Snow in Hillsboro – 12/10/13
[Click photo to enlarge image!] Snydenstricker cabin (center) and Pearl S. Buck Birthplace (right)
Author Archive: Dan
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.
Marlinton Christmas Parade Postcard
A rainy Christmas parade was held in Marlinton this past Friday, December 6, but lots of folks around Pocahontas County still made it out to enjoy the bands, floats, firetrucks, treats, and craft show at the opera house. Traveling 219 made it out to record the sounds of the night, and put together this audio […]
The Fairfax Stone and West Virginia v. Maryland
Most West Virginians and Marylanders aren’t aware they share one of the most famously contested state borders in the country. If you’re driving along US Route 219 in Tucker Co, West Virginia, near the Maryland line, you’re bound to pass by the turnoff for the Fairfax Stone Historical Monument State Park, which lies at the […]
Droop Battlefield State Park Monument Dedication
On Wednesday November 6, 2013 a monument was dedicated to the soldiers killed in action at the Battle of Droop Mountain in 1863, during the Civil War. The monument was part of the sesquicentennial events held at the park, which included a 27 mile hike following the route of Confederate Soldiers from Lewisburg, W. Va. […]
The Hutton House
Eighteen miles south of Elkins, in Randolph County, lies the town of Huttonsville. Huttonsville sits in the Tygart Valley, where the historic Route 250–the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike–and route 219 meet. “The town of Huttonsville was named in honor of the Hutton family. Before the war the village was the educational center of the county. Until the […]
The Mill Point Prison
Ed and Agnes-Hannah Friel spent part of their childhoods around the Mill Point Federal Prison camp, where both had parents working as federal prison officers and they met as children. The Mill Point Federal Prison camp was opened in 1938 for low level federal prisoners and work was immediately begun on construction of the road […]
Friendsville, Maryland
Friendsville, Maryland is located about 7 miles west of route 219 in Garrett Co., off the scenic Bear Creek Rd., or 8 miles north of the route 219 intersection with Friendsville Rd, rt. 42. It is a picturesque mountain town in the river valley of the Youghiogheny River. Listen to our story “If these Trees […]
Historic Casselman River Bridge
Today, driving along US Route 40 in Garrett County, Maryland, it’s hard to miss the multitude of historic structures: inns, taverns, and log cabins built in the 1700s and 1800s still proudly stand along the road, a testament to the rich history that has followed this route for centuries. It was once known as Nemacolin’s […]
Traveling 219 August Van Tour!
This Summer the Traveling 219 Project is putting together a short tour of route 219 to some of its favorite scenic and historic sites around southern Pocahontas County for two Saturdays in August. Join Traveling 219 VISTA Dan Schultz as we ride down 219 from Marlinton in a large capacity van, stopping at and learning […]
The Ginkgo Tree, by Alex Casto
This week’s Greenbrier Episcopal School series introduces us to the Ginkgo Tree in Lewisburg. We featured this in our last GES audio collage: A Greenbrier County Tour, and this week we are featuring GES student Alex Casto’s essay on the Ginkgo tree: Ginkgo, by Alex Casto The Ginkgo tree in New River Community College is […]
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