Built, 1830, on the old James River and Kanawha Turnpike. Restored antebellum home of Colonel George W. Imboden, on General Lee's staff, C.S.A. Property and headquarters of the Fayette County Historical Society, organized in 1926. — — Map (db m50392) HM
On James River and Kanawha Turnpike East (County Route 60/33) at Tyree Street, on the right when traveling east on James River and Kanawha Turnpike East. Reported missing.
Regular stop on the James River and Kanawha Turnpike. The original building, dating from before the Revolution, was rebuilt by William Tyree, 1810. During the winter of 1861-62, it was headquarters for Chicago Gray Dragoons. — — Map (db m67013) HM
On West Main Street (U.S. 60) at 3rd Street, on the right when traveling south on West Main Street.
After the Civil War, George W. Imboden lived here with his wife, Mary Tyree, the daughter of William Tyree of Tyree Tavern. When the war began, Imboden enlisted in the Staunton Artillery in Augusta County, Virginia, where he then resided. He . . . — — Map (db m34371) HM
The Birdman of West Virginia
When thinking of the early aviation history of the United States, many times we think of Dayton or Kitty Hawk. However, the town of Ansted also holds a very special place in the story, as it was the birthplace of . . . — — Map (db m173335) HM
On U.S. 60, 1.7 miles west of Fox Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
Once called Marshall’s Pillar for Chief Justice John Marshall, who came here, 1812. U.S. engineers declare the New River Canyon, 585 feet deep, surpasses the famed Royal Gorge. Tunnel for river makes vast water power here. — — Map (db m20675) HM
On Midland Trail (U.S. 60), on the left when traveling west.
Mouth of the great Hawk's Nest Tunnel, three miles long, which diverts water of New River from its five-mile long gorge. The tunnel, a mile of which is through solid rock, and a 50-foot dam give waterfall of 160 feet for electric power. — — Map (db m34421) HM
Like many other areas of West Virginia, coal mining has played an important role in the history of Ansted and the surrounding area. Soon after the 1873 completion of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad, coal mines began springing up in the New River . . . — — Map (db m173339) HM
In 1930 the Union Carbide and Carbon Corporation was in the process of building its new electrometallurgical plant in nearby Boncar (later known as Alloy). It was decided a hydroelectric power station would be constructed near Gauley Bridge with a . . . — — Map (db m173337) HM
Near Midland Trail (U.S. 60) 0.4 miles west of Short Street.
Construction of nearby tunnel, diverting waters of New R. through Gauley Mt. for hydroelectric power, resulted in state’s worst industrial disaster. Silica rock dust caused 109 admitted deaths in mostly black, migrant underground work force of . . . — — Map (db m34417) HM
Eight panels mounted to the inside of the town gazebo depict some historical and notable features of the town.
Panel 1 - Town of Ansted
The town of Ansted, West Virginia chartered in 1891, was created because of coal. The town's . . . — — Map (db m173340) HM
On East Main Street (U.S. 60) at Cemetery Street, on the left when traveling west on East Main Street.
In Westlake Cemetery is the grave of the mother of General Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson. The monument at the grave was placed by Captain Thomas Ranson, who had fought in Jackson's old brigade in the War between the States. — — Map (db m34376) HM
Near West Main Street (U.S. 60) near Orchard Street.
The sheer cliffs of Nuttall sandstones forming the walls of the New River Gorge are the "Salt Sands" of the driller. These sands produce oil and natural gas in West Virginia and commercial brines on the Kanawha and Ohio Rivers.
Sponsored . . . — — Map (db m34420) HM
On James River and Kanawha Turnpike (County Route 60/33) at Tyree Street, on the right when traveling east on James River and Kanawha Turnpike.
During his and Gen. Henry Alexander Wise’s unsuccessful Kanawha Valley campaign, Confederate Gen. John B. Floyd made his headquarters here, August 17-18, 1861, while Wise camped on the top of Big Sewell Mountain. In 1862, according to an inscription . . . — — Map (db m59937) HM
On Cemetery Street at Clay Street on Cemetery Street.
This is one of the earliest identified cemeteries west of the Allegheny Mountains. William Tyree, owner of nearby Tyree Tavern, and Confederate Col. George W. Imboden, brother of Gen. John D. Imboden, are buried here. The cemetery is best known, . . . — — Map (db m173345) HM
William Nelson Page became one of the leading managers and developers of West Virginia's coalfields in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with much of his time being spent here in Ansted. While president of the Gauley Mountain Coal Company, . . . — — Map (db m173338) HM
On Dixie Highway (West Virginia Route 16) just north of Twenty Mile Creek Road (Route 16/3), on the left when traveling south.
Nearby is grave of Seaberry Osborne
(circa, 1815-66), daughter of Chief
Running Bear. She married Solomon
Osborne in Cherokee, N.C. and in
1838 fled to escape “Trail of Tears.”
The Native American pioneers found
sanctuary in the mountains and . . . — — Map (db m138009) HM
On a ridge between Armstrong and Loop creeks across the river are extensive prehistoric stone ruins whose walls are several miles long, and enclose a large area. Many of these stones are from the valley below the old wall. — — Map (db m20820) HM
On July 26, 1942 the first African American 4-H camp in the United States was opened here in Fayette County. A 1929 report showed that 44 of the state’s 55 counties had 4-H camps for white children, hut none for black children. Fleming Adolphus . . . — — Map (db m138104) HM
On Camp Carver Road (Local Route 11/3) 1.2 miles west of Clifftop Road (County Route 11), on the right when traveling north.
Camp named for Booker T. Washington (1856-1915) and George Washington Carver (1864-1943). Land deeded for sum of $5.00 by Charles and Kathryn Midelburg. Constructed 1939-1942 by local WPA labor with materials found on site including stone and native . . . — — Map (db m138103) HM
Plaque One
Abraham Vandal
1758-1848
* Born in Dutchess, NY
* Soldier in the American Revolutionary War 1776-1781
* Married Mary Dillon 1780
* Father of Eight Children
* Early Fayetteville Settler
* In 1812 Abraham . . . — — Map (db m55816) HM
On County Route 8, on the right when traveling west.
This torch has been erected
by
American Legion Post 149
Fayetteville. West Virginia
as a tribute to
the veterans of all wars who
by their patriotism and loyalty
served God and Country — — Map (db m203948) WM
On North Court Street (State Highway 16) at Wiseman Avenue, on the right when traveling north on North Court Street.
During the Civil War, Fort Scammon stood in front of you on the hill behind the courthouse. There, on September 10, 1862, Union Col. Edward Siber and the 1,500 men of his 37th Ohio Infantry defended Fayetteville against Confederate Gen. William . . . — — Map (db m59214) HM
On North Court Street (Route 16) at Keller Avenue (County Route 82), on the right when traveling north on North Court Street.
Battle of Fayetteville (1862)
On September 10, 1862, soldiers under the command of Confederate Gen. W.W. Loring attacked Union forces in Fayetteville under Col. Edward Siber, driving them out of the town towards Charleston, where fighting . . . — — Map (db m120516) HM
On Access road to Lower New River Take-Out parking near Fayette Station Road (County Route 82).
You are in the New River watershed, a place where streams and rainfall drain to a common outlet. Here that outlet is the New River. This 320 mile river is the main stem of a 7,000 square mile watershed that starts in the western mountains of North . . . — — Map (db m179414) HM
On Rotan Street (Local Road 19/15) at Austin Street and King Avenue, on the right when traveling south on Rotan Street.
At the top of the hill here a community came together to help Jewish soldiers
keep their faith in the midst of war. In early April 1862, Pvt. Joseph A. Joel
and 20 other Jewish soldiers in the 23rd Ohio Infantry asked Col.
Rutherford B. Hayes, a . . . — — Map (db m223876) HM
Near East Maple Street at North Court Street (West Virginia Route 16).
(Side A)
I have taken an oath
To serve and protect my fellow man
Guide me safely in my duties
To do the very best I can
Give me the ability
To stop those things that are wrong
To bring comfort and safety by restoring it to . . . — — Map (db m161223)
On North Court Street (West Virginia Route 16), on the left when traveling west.
In the attack on Federal forces here, 1863. Milton W. Humphreys, the educator and soldier, gunner of Bryan's Battery, 13th Virginia Light Artillery, C.S.A., first used “indirect firing,” now in universal military use. — — Map (db m55815) HM
Left Marker
Fayetteville Town Park
Memorial Park was presented to citizens of Fayetteville to honor all veterans who served to defend their country. LaFayette Post No. 149, The American Legion, obtained lease for this property on August . . . — — Map (db m161226) WM
On Academy Court (County Road 8) at Park Drive, on the right when traveling east on Academy Court.
Memorial Park was presented to citizens of Fayetteville to honor all veterans who served to defend their country. LaFayette Post No. 149, The American Legion, obtained lease for this property on August 4, 1958 from the New River Pocahontas Coal Co. . . . — — Map (db m76724) HM WM
On Fayette Station Road (County Road 82), on the right when traveling east.
The same geological process that produced the region's coal seams
also resulted in a layer of sandstone perfect for rock climbing
This layer, called Nuttall Sandstone, has its origins in the ancient
formation of the Appalachian Mountains. As . . . — — Map (db m165212) HM
On Fayette Station Road (County Road 82) 2.9 miles west of Lansing Loop (County Road 85/3), on the left when traveling west.
Mining towns sprang up along the
banks of the New River when, in 1873,
the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway created
a pathway for transportation through the
region. Thurmond, Kaymoor, Nuttallburg,
Fayette, and other communities formed due
to the . . . — — Map (db m165210) HM
On Nickelville Road (County Route 19/1) north of Talbert Road, on the left when traveling south.
Nearby on May 19-20, 1863, Corp. Milton W. Humphreys, gunner in Bryan's Battery, 13th Virginia Light Artillery, C.S.A., made first use of indirect artillery fire in warfare. Target was Union fort in Fayetteville. — — Map (db m217549) HM
On West Maple Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
Presented to
Lafayette Post 149 American Legion
by
Scotia Coal & Coke Company
in recognition
of the services rendered by
our employees who
served in World War II — — Map (db m203953) WM
On North Court Street (West Virginia Route 16), on the left when traveling east.
Front Plaque
French Statesman
Friend of the American Revolution
“...The new County so to be formed be called Lafayette or Fayette County to perpetuate a remembrance of his virtues and philanthropy through future ages of our . . . — — Map (db m55817) HM
On East Maple Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
Morris Harvey House
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
1902 — — Map (db m204329) HM
On Fayette Station Road (County Road 82), on the right when traveling east.
The gorge, like all
environments, is continually
changing. Change peaked in
the late 1800s when logging,
mining, and the railroad
converged to play a vital role
in the industrialization of the
United States. By the 1960s,
industrial . . . — — Map (db m165213) HM
On Visitors Center Road, 0.2 miles west of Fayette Mine Road (County Road 85/9), on the left when traveling west.
New River Gorge Bridge
has been placed on the
National Register of
Historic Places
August 14, 2013
by the United States Department of the Interior — — Map (db m165219) HM
On Fayette Station Road (County Road 82), on the right when traveling east.
With the opening of the iconic New River Gorge Bridge on October 22, 1977, the challenge of getting
across the 876 foot deep gorge was solved. The bridge dramatically decreased travel time. A 45 minute
winding drive down and back up suddenly . . . — — Map (db m165211) HM
On a day-use area parking lot near Fayette Station Road (County Route 82).
The primary goal of most coal mining companies in New River Gorge was to maximize profits and decrease costs. It was common for coal companies to put physical and social needs of their workers and families last. Safety, health, social service and . . . — — Map (db m179418) HM
On Fayette Station Road (State Road 82) near the Tunney Hunsaker Bridge.
John Townsend bought a large tract of land here in 1841, an area that became Lansing, Ames Heights and Canyon Rim Park. Operated a ferry that provided commercial transport across the river at site of present bridge until the civil war. Grandson . . . — — Map (db m78288) HM
On High Street north of West Wiseman Avenue, on the left when traveling west.
Masonic group owned property in 1854. Baptists worshipped here prior to Civil War, but building destroyed during the conflict. Contains 29 marked graves, including town's early settlers and soldiers of the Civil War. A number of graves are marked . . . — — Map (db m76708) HM
On a day-use area parking lot near Fayette Station Road (County Route 82).
Imagine shoveling coal all day while balanced on your knees! In the coal mines of the gorge, the height of the mines corresponded to the height of the coal seam, in some cases just three feet tall. To loosen the coal, explosives were set of at the . . . — — Map (db m179416) HM
On Midland Trail (U.S. 60) at Taylor Hill Road, on the right when traveling west on Midland Trail. Reported missing.
When the war began, most residents of this part of present-day West Virginia were Confederate in their sympathies. Both Confederate and Union forces considered the wooden covered bridge here strategically important because the James River and . . . — — Map (db m34373) HM
On Midland Trail (U.S. 60) 9.7 miles west of West Virginia Route 16, on the right when traveling west.
Christopher Q. Tompkins
Born 1813 in Matthews County, VA.
Tompkins was an 1836 graduate of
West Point. A prominent industrial
businessman in the Kanawha Valley
before the Civil War, from May to
November 1861 he was colonel of
the . . . — — Map (db m138027) HM
On U.S. 60, 0.1 miles east of West Virginia Route 16, on the right when traveling east.
Here New and Gauley rivers unite to form Great Kanawha River. Piers still stand of old bridge destroyed by the Confederate troops in 1861. Here Thomas Dunn English, author of the ballad, "Ben Bolt," wrote "Gauley River". — — Map (db m20818) HM
On Midland Trail (U.S. 60), on the right when traveling west.
Smoke filled the sky over Gauley Bridge on July 26, 1861, as Confederate Gen. Henry B. Wise's soldiers torched the Kanawha River bridge that stood on the piers directly in front of you. That destruction, however, did not prevent Union Gen. Jacob . . . — — Map (db m242422) HM
Today we stand on a silent battlefield. The smoke of guns long since cooled hangs densely about our feet. Thousands of white crosses honor the noble dead. The wars are over. And the empty echoes of yesterday’s cannons ring dimly in our ears.
. . . — — Map (db m138034) WM
On Midland Trail, on the right when traveling east.
This monument erected in honor of the brave and courageous men and women who have served our country, in time of war and peace, thus helping to preserve freedom for this community, state and great nation of the United States of America and . . . — — Map (db m242420) WM
Located across Kanawha River from this point was Civil War camp for Union Army, 1862-64. Site had 56 cabins and parade grounds for 23rd Ohio Vol. Inf. commanded by Col. Rutherford B. Hayes and Lt. William McKinley, future United States presidents. — — Map (db m50397) HM
On Glen Jean Lane (Local Road 94) at McKell Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Glen Jean Lane.
From 1909 to 1939, the Bank of Glen Jean provided financial power for the mines, towns, and people along Dunloup
Creek, shaping the lives of many in the New River coal fields. William McKell served as president for the bank's entire
existence . . . — — Map (db m165214) HM
On Main Street (County Road 25/9) just south of McKell Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
The town of Glen Jean-and a small empire-began as a wedding gift. In 1870, Thomas McKell of Ohio received about 12,500 acres of
West Virginia land from his father-in-law. After geologists confirmed the presence of coal, McKell purchased another . . . — — Map (db m165216) HM
Directly across the street stood the Glen Jean Athletic Club. Alongside it was the ball bark. These, along with tennis and croquet courts, made Glen Jean a center for indoor and outdoor sports.
In New River’s coal towns, baseball was a major . . . — — Map (db m99966) HM
On Glen Jean Lane (Local Road 94) at McKell Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Glen Jean Lane.
In New River coal towns, baseball was a major part of social life. Fierce competition sometimes prompted coal companies
to hire workers, or pay them more, based upon athletic ability. Glen Jean teams played against other company town teams . . . — — Map (db m167363) HM
On U.S. 60 at West Virginia Route 41, on the right when traveling east on U.S. 60.
The nearby highway is part of route traversing W.Va. from Lewisburg to Point Pleasant memorialized by the state to commemorate the march of the American Colonial army of 1,200 men led by Andrew & Charles Lewis. After a month's march this army . . . — — Map (db m33809) HM
On Kaymoor Miners Trail, on the left when traveling north.
This tight workspace (bench) was carved out of the mountainside to support the movement of mined coal. From 1899 to 1962, thousands of miners and over 16 millions tons of coal passed through these drift mine openings along this edge. With space at a . . . — — Map (db m242497) HM
On Fayette Station Road, on the right when traveling east.
Driving on Fayette Station Road is like traveling back in time. This one hundred year- old road of hairpin turns was the only way to cross the New River in this area before the New River Gorge Bridge was built in 1977.
New River Gorge National . . . — — Map (db m242425) HM
On Kaymoor Miners Trail at Kaymoor Trail, on the right when traveling west on Kaymoor Miners Trail.
Kaymoor One Mining Complex (1899 - 1962) stretched the height of the gorge, one of over 80 industrial towns in the gorge during the early 1900s. Big mines like Kaymoor fueled the nation's demand for coal and its byproduct coke, a more efficient . . . — — Map (db m242502) HM
On Kaymoor Miners Trail at Kaymoor Trail, on the right when traveling west on Kaymoor Miners Trail.
Kaymoor's headhouse stood directly in front of you. This structure was used to start the movement of coal from the mine to the market. A loaded coal car was weighed in the headhouse at the top. Its contents were then dumped into a storage bin in . . . — — Map (db m242501) HM
On Kaymoor Miners Trail east of Kaymoor Trail, on the right when traveling east.
Remnants of Kaymoor's transportation system, the mountain haulage, are visible beneath this boardwalk. Nearly one mile of cable was used to raise and lower the car that was loaded with supplies or people. By early accounts, the scariest part of . . . — — Map (db m242503) HM
On Kaymoor Miners Trail, on the right when traveling south.
Welcome to Kaymoor Bottom! The structures around you are all that remain of Kaymoor One's coal processing plant (metal remains) and power station (stone/brick walls). The coke ovens and former town are upstream to the right of the boardwalk, running . . . — — Map (db m242504) HM
On Kaymoor Road (County Route 9/2), on the right when traveling north.
Kaymoor was one of the largest coal mine complexes in the New River Gorge.
You are at Kaymoor One. Here workers mined over 16 million tons of coal and
processed one million tons of coke between 1899 and 1962.
Kaymoor was a company town, built . . . — — Map (db m165222) HM
On County Route 82, on the right when traveling east.
Kaymoor was one of the largest coal mine complexes in the New River Gorge. You are two miles from Kaymoor One. Here workers mined over 16 million tons of coal and processed one million tons of coke between 1899 and 1962.
Kaymoor was a company . . . — — Map (db m242426) HM
On Kaymoor Road (County Route 9/2), on the right when traveling north.
Getting around at Kaymoor was a challenge. Workers and their families either lived at Kaymoor Top, where you are standing now, or 900 feet
below at Kaymoor Bottom. Company employees either worked in the middle of the gorge (bench) where the coal . . . — — Map (db m165221) HM
On Kaymoor Miners Trail at Kaymoor Trail, on the left when traveling west on Kaymoor Miners Trail.
Bats play a critical role in the health of ecosystems and human economies worldwide. Globally, bats provide pollination, seed dispersal, and control insect populations. The 10 subterranean bat species of the New River Gorge are insectivores. Many . . . — — Map (db m242499) HM
On Kaymoor Trail north of Kaymoor Miners Trail, on the left when traveling north.
These stone and brick walls are remains of the fan house used to ventilate Kaymoor One Mine from 1919 to 1928. The confined spaces inside mines required extra ventilation to avoid the buildup of explosive gases and dust. Large fans moved air through . . . — — Map (db m242498) HM
On Fayette Station Road (County Route 82) 2.7 miles south of the Canyon Rim Visitors Center, on the right when traveling south.
On opposite sides of the New River, the twin mining towns of Fayette and South Fayette were established along the tracks of the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway. The company town of Fayette provided miners with housing, a company store, a school, post . . . — — Map (db m179372) HM
On Fayette Station Road (County Route 82) 2.7 miles south of the Canyon Rim Visitor Center, on the right when traveling south.
The original Fayette Station Bridge built in 1889 provided a much needed way to reach the other side of the gorge. No longer did people have to take a dangerous and time-consuming ferry to get across the river.
The bridge you are standing on . . . — — Map (db m179369) HM
In the early 1900s, over 80 coal mines and towns lined this gorge and were connected by the Chesapeake & Ohio (C&O) Railway. Freight trains ran every 15 minutes and a dozen passenger trains ran daily during those busy times. The area's industrial . . . — — Map (db m243360) HM
On U.S. Highway 19, on the left when traveling east.
New River coal, the natural resource that created the gorge's boom and bust economy, is the product of a geologic process millions of years in the making.
300 million years ago, the landscape here was a tropical swamp covered with vegetation. . . . — — Map (db m242423) HM
Nine hundred feet below, New River flows north. North? Odd in the American east where rivers don’t flow north. Oddities seem common at New River.
The river’s name and age are both unusual. No one knows the name’s origin: some say explorers found . . . — — Map (db m99982) HM
You may find it hard to believe that the New River Gorge was once teeming with activity. Coal mining dominated the economy and social structure of the state of West Virginia between 1875 and 1950. During this time over forty coal mining towns were . . . — — Map (db m165274) HM
In the early 1900’s, mines and mining towns lined New River Gorge. One such town, Kaymoor, stood in the distance where the river disappears from view. Kaymoor typified New River’s mining era.
For years New River Gorge’s rugged remoteness defied . . . — — Map (db m99988) HM
Completed in 1977, New River Bridge is the world’s longest single-arch steel span bridge. At 876 feet above the river it is American’s 2nd-highest bridge.
Features to Notice Color. The steel used here, Cor-ten steel, rusts slightly on the . . . — — Map (db m99996) HM
On Visitors Center Road, on the left when traveling west.
When the New River Gorge Bridge
was completed on October 22, 1977,
a travel challenge was solved. The
bridge reduced a 45-minute drive
down narrow mountain roads and
across one of North America's
oldest rivers to less than a minute
drive. . . . — — Map (db m165220) HM
Near Visitor Center Road east of Fayette Mine Road (Road 85/9), on the right when traveling south.
When the New River Gorge Bridge
was completed on October 22, 1977,
a travel challenge was solved. The
bridge reduced a 45-minute drive
down narrow mountain roads and
across one of North America's
oldest rivers to less than a minute
drive. . . . — — Map (db m223789) HM
Notice the tree-covered slopes of the Gorge—they are not as they appear.
From here the solid forest cover from riverbottom to ridgetop all looks pretty much the same, but, a close look reveals great differences. The forest varies with slope, . . . — — Map (db m99980) HM
This walkway leads to views of the New River Bridge. An easily-accessible upper overlook provides a scenic view framed by trees. From there the walkway descends 200 feet down a steep stairway to a broad view of the bridge, gorge, and New River 600 . . . — — Map (db m99993) HM
What is so special here? Why did the United States Congress in 1978 add New River Gorge to America’s system of National Parks? Because at New River Gorge National River there is:
(Inscriptions under the images-left to right, top to bottom) *An . . . — — Map (db m99975) HM
On Stanaford Road (West Virginia Route 41) 3.8 miles Meadow Bridge Road (County Route 41), on the left when traveling south.
Site of largest mine disaster in Fayette County history. On 2 March 1915, coal dust in Layland #3 ignited, killing 112 men; 42 of 53 survivors were rescued 6 March, one mile inside 10th left section behind barricade they built. — — Map (db m140484) HM
On U.S. 60 at Spy Rock Loop, on the right when traveling east on U.S. 60.
Sandstone formation at 2510 feet is landmark known for view of Sewell Mt. range to SE. Known as "Rock of Eyes" by Native Americans and dubbed "Spy Rock" by Civil War soldiers. Sept. 1861, Gen. J.D. Cox and 5,000 Union soldiers camped here to oppose . . . — — Map (db m34430) HM
On 2nd Avenue (West Virginia Route 61) 0.1 miles east of College Street, on the right when traveling west.
Born in slavery in Monroe Co., Sept. 7, 1848, he worked as servant in the Confederate army. Served as teacher and ordained Baptist minister; estab. West Virginia Enterprise, Pioneer, & Mountain Eagle papers; later a lawyer. First . . . — — Map (db m34413) HM
On Fayette Pike West (West Virginia Route 61) 0.1 miles east of Jackson Street, on the left when traveling east.
Fayette County
Formed in 1831 from Nicholas, Greenbrier, Kanawha, Logan. Named for General Lafayette. On New River, 1671, Batts and Fallam officially claimed Mississippi Valley for Great Britain in opposition to the claim of France. . . . — — Map (db m76931) HM
On 4th Avenue east of Washington Street, on the right when traveling east.
Settled before the Revolution by Levi Morris, whose father, William Morris, made the first permanent settlement in the Great Kanawha Valley. Named Coal Valley in 1879. Renamed when incorporated in 1891 for James C. Montgomery. — — Map (db m138010) HM
Near Deepwater Mountain Road (West Virginia Route 61) at the Montgomery Bridge (West Virginia Route 6), on the right when traveling east.
Settled before the Revolution by Levi Morris, whose father, William Morris, made the first permanent settlement in the Great Kanawha Valley. Named Coal Valley in 1879. Renamed when incorporated in 1891 for James C. Montgomery. — — Map (db m138013) HM
On Fayette Pike West (West Virginia Route 61) 0.3 miles east of Jackson Street, on the right when traveling east.
State institution established in 1895 as Preparatory Branch of West Virginia University. In 1931, name was changed to New River State College. Became a multipurpose college in 1941, known as West Virginia Institute of Technology. — — Map (db m76933) HM
On Bishop Ranch (West Virginia Route 612) at Milburn Road (County Route 1/5) when traveling east on Bishop Ranch.
With railroads came thousands of workers looking to make a new life in the coalfields. In the late 1800’s and well into the mid-1900’s, many Appalachian miners lived in company towns called “Coal Camps”.
Mine operators built . . . — — Map (db m34443) HM
On Bishop Ranch (West Virginia Route 612) at Milburn Road (County Route 1/5), on the right when traveling east on Bishop Ranch.
1913-Union organizer Mary "Mother" Jones imprisoned in Pratt.
1913-Approximate location of the striking miners tent colony that was fired on by mine guards wielding a machine gun mounted on the "Bull Moose" special train
1919-7 miners are . . . — — Map (db m34438) HM
On Bishop Ranch (West Virginia Route 612) at Milburn Road (County Route 1/5), on the right when traveling east on Bishop Ranch.
Soon after settlers arrived in Paint Creek, the landscape and population changed forever with the discovery of coal. Within just a few years, mines began operating at Paint Creek under the ownership of New York businessman William Henry Greene. . . . — — Map (db m34436) HM
On Main Street (West Virginia Route 211) just east of South Center Street, on the left when traveling west.
As the community of Mount Hope developed with the coal interests during the early 20th century, it emerged as one of the premier commercial and industrial centers of the New River coalfields, serving a steady customer base of both workers and . . . — — Map (db m179359) HM
On Main Street (West Virginia Route 211) just east of South Center Street, on the left when traveling west.
Unlike nearby Kilsyth, most of the housing within Mount Hope was constructed without formal company planning. One Exception, however, was a cluster of 14 identical houses developed by the Mount Hope Coal Company on the outskirts of the community . . . — — Map (db m179365) HM
On Main Street (West Virginia Route 211) 0.1 miles south of Evans Hill Road (County Road 21/12), on the right when traveling north.
Secondary to only the mines themselves, the railroads were the most significant driver of development in the Dunloup Creek watershed at the outset of the 20th century. A fiercely competitive business, access to the railroad determined the success . . . — — Map (db m242619) HM
On West Virginia Route 16 north of Virginia Street, on the right when traveling south.
An African American high school
formed in 1917, it educated black
Fayette County children until 1956.
Students were taught in community
buildings and churches, 1950-1954,
after the school was destroyed by
fire. The second DuBois High . . . — — Map (db m140445) HM
On High School Drive east of State Route 16/61, on the right when traveling east.
In 1906 a levy was passed in Fayette County to establish the county's first high schools, one for white children and one for black children. The original school for African American children was constructed at Turkey Knob, but was later replaced . . . — — Map (db m242569) HM
On Main Street (West Virginia Route 211) 0.2 miles west of Route 16, on the right when traveling east.
A cadre of excellent teachers sharing and imparting values produced students with interests and community endeavors, fundraising, and contributions to projects throughout the world.
Leadership – Principals
see photo
. . . — — Map (db m161345) HM
On Robert C. Byrd Drive (West Virginia Route 16) at Price Hill Road, on the right when traveling north on Robert C. Byrd Drive.
Fayette County. Formed, 1831, from Nicholas, Greenbrier, Kanawha, Logan. Named for General Lafayette. On New River, 1671, Batts and Fallam officially claimed Mississippi Valley for Great Britain in opposition to the claim of France. . . . — — Map (db m228751) HM
On Main Street (West Virginia Route 211) at South Center Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Main Street.
Welcome to the Mount Hope Historic Walking Trail. Walk along the sidewalks of Mount Hope and take a step back in time as you make your way through the heart of downtown. Hear stories of how the New River Company not only shaped the town but the . . . — — Map (db m242620) HM
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