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

Buckhannon, West Virginia, 26201

(304)-472-1722

http://www.buchamber.com/

buckhannon@cebridge.net

Buckhannon, the county seat of Upshur County, was the first settlement west of the Alleghenies, established when two brothers abandoned their posts at Fort Pitt (Pittsburgh) and defected to central West Virginia. The city itself was legally established in 1816 and named for a Delaware Indian Chief Buck-on-ge-ha-non, considered the George Washington of the Delaware Indians. It was built on land owned by Elizabeth Cummings Jackson, great grandmother of Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson, the famous general who served under the command of Confederate General Robert E. Lee during the Civil War.

Directions:

Go West from Elkins on US-33 [Harrison Ave for 23.8 miles

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