On Staunton Turnpike (West Virginia Route 47) 1 mile west of Cairo-Cisco Road (County Road 15), on the left when traveling west.
Ritchie CountyFormed in 1843 from Lewis, Harrison and Wood. Named for Thomas Ritchie, Virginia journalist. In 1772, Elias and Jesse Hughes and Colonel William Lowther explored this region to the Ohio. Hughes River was named by them.
Wirt . . . — — Map (db m130368) HM
On Staunton Turnpike (West Virginia Route 47) at Camp Kootaga Road, on the right when traveling east on Staunton Turnpike.
You are entering the northwest side of Camp Kootaga, a 634 acre Boy Scout Camp situated on the Hughes River in Wirt County, West Virginia. Camp Kootaga is officially known as the George A. Stevenson Reservation of the local Allohak Council of the . . . — — Map (db m130362) HM
Near Evansdale Drive 0.2 miles east of Monongahela Boulevard (U.S. 19), on the left when traveling east.
Manufactured in the late 19th century, gas engines were used to drill oil and gas wells, and to pump oil wells prior to the use of electric motors. This 20 horsepower engine was used to pump a well in Wirt County, WV from 1942 until the summer of . . . — — Map (db m261183) HM
On Washington Street just north of Market Street, on the left when traveling north.
Beauchamp Cemetery
The Beauchamp Cemetery is located on Route 14 on the north side of the Town of Elizabeth. It was named for William Beauchamp, the first settler in this area. William settled near the Little Kanawha River at Tucker's . . . — — Map (db m222270) HM
On Little Kanawha Parkway (West Virginia Route 5) at Chestnut Run Road (Local Road 35/6), on the left when traveling south on Little Kanawha Parkway.
One of the oldest “still attended” churches in the state, it was built in 1835 of hand-hewed logs. Much effort has been expended on the preservation of church's original appearance. It is heated by a pot-bellied stove and lighted by kerosene . . . — — Map (db m73491) HM
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