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, […]
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 […]
“We command you to visit the sick, relieve the distressed, bury the dead, and educate the orphan” – seal of the Independent Order of the Odd Fellows (IOOF). For part two click here. We came across this video while researching the history of Elkins. It tells the story of James Blevin, who grew up in […]
If you remember from our Fairfax Stone story, the West Virginia – Maryland has a controversial history that dates back to colonial days. We recently found this historical atlas map of the boundary, and the various lines claimed over the years by West Virginia (and Virginia before it) and Maryland. In this map, you’ll notice that […]
population in 1895: 762, 794 [click for larger view] To see more: http://www.livgenmi.com/1895/WV/
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 […]
Allegheny Mountain Radio is sponsoring a song re-writing contest of Janis Ian’s “This Old Town” (See video below) for Marlinton, which was devastated by a fire in November! Check out details and original lyrics below! Lyrics: This old town should’ve burned down in 1929 That’s when we stood in line Waiting for our soup Swallowing […]
Elkins lies in a shallow, bowl-shaped valley at a five-mile bend in the Tygarts Valley River. The main part of the town extends from the north bank of the river up the gentle slopes of Cheat Mountain. The business district extends northward from the river and is flanked on the south by the West Maryland […]
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