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Author Archive: Roxy

Roxy Todd has been working with the 219 Project since October, 2011, when she began working as a VISTA volunteer. Prior to this project, Roxy has worked as a teacher, a massage therapist, and a farm worker. She graduated from Warren Wilson College in 2005. In 2006 she wrote and directed a rock opera with Patrick Seick called "Osama Baby", and she has just finished writing her first novel, "The Girl in the Glass".

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Droop Battlefield Hosts Four Memorial Hikes

Droop Battlefield Hosts Four Memorial Hikes

June 14, 2013 |

Pocahontas County–To commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Droop Mountain, park superintendent Mike Smith is planning something kind of crazy, and kind of incredible. He’s leading a memorial march into battle, along steep mountain trails and a federal highway. Make that four hikes, beginning with an 8 ½ mile hike from Hillsboro on […]

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Under the Ashes

Under the Ashes

June 14, 2013 |

The Green Space Lewisburg, WV In the heart of downtown Lewisburg, WV, there is a small city park on Washington Street where bands play in the summer, and the community gathers year round. It is known as the Green Space, and it once was the sight of a favorite comic book store called the King […]

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Buckwheat

Buckwheat

June 6, 2013 |

“Buckwheat is not a wheat, it’s a flower, like a blooming flower. The closest relative of buckwheat is rhubarb. When it’s growing, the straw is the color of rhubarb.” –Larry Mustain, the owner of Reed’s Mill, in Monroe County. Buckwheat grows across the Allegheny mountains in WV, most prominently in Preston County, where the annual […]

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Fort McCoy

Fort McCoy

May 31, 2013 |

In Williamsburg, WV, one of the oldest historical structures is hidden beneath a wooden barn, situated below cold knob mountain and the rolling farmland of the Greenbrier Valley. Fort McCoy, which was built around 1770. The historic community of Williamsburg is located about 11 miles west of US 219 and the town of Renick. Zoe […]

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My Home, Stuart Manor

My Home, Stuart Manor

May 24, 2013 |

6th Grader Uncovers Her Family’s History: Reid Dixon is a 6th grade student who researched her family’s homeplace, the historic Stuart Manor, located just outside of Lewisburg. The original buildings were built by Colonel John Stuart, who is known as the “founder and father of Greenbrier County”. Reid Dixon: “My home, Stuart Manor, was owned […]

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The Haunting of Zona Heaster: 5th Grade Students Team up with Traveling 219

The Haunting of Zona Heaster: 5th Grade Students Team up with Traveling 219

May 15, 2013 |

The Traveling 219 Project teamed up with classes at the Greenbrier Episcopal School in Lewisburg this school year to bring local history and folklore into the classroom. Here is Elsa Howell and Zoe Hinkey, retelling the story of the Greenbrier Ghost, or the haunting of Elva Zona Heaster, which they researched and turned into cranky […]

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Interviewing Richard Hefner, by Spencer Beery

Interviewing Richard Hefner, by Spencer Beery

May 10, 2013 |

Spencer Beery, a talented musician who plays multiple instruments, is in Birch Graves’ 6th grade class at Greenbrier Episcopal School in Lewisburg. Spencer and his mother drove up US 219 to Renick where Spencer interviewed a local bluegrass legend, Richard Hefner. In addition to interviewing Richard, Spencer put together this great video for his social […]

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West Virginia is for Mothers

West Virginia is for Mothers

May 9, 2013 |

West Virginia’s Anna Jarvis is recognized as the founder of Mother’s Day. Her birthplace in Taylor County is located along Us 119, and the local community there celebrates her family each year at the annual Mother’s Day Festival. Jarvis established the first Mother’s Day celebration to honor the work of her mother, Anna Reeves Jarvis. Anna Reeves […]

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219 Project Travels to Canada to Present at the National Council of Public History

219 Project Travels to Canada to Present at the National Council of Public History

May 2, 2013 |

Over 75 years ago, President Roosevelt put unemployed Americans to work to uncover the stories and history of American communities. Today, over 75 feet of material that they collected rests in the archives of the West Virginia and Regional History Collection at West Virginia University’s Library, located in Morgantown. For the last two years, the […]

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Wild Ramp Dinner-This Weekend Along US Rt. 219

Wild Ramp Dinner-This Weekend Along US Rt. 219

April 26, 2013 |

[cincopa A8MAwK7RFS2r] A small pungent bulb, similar to garlic or wild onions, known as ramps, is growing in shady hillsides along the Allegheny Mountains. Some people say the smell of ramps is repulsive, but others argue that this wild, edible food brings communities together. If you haven’t yet had your fill, this Saturday a ramp […]

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