Pipestem in Summers County, West Virginia — The American South (Appalachia)
Pipestem Knob Primitive Baptist Church
Photographed By Craig Doda, March 16, 2019
1. Pipestem Knob Primitive Baptist Church Marker
Inscription.
Pipestem Knob Primitive Baptist Church. . When you top the steps of the tower, you will be on Pipestem State Park's highest point (3,000 feet) and facing east across the Appalachian Plateau. Looking through the gap in the mountains to the southeast you see where New River and the Appalachian Trail come through the Ridge and Valley region of the Appalachians. To the west, Flat Top Mountain makes up the horizon and to the north along WV Rt. 20 lies the community of Pipestem. The tower is named for former park superintendent Steve Bolar. The Pipestem Knob Primitive Baptist Church stood near here and was moved when the park was built.
When you top the steps of the tower,
you will be on Pipestem State Park's
highest point (3,000 feet) and facing east
across the Appalachian Plateau. Looking
through the gap in the mountains to the
southeast you see where New River and
the Appalachian Trail come through the
Ridge and Valley region of the Appalachians.
To the west, Flat Top Mountain makes
up the horizon and to the north along
WV Rt. 20 lies the community of Pipestem.
The tower is named for former park
superintendent Steve Bolar. The Pipestem
Knob Primitive Baptist Church stood near
here and was moved when the park
was built.
Location. 37° 30.866′ N, 80° 58.368′ W. Marker is in Pipestem, West Virginia, in Summers County. Marker can be reached from Pipestem Drive, 0.4 miles north of Hinton Road (West Virginia Route 20), on the right when traveling north. The marker is on the grounds of the Pipestem State Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Pipestem WV 25979, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 8, 2021. It was originally submitted on January 20, 2021, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 274 times since then and 22 times this year. Last updated on February 7, 2021, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on January 20, 2021, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
