On Tams Highway (West Virginia Route 16) 0.5 miles north of Amigo-Egeria Road (County Route 35), on the right when traveling south.
Byrd Prillerman High School was established here in 1927 for the Afro American students in this coal mining area. Named in honor of a former slave who was an eminent state educator and President of West Virginia State College. The two story frame . . . — — Map (db m138167) HM
On Tams Highway (West Virginia Route 16) close to Amigo-Egeria Road (County Route 35), on the left when traveling south.
Raleigh County. Formed, 1850, from Fayette. Named for Sir Walter Raleigh, who planted the first English colony in America. Beckley, the county seat, was founded by Alfred Beckley, and named for his father, John, first clerk of the House of . . . — — Map (db m238056) HM