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

E-Mail:

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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

Rich Mountain Road

Beverly, West Virginia, 26253

(304)-637-RICH

https://richmountain.org/

Dawn to dusk

Cost: Free

Tour the five acre battlefield that was the location of one of the earliest and most decisive battles of the Civil War. The battle was waged to control the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike, the main route of commerce and trade between eastern and western Virginia and for western Virginia as a whole. Headquartered in Beverly, General McClellan captured the turnpike and secured the western Virginia frontier for the Union.

Directions:

Go South-West from Elkins on US-219 [S Randolph Ave] for 6.1 miles
Turn RIGHT (West) onto Bridge St for .1 miles
Road name changes to CR-37 [Files Creek Rd] for .7 miles
Bear RIGHT (North) onto CR-21 [Georgetown Rd] for .6 miles
Bear LEFT (West) onto CR-37 for .8 miles
Bear RIGHT (West) onto CR-37 [Files Creek Rd] for 2.5 miles to battlefield

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