Tygart Valley Homesteads
A New Deal for West Virginia Families
With an opportunity to make a better life for their families, "Homesteaders” purchased a home and land and were given jobs working within the project to help pay for them. Agriculture, textiles and woodworking were all a part of the community workforce along with social and civic responsibilities of the participants.
Disbanded in 1944, the Tygart Valley Association was the only project settlement in the nation to repay all their financial obligations to the U.S. government plus additional profits for the sale of the properties and businesses held by the Association.
The Homestead School (still in use), The Trade
Center and lumber mill, and the homes themselves
remain today as a reminder of the diligence and
craftsmanship with which these hardworking
individuals returned the opportunity they had
been given.
Erected by Staunton Parkersburg Turnpike.
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Location. 38° 47.35′ N, 79° 54.3′ W. Marker is in Beverly, West Virginia, in Randolph County. It is on Seneca Trail (U.S. 250), on the right when traveling north. On the grounds of the Homestead School. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Beverly WV 26253, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in West Virginia’s Potomac Highlands. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, in Appalachia, and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: West Virginia Historic New Deal / CCC Trail (here, next to this marker); U.S. Homestead (approx. 0.8 miles away); Stalnaker Cabin Site & Cemetery (approx. 2.3 miles away); Jacob Stalnaker (approx. 2.3 miles away); Humboldt Yokum House (approx. 3.8 miles away); Edward Hart House (approx. 3.8 miles away); Isaac Baker House (approx. 3.8 miles away); Birkett-Cresap (approx. 3.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Beverly.
Another marker is no longer nearby. Edward Hart House (was approx. 3.8 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Credits. This page was last revised on January 22, 2021. It was originally submitted on January 19, 2021, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 504 times since then and 47 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 19, 2021, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
