Dan Schultz began working with the Traveling 219 Project as an AmeriCorps Vista in the fall of 2012. A newcomer to West Virginia, he has always been fascinated by the the mountains, having previously lived in the mountains of Arizona and Guatemala. Dan is from the route 219 state of Maryland, where he studied history at the University of Maryland and developed an interest in the history and the culture of the nearby Appalachian mountains. He also has experience working at and interning with the National Archives and the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress.
Here are some photos of one of the most spectacular sights near U.S. Route 219, the Falls of Hills Creek in Pocahontas County. The falls sit just off Route 39, between Mill Point and Richwood. The Falls are an extraordinary sight in any season (including winter!), but they are literally gushing with water in the […]
This old Methodist log chapel was built in 1835 on Stoney Creek in Pocahontas County. To view more photos from the road, click here!
A clear, beautiful day at Droop Mountain Battlefield State Park. For more of our instagram photos along U.S. Rt. 219, click here.
The Greenbrier River Trail (GRT) runs 78 miles along former tracks of the Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad. From North Calwell (3 miles east of U.S. Route 219 in Lewisburg) the trail follows the scenic Greenbrier River through Greenbrier and Pocahontas Counties to Cass. The GRT is maintained as a part of the West Virginia State […]
Once again, we are proud to announce that the Traveling 219 project will be organizing another heritage tour in Pocahontas County this spring! If you are interested in visiting the beautiful Allegheny Mountains in the spring, you should join us for an afternoon tour of some of the county’s most scenic and historic places. We’ll […]
The John Wesley Methodist Church in Lewisburg was built in 1820 and continues to hold services. It is located on E. Foster Street and is one of the oldest brick churches in West Virginia. As was common at the time, the John Wesley Methodist Church was built with a second story slave gallery, and today […]
in the monitor community near Pickaway, Monroe County on U.S. Route 219 by Dixie Lee Hoke-Webb The two-room Fairview School was located near Pickaway on US 219, about 3 miles south of the Greenbrier/ Monroe county line at Second Creek and about 5 ½ miles north of Union. This is the fourth building for Fairview […]
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