The Point Pleasant River Museum focuses on river life and commercial enterprise on the Ohio and Kanawha Rivers. Displays, video demonstrations and special guests will highlight topics such as great floods, boat construction, sternwheel steamers, river disasters and the local river industry's contribution to World War II.
The Philippi Covered Bridge is near the the entrance to Phillipi on Rt. 250. It is reportedly the only remaining two-lane "double barrel" covered bridge still in use on a US highway. This bridge is also historically significant as on June 3, 1861, it was the scene of the first land battle of the Civil War.
This covered bridge was nearly destroyed by fire in 1989 but has been completely restored.
This house was built by the Stulting family who emigrated from Holland to America in 1847 and who lived here on a sixteen acre farm. On June 26, 1892, the birth of Pearl Comfort Sydenstricker took place here. Later, writing under her married name of Pearl S. Buck, she won the hearts of Americans with her famous novel, The Good Earth, for which she won the Pulitzer Prize for Literature in 1932. For the high quality of her literary work, she was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1938. Pearl Buck was the first American woman to ever receive both of these awards. On June 24, 1983, the Pearl Buck U.S. Postal Stamp was issued at Hillsboro as a tribute to this great lady.
The center contains exhibits about the history of the Berkeley area, both with educational exhibits and entertaining walking tours so that visitors can experience and learn about the area.
The current exhibit at the center is titled "Berkeley, a City of Firsts". Berkeley has long been a leader in innovations: The Police Department established scientific policing, the Fire Department pioneered use of smoke blowers; the Berkeley Unified School District voluntarily integrated the schools; and the City has led the way in peace initiatives, banned Styrofoam, provided health benefits for domestic partners of employees, and made inroads in energy conservation. The Historical society also leads various tours around berkeley and the Bay Area for $10 per person.
The North House provides a special view of two hundred years of life in the United States. From the Revolutionary War to the Civil War to World War II, the lives of everyday Americans can be seen at the North House. The collections include artifacts from areas as diverse as early decorative arts or life on the 18th century frontier.
The Archives & Library of the Greenbrier Historical Society, located within the North House Museum, contain a rich variety of materials for both the genealogist and the student of Greenbrier County history. The collection of books contains copies of county histories, not only of Greenbrier County, but also of surrounding counties in West Virginia and Virginia, various family histories, works by West Virginia authors, collections of scholarly journals, a complete set of The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, and many other books of interest.
This restored one-room school is furnished with period furnishings, books and artifacts, and contains albums of photos and history of area schools.
The New Era School was built in 1884 and served students in grades 1 through 8 until 1956. The facility then served as a community building for the Missouri Run area. It was later turned over to the Wood County Association of Retired School Employees. In 1991, the Living Heritage Museum Project, a newly formed volunteer organization, acquired the building for restoration.
The building was dismantled and moved 7 miles from Missouri Run to the Mineral Wells School campus for reconstruction. The New Era School has maintained the integrity of its time with original desks, pot-bellied stove, slate chalkboards, oiled floors, pump, outhouse, and coal shed. Additional items make the schoolroom appear ready for Reading, 'Riting, and 'Rithmetic.
The project was created for coal miners and industrial workers by Eleanor Roosevelt in 1934, giving them a chance for a new life. The museum offers tours with costumed guides of the forge, service station, administration building and the E-15 homestead giving insight into this depression era project. Located off of Route 92 in Arthurdale, WV.
Along with the numerous artifacts in the main house, the South County Historical Society's Museum annex houses a variety of historical vehicles, printing presses and otheri interesting exhibits. Visitors can also view the Santa Manuela Schoolhouse, built in 1901 and completel restored to its original condition including students' chairs, chalkboards, maps, and books. (from website)
The Billings Farm was established in 1871 by Frederick Billings, a native Vermonter who became known for his work as a lawyer, conservationist, railroad builder, and pioneer in reforestation and scientific farm management. Billings set out to make his 270-acre farm a model dairy operation. In 1884 he hired George Aitken, an innovative and successful professional farm manager. The farm imported cattle directly from the Isle of Jersey, kept careful records of milk production, and bred selectively to improve the herd. Deeply concerned with the desperate condition of Vermont's forest cover, Billings planted more than 10,000 trees in the Woodstock area, putting into practice ideas that were proposed by an earlier resident of the farm, George Perkins Marsh. Marsh is recognized as one of this country's first conservationists.