________________MAPS ____________________________________________________________________bluefield 34 - 35 ____________________________________________________________________princeton 36 - 37 ____________________________________________________________________mercer county 38 - 39 WELCOME Here in Mercer County, you will find a destination unlike any other in Southern West Virginia. From thrilling ATV getaways to relaxing tours of historical towns, our communities have small-town charm, rich history, exciting cultural events and beautiful scenery. Looking for adventure? We aren’t afraid to get dirty in the mud. Want more history? We have plenty of stories to share. Want the arts? There are talented artists, inspiring murals and world-class musical performances. Mercer County has it all. Start planning a getaway and discover Mercer County. We are waiting for you. Connect with us on social media, email or by phone. We are here to help plan an unforgettable experience. - The Mercer County CVB. Photos courtesy of Jessica Patton of J. Patton Photography, with photos by Sarah Goins, Mel Grubb, the Princeton-Mercer Chamber of Commerce, the Chuck Mathena Center, Concord University, Amy Persinger, the RailYard and the Mercer County CVB. Design and project management by Stallard Publishing, Wytheville, VA, (276) 228-7092, [email protected]. Printing by Chocklett Press, 2922 Nicholas Ave., NE, Roanoke, VA (540) 345-1820, [email protected] 133 For more information about Athens, call (304) 384-3525 or visit townofathens.com. visit or 384-3525 (304) call Athens, about information more For Pipestem Resort State Park and the Pipestem Drive-In Theater. Theater. Drive-In Pipestem the and Park State Resort Pipestem View Bed and Breakfast is located on the edge of the town. Athens is the last stop on Route 20 before before 20 Route on stop last the is Athens town. the of edge the on located is Breakfast and Bed View plays and more. In addition, the town also holds the Athens-Concord Town Social every August. The The August. every Social Town Athens-Concord the holds also town the addition, In more. and plays The university offers numerous activities for the community including sporting events, art exhibits, exhibits, art events, sporting including community the for activities numerous offers university The Athens and the surrounding towns wanted their children to receive an education. education. an receive to children their wanted towns surrounding the and Athens Athens is also home to Concord University, which was established in 1872 because settlers from from settlers because 1872 in established was which University, Concord to home also is Athens the fall, was once all farmland and makes for a perfect drive in the country. country. the in drive perfect a for makes and farmland all once was fall, the In the town of Athens, one can imagine a simple way of life. The vast countryside, which is beautiful in in beautiful is which countryside, vast The life. of way simple a imagine can one Athens, of town the In DISCOVER ATHENS DISCOVER 5 For more information about Bluefield, call (304) 327-2401 or visit cityofbluefield.com. visit or 327-2401 (304) call Bluefield, about information more For League’s Bluefield Blue Jays. Jays. Blue Bluefield League’s Overlook and sports fans will love catching a baseball game at Bowen Field with the Appalachian Appalachian the with Field Bowen at game baseball a catching love will fans sports and Overlook much to do in Bluefield that it is impossible to list them all. Popular attractions include the East River River East the include attractions Popular all. them list to impossible is it that Bluefield in do to much April 1-September 30. There is so so is There 30. 1-September April from train Runner Ridge popular the ride can children Park, City enthusiasts will be happy to know the downtown area boasts of several shops. shops. several of boasts area downtown the know to happy be will enthusiasts At the Bluefield Bluefield the At The Norfolk-Southern