Renick Valley Panorama
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Marlinton to Lewisburg
Warm glowing fields of hay, clear rivers born of limestone springs. Fields of livestock grazing beneath the shade of apple and buckeye trees.
Moore’s General Store
Not long ago, it was common for nearly every small community to have their own general store, or two, or three. At the center of the store there would be an old potbelly stove, glowing with heat, that drew people together. Some of the most vivid memories are of candy jars, fresh sliced bacon, buckets […]
Farming Series: Up on Stompin’ Crick
Joe Riley grew up in a farming family in Stomping Creek, West Virginia. After graduating from West Virginia University, Joe became an Agriculture teacher and taught for 17 years before becoming principal of Marlinton Middle School. Joe runs his family farm with his wife and children, working long hours before and after his school job. […]
C.J. Richardson’s Store
The C.J. Richardson Hardware & Furniture store has been a staple of the town of Marlinton for over a hundred years. Around 1904, it moved from the west bank of the Greenbrier River to its current location in downtown Marlinton. Today C.J. Richardson’s is still considered a local treasure; walking through the door will make […]
Falls of Hills Creek
If you’re looking for a relatively short and easy hike in the Monongahela National Forest and you’re near Pocahontas County, a trip to the Falls of Hills Creek is definitely recommended–no matter what season it is! The Falls of Hills Creek trailhead is located on U.S. Route 39, about 15 miles west of U.S. Route 219 […]
Mike Smith – Forest Floor Connoisseur
This year will be Droop Mountain State Park Superintendant Mike Smith’s 30th year at the park. At Traveling 219 we’ve been very grateful to have been able to work with Mike on so many occasions. Mike has an abundant wealth of knowledge about the area. If you have any questions regarding local history, geography, geology, […]
Farming Series: An Era Where Everything Changed
Joel Callison, of Pocahontas County, has farming in his blood. His ancestors have been farming in the county for generations. Just in his lifetime Joel’s witnessed rapid changes to agricultural practices and technology that have revolutionized the lives of farmers and changed rural communities everywhere. In 1935, the total number of farms in West Virginia […]
Christmas on U.S. 219
by Jeffrey Kanode On a side road just off of US 219, beyond Lewisburg, past Maxwelton, before Frankford and Hillsboro, I rediscovered the spirit, and the soul of Christmas. In that gentle countryside where the land rises and falls gracefully, where the land changes with subtlety and not abruptness, I discovered a place and a […]
Panther Series: A Panther Before Christmas
by Roxy Todd and Dan Schultz, Traveling 219 In Christmas of 1955, at least six people reported seeing a beige mountain lion near Marlinton, West Virginia, according to an article by Calvin Price, who was then the editor for The Pocahontas Times. Browsing through the newspaper articles that Price wrote, Traveling 219 producers Roxy Todd and […]
Civil War History Mural Preview in Hillsboro
Pocahontas County artist Molly Must’s mural on First Avenue in Marlinton, inspired by the writing of local writers G D and Louise McNeill, has become a local landmark. For the past few months Molly has been working on a mural depicting the impact of the Civil War on the local community of Pocahontas County. Inspired […]
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