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: bpritt@randolph countycvb.com

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RCCVB 2007

Board Members:

Gordon Blackley
Cat Cole

Chelley Depp

Julia Elbon

Judy Guye
Jimmy Hammond
Jill Jeffries
Kathleen Lavengood

Dan Noel

Diane Noel

Brenda Pritt

Tom Reagan
Barbara Story
Douglas Tuning

Gary Wileman
Stan Williams

Four Court Street
Beverly, West Virginia, 26253

(304)-637-7424

http://www.spturnpike.org

richmt@richmountain.org

Open all year

Cost: Free

Now a National Scenic Byway, drive a portion of the historic roadway built to provide transportation access from the upper Shenandoah Valley to the Ohio River. Originally all in western Virginia, the road, authorized in 1826 and completed in 1848, was the first over the mountain route across the Alleghenies. Completed in 1848, the road was considered an engineering marvel, opening large sections of western Virginia to settlement and commerce. The first battles of the Civil War occurred for control of the Turnpike, and ultimately western Virginia. Union victories enabled the counties to form a new government which led to the establishment of the State of West Virginia.

Directions:
Follow US 250 west from the West Virginia/Virginia State line to Huttonsville. Then follow US 219 north to the Town of Beverly. Follow US 33 through Elkins, Buckhannon, and Weston. Near Troy go onto State Road 47 and follow it to Parkersburg.

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