Beckley in Raleigh County, West Virginia — The American South (Appalachia)

Artist Mike Sizemore

Tamarack Marketplace

Photographed by Bradley Owen, August 8, 2025

1. Artist Mike Sizemore Marker

Inscription.
Mike Sizemore, a metal sculptor based in Mercer County, West Virginia, operates Mountain Artworks, a large welding studio he established in 1996. Sizemore founded the studio upon returning to West Virginia after his time in Santa Fe, New Mexico. "I am inspired by the landscapes that I love so much - the stark, linear high deserts of Northern New Mexico and the lush, dark river landscapes of West Virginia," says Sizemore.

Fiddlehead Ferns
Metal featuring
Blown Glass by John DesMeules
$2,480

For inquiries, please see our Gallery Manager inside.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1996.

Location. 37° 48.117′ N, 81° 13.021′ W. Marker is in Beckley, West Virginia, in Raleigh County. It is on Dickerson Drive west of Vankirk Drive, on the right when traveling south. Marker is located on the northeastern side of Tamarack Marketplace. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1 Tamarack Place, Beckley WV 25801, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in West Virginia’s New River Gorge.

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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Mortality (within shouting distance of this marker); From Agriculture to Mining (within shouting distance

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of this marker); The Indian Path (within shouting distance of this marker); Dinky Locomotive (approx. 1.6 miles away); Raleigh County Coal Mines (approx. 1.6 miles away); Coal Camp Church (approx. 1.6 miles away); Bachelor’s Shanty (approx. 1.7 miles away); Miner's House (approx. 1.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Beckley.

Photographed by Bradley Owen, August 8, 2025

2. Artist Mike Sizemore Marker

Fiddlehead Ferns artwork is at the right of the marker.

<i>Fiddlehead Ferns</i> image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bradley Owen, August 8, 2025

3. Fiddlehead Ferns

Credits. This page was last revised on August 9, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 9, 2025, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 82 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 9, 2025, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia.