Randolph County Convention & Visitors Bureau

1035 N. Randolph Avenue, Elkins, WV 26241

Ofc: 304-636-2780 Fax: 304-636-2780

Toll Free:

800-422-3304

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RCCVB 2009

Board Members:
Chelly Depp

Gordon Blackley

Julia Elbon

Judy Guye
Jimmy Hammond
Jill Jeffries
David Kesling
Kenneth Nazelrod

Tom Regan
Kenny Sexton
Barbara Storey
Douglas Tuning

Gary Wileman

Camp Allegheny Backway, Monongahela National Forest

(304)-636-1800

https://www.fs.fed.us/r9/mnf

/rec/civilwar/allegheny.html

Cost: Free

Explore the camp constructed by Confederate forces in 1861 to control the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike. It was occupied by troops and soldiers moving up the mountain from Camp Bartow until December 1861, when the harsh mountain winter set in.

Directions:

Go South-West from Elkins on US-219 [S Randolph Ave] for 17.9 miles
Bear RIGHT (South) onto US-250 [SR-92] for 21.9 miles
At near Bartow, bear LEFT (East) onto Old Pike Rd [CR-3] for 7.5 miles to Top of Allegheny.

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