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Beech Fork Lake

Beech Fork Lake is a 720 acre (2.9 km2) reservoir located near Lavalette in Wayne County, West Virginia, United States. Beech Fork Lake is also partly located in neighboring Cabell County. Millers Fork and Stowers Branch join Beech Fork with their own river valleys contributing to the majority of the lakesurface of Beech Fork Lake. These streams are tributaries of Twelvepole Creek. Beech Fork Lake as a flood control impoundment was authorized by the Flood Control Act of October 23, 1962 and was constructed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in the mid-1970s. The lake was completed and dedicated in May 1978. History of Beech Fork Known in agrarian times as "Bean Capital Of The World" because of its abundant harvests, remote Beech Fork and its fertile farms had by the mid-20th century devolved into a "Tobacco Road" cut off from the opportunities of modern development. Some tombstones in the park's Bowen Cemetery date to the 18th century; and family names adorning Civil War graves can be seen on roadside mailboxes even today. Government appropriation of private land for the lake caused rancor among locals with historic land holdings. The Beech Fork strain of Adkins family (appropriately known as "Beech Fork Adkinses") was largely driven out to the Huntington metropolitan area. So numerous were these displaced persons that townsfolk joked about an "Adkins factory" at Beech Fork which mass-produced persons of the surname. It has also been said that in the last days, Willie Adkins "the Jews will go back to Palestine and the Adkinses will go back to Beech Fork." Recreation Boating, fishing, hiking, camping, and picnicking opportunities are available on site. Biking or walking along the roadways around the park, however inviting, is not generally recommended due to automobile traffic along the narrow rural routes. Birding The park is an excellent site for birdwatching. Thousands of square miles of Appalachian hardwood trees surround the Beech Fork Lake area, providing a habitat for wood warblers, vireos, thrushes, chats, cuckoos, ovenbirds, and many other forest dwelling birds. Due to a lack of extensive wetlands attractive to waterfowl, such species are comparatively less common. See also Beech Fork State Park List of lakes of West Virginia References External links Beech Fork State Park U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Beech Fork Website Archived 2020-09-18 at the Wayback Machine
Beech Fork State Park

Beech Fork State Park is a state park located in Cabell County and Wayne County, West Virginia. The park is located on the tailwater shores of Beech Fork Lake, a flood control impoundment of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on the Beech Fork of Twelvepole Creek. Since its development in the mid-1970s, Beech Fork State Park has proven to be a popular recreation spot for the residents of nearby Barboursville and Huntington, West Virginia, as well as those living in the surrounding region. The park is located about 10 miles (16 km) south of the Hal Greer Exit (Exit 11) of Interstate 64. Access to the park is also available from Exits 8, 15, and 20 of I-64. The Beech Fork Lake Dam and Marina are about a 20-mile (40-minute) drive from the park. Corps of Engineers lake rules restrict boat motors to 10-hp or smaller. Features Boat launch access to Beech Fork Lake 4 Campgrounds with 275 campsites total (including 49 with full hookups, 37 primitive and 189 with electrical power) 6 cabins 50-meter swimming pool Hiking trails Mountain biking trails Fishing access Tennis court Volleyball court Basketball court Softball field Picnic area Dump station Water fill station Paddle boat and canoe rental ( peak season only ) 100-yard rifle and pistol range Pontoon and fishing boat rentals are available from the privately operated Beech Fork Lake Marina. Accessibility Accessibility for the disabled was assessed by West Virginia University. The assessment found the campground, picnic areas, swimming pool, and the doors and ramps of public buildings to be accessible. The 2005 assessment found issues with signage on buildings and parking lots, and with aspects of access to restrooms. See also List of West Virginia state parks References External links Official website U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Beech Fork Website
Бич-Форк (парк штата)

Парк Бич-Форк (англ. Beech Fork State Park) — парк штата на территории округов Кабелл и Уэйн, в штате Западная Виргиния, в США. Парк расположен на берегу озера Бич-Форк, которое из-за угрозы наводнений находится под контролем корпуса инженерных войск США на Бич-Форк у реки Туэлвепол-Крик. С момента своего основания в середине 1970-х годов государственный парк Бич-Форк стал популярным местом отдыха, прежде всего для жителей близлежащих городов Барборсвилль и Хантингтон в штате Западная Виргиния. Парк расположен в 16 километрах к югу от поворота на Хэл-Грир (11 поворот) на межштатной автомагистрали I-64. К парку можно также подъехать через повороты 8, 15 и 20 на той же автомагистрали. Недалеко от парка находится плотина на озере Бич-Форк. Скорость движения на лодках по озеру ограничена и контролируется. На территории парка находятся 4 лагеря с 275 кемпингами, 6 кабинок, плавательный бассейн, походные тропы, горные велосипедные тропы, места для рыбалки и пикников, теннисный корт, волейбольная и баскетбольная площадки, футбольный стадион, пункты водоснабжения и сбора мусора, пункт проката лодок. Доступность парка для инвалидов оценивали специалисты из Университета Западной Виргинии. Положительную оценку получили палаточный лагерь, место для пикника, бассейн, а также двери и пандусы общественных зданий. Однако были выявлены проблемы с вывесками на зданиях и парковках, доступностью туалетов. См. также Список парков штата Западной Виргинии Ссылки Beech Fork State Park : [№ 2043571] // U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System : [англ.] / Domestic Names Committee ; U.S. Board on Geographic Names. — Дата обращения : 01.08.2026. Beech Fork State Park web site (англ.)
Беркли-Спрингс (парк штата)

Парк Беркли-Спрингс (англ. Berkeley Springs State Park ) — парк штата в центре города Беркли-Спрингс в округе Морган, в штате Западная Виргиния, в США. Центральное место в парке занимает исторический минеральный курорт. Целебные свойства местной воды считаются полезными при заболеваниях пищеварительного тракта и нервной системы. Одним из посетителей курорта был Джордж Вашингтон — первый президент США. Беркли-Спрингс является единственным государственным курортом в США и находится в ведении отдела по природным ресурсам штата Западная Виргиния. Курорт был основан в 1750-х годах. Официально он был утверждён колониальным губернатором Виргинии лордом Ферфаксом в 1776 году. «Римская баня» — старейшее общественное здание в Беркли-Спрингс, была построена в 1815 году в стиле федеральной архитектуры на месте более ранней бани, построенной в 1784 году по проекту Джеймса Рэмси. Прежняя баня состояла из пяти отделений для купания и раздевалки. Минеральная вода в Беверли-Спрингс из природных источников, текущих из песчаного грунта при постоянной температуре 23,5 градусов по Цельсию и впадающих в ручей Уорм-Спрингс-Ридж, приток реки Потомак. Она содержит значительные количества сульфатов, нитратов и карбонатов — в основном карбонат магния. Объёмный расход колеблется от 2 800 до 7 600 литров в минуту. Вода используется для купания на двух парковых банях и для питья из фонтана павильоне XIX века — «Весенний дом джентльмена», а также из каждого крана в городе, так как насосы используются и для муниципального водоснабжения. В настоящее время баня включает в себя девять раздельных отделений для купания с ваннами, общей вместимостью в 2 800 литров воды нагретой до 39 градусов по Цельсию. Эти ванны открыты для посетителей ежедневно в течение всего года. В бутилированном виде вода распространяется на коммерческой основе. На втором этаже бани располагается Музей Беркли-Спрингс, основанный в 1984 году. В нём представлены различные исторические предметы естественного и культурного значения, связанные с источником и городом. Вход бесплатный. Музей открыт в выходные дни с марта по декабрь. См. также Список парков штата Западной Виргинии Ссылки Berkeley Springs State Park : [№ 1557917] // U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System : [англ.] / Domestic Names Committee ; U.S. Board on Geographic Names. — Дата обращения : 01.08.2026. Berkeley Springs State Park (англ.) Museum of the Berkeley Springs (англ.)
Берклі-Спрінгс (парк штату)

Парк Берклі-Спрінгс (англ. Berkeley Springs State Park) — парк штату в центрі міста Берклі-Спрінгс в окрузі Морган, в штаті Західна Вірджинія, в США. Центральне місце в парку займає історичний мінеральний курорт. Цілющі властивості місцевої води вважаються корисними при захворюваннях шлунково-кишкового тракту і нервової системи. Одним з відвідувачів курорту був Джордж Вашингтон — перший президент США. Берклі-Спрінгс є єдиним державним курортом в США і знаходиться у веденні відділу з природних ресурсів штату Західна Вірджинія. Курорт був заснований в 1750-х роках. Офіційно він був затверджений колоніальним губернатором Вірджинії лордом Ферфакс в 1776 році. «Римська лазня» — найстаріша громадська будівля в Берклі-Спрінгс, була побудована в 1815 році в стилі федеральної архітектури на місці давнішої лазні, побудованої в 1784 році за проектом Джеймса Ремсі. Колишня лазня складалася з п'яти відділень для купання і роздягальні. Мінеральна вода в Берклі-Спрінгс з природних джерел, що витікають з піщаного ґрунту при постійній температурі 23,5 градусів за Цельсієм і впадають в струмок Ворм-Спрінгс-Рідж, притока річки Потомак. Вона містить значні кількості сульфатів, нітратів і карбонатів — в основному карбонат магнію. Витрата води коливається від 2 800 до 7 600 літрів в хвилину. Вода використовується для купання на двох паркових лазнях і для пиття з фонтану у павільйоні XIX століття — «Весняний будинок джентльмена», а також з кожного крана в місті, так як насоси використовуються і для муніципального водопостачання. В даний час лазня включає в себе дев'ять роздільних відділень для купання з ваннами, загальною місткістю в 2 800 літрів води нагрітої до 39 градусів за Цельсієм. Ці ванни відкриті для відвідувачів щодня протягом всього року. У бутильованої вигляді вода поширюється на комерційній основі. На другому поверсі лазні розташовується Музей Берклі-Спрінгс, заснований в 1984 році. У ньому представлені різні історичні предмети природничого та культурного значення, пов'язані з джерелом і містом. Вхід безкоштовний. Музей відкритий у вихідні дні з березня по грудень. Примітки Посилання Berkeley Springs State Park website [Архівовано 29 січня 2017 у Wayback Machine.] Museum of the Berkeley Springs [Архівовано 27 січня 2017 у Wayback Machine.]
Lewis County High School (Weston, West Virginia)

Lewis County High School was created in 1966 with the consolidation of Weston High School, Jane Lew High School and Walkersville High School in Lewis County, West Virginia, United States. The original Lewis County High School was located on Court Street in Weston, West Virginia. The Weston Colored School's one high school student was absorbed into Weston High in 1954 after the historic Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court decision. Lewis County High moved to its present location, just south of Weston, in 1994. The original Lewis County High now serves as Robert L. Bland Middle School. Lewis County High School is a grade 9-12 school with an enrollment of 677 students. LCHS serves Lewis County, West Virginia which has a rural population of about 16,500. Colors and Mascot Lewis County High School adopted its colors, blue and grey, and its nickname, the Minutemen, from Weston High School, the largest of the three schools that consolidated. Weston High School adopted the colors in the 1910s and the nickname in the 1920s. Jane Lew's school colors were red and black and the nickname was the Redskins. Walkersville's school colors were blue and white, and the nickname was the Broncos. Media Lewis County High School students operate an online newspaper named The Blue and Grey. Students also operate a television station, WLC. The high school yearbook is the Collicola. JROTC LCHS maintains an Air Force Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps program which is available to students at all grade levels. Athletics LCHS is a member of the West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission (WVSSAC) and competes at the Class AA level. The athletic department is in the 13 school Big Ten Conference. Music The music department at Lewis County is well known for their bands and choirs, which serve over 150 students. Performance-based ensembles at the school include marching, pep, concert, and jazz bands; a percussion ensemble; a concert choir; a vocal ensemble; and a bluegrass band. The band program at LCHS is directed by Allen Heath, a Lewis County graduate. The marching band boast over 100 members for its 2023–2024 season. During the fall, the marching band serves the community and football teams. In the winter, a pep band performs at basketball games. There is also a concert band in the winter, which continues through the spring. The jazz band and percussion ensembles rehearse and perform throughout the year. The bluegrass band, also known by LC Blue, is directed by Mark Lynch, a retired science teacher. The choirs at Lewis County High perform community events, competitions, and school events regularly. The Minutemen Melodics, the top choir at LCHS, has previously worked with people such as Eric Whitacre and attends multiple choral festivals across the state. The choirs at Lewis County High School were directed by Martina Kiser from 2015 to 2018. In the fall of 2018, the position was taken by Seth Stemple. In 2020, Martina Kiser returned to direct the LCHS choir. References External links Official website
Blackman–Bosworth Store

Blackman–Bosworth Store, also known as Bosworth Store Building, S.N. Bosworth's Cheap Cash Store, David Blackman's Store, and Randolph County Museum, is a historic general store located at Beverly, Randolph County, West Virginia, United States. It consists of the original section, built about 1828, with an addition built in 1894. The original section is a two-story brick building on a cut-stone foundation. In addition to being operated as a general store into the 1920s, the building had short-term use as county courthouse, post office and semi-official meeting place. In 1973, the Randolph County Historical Society purchased the property, and it now serves as the Randolph County Museum and as a meeting place. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. References External links Historic Beverly: Randolph County Museum
Blaine Island

Blaine Island is an island on the Kanawha River in the city of South Charleston, West Virginia. It is roughly 66 acres (270,000 m2) in area with a length of 1.25 miles and about 900 feet at its widest point. Blaine Island serves as the South Charleston Manufacturing Site for the Union Carbide Corporation, a subsidiary of the Dow Chemical Company. Union Carbide purchased Blaine Island in 1927 in order to expand their petrochemical manufacturing operations in South Charleston. The company previously had petrochemical plants in South Charleston in 1925 and Clendenin in 1920, which holds the distinction as the world's first petrochemical plant. For this reason, locals occasionally refer to the island as "Carbide Island". Blaine Island was once called Two-Mile Island because it is two miles below the town of Charleston and located at the mouth of Two Mile Creek. It was later called Blaine's Island after the Blaine family who owned it for a one-hundred and twenty years. The original patentee was Conrod Smith, who on July 6, 1796 was granted 65A on the first large island in the Kanawha about 2 miles from the Elk River. On May 12, 1807 Conrod Smith and Ann his wife, sold his 65A tract of land known as the Big Island two miles below the mouth of the Elk River to William Blaine. He [William] built a tannery on the island and on December 8, 1821 he petitioned to build a damn and a mill. Blaine's mill was of log construction and its dam extended from the south side of the Kanawha River to the island. There is a story about Fleming Cobb, an early settler, who planted two pear trees on Blaine Island that he had brought from Tidewater Virginia in the 1780s, some of the first fruit trees known to be transplanted west of the Allegheny Mountains. The facts of the story is that Fleming Cobb came to Kanawha County in 1790 with his uncle Thomas Upton and together they began farming a tract of land at the mouth of Davis Creek, which was very near the island. Fleming Cobb inherited the Davis Creek tract in 1794 so it's entirely possible that he used the Island but he never owned it. Today, Blaine Island is a multi-company site. Bayer Corporation owns and operates the Polyols Production Unit, formerly owned by Union Carbide. Today, Union Carbide provides staffing, services, and utilities to Bayer. See also List of islands of West Virginia References
Blennerhassett Hotel

Blennerhassett Hotel is a historic hotel located at Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia. It opened in 1889 and is in the Queen Anne style. The hotel was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. A full restoration took place in 1986. (The hotel website states that the property is "registered as a national historic landmark". This is undoubtedly a mistake for it being placed on the National Register of Historic Places. Only about three percent of Register listings are NHLs.) In the late 1800s, money from the oil and natural gas industries flooded into Parkersburg, West Virginia, and the town quickly became a vivacious city that welcomed businessmen and visitors from all over the country. Designed and built by William Chancellor, a prominent Parkersburg businessman, Blennerhassett opened in 1889 and quickly became a grand showplace for what would later be known as the Gaslight Era. The original hotel had approximately 50 guest rooms around a central staircase. Restrooms were common places on each of the four guest floors and the kitchen was located on the fifth floor. What is now the hotel's game room originally housed the First National Bank of Parkersburg and had the luxury of electricity. The property was named after Harman and Margaret Blennerhassett, who settled on an island in the Ohio River in 1798 and built a Palladian mansion on their European-style estate (the island now called Blennerhassett Island). Their property was the envy of all locals, but they didn't rise to national fame until they allowed former Vice President Aaron Burr to use the island as the base of operations for his controversial military expedition. Labeled as conspirators by some, the Blennerhassetts fled down the Ohio River to escape when militia invaded the island. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Wood County, West Virginia References External links Media related to Blennerhassett Hotel at Wikimedia Commons Blennerhassett Hotel website
Blennerhassett Hotel

Blennerhassett Hotel es un hotel histórico ubicado en Parkersburg, condado de Wood, Virginia Occidental.​ Se inauguró en 1889 y tiene el estilo Queen Anne.​​ fue incluido en el Registro Nacional de Lugares Históricos en 1982. En 1986 se llevó a cabo una restauración completa.​ Es miembro de Historic Hotels of America, el programa oficial del National Trust for Historic Preservation.​ (El sitio web indica que la propiedad está "registrada como monumento histórico nacional". Se trata sin duda de un error por estar inscrito en el Registro Nacional de Lugares Históricos. Solo alrededor del tres por ciento de las listas del Registro son NHL.) A finales de 1800, el dinero de las industrias del petróleo y el gas natural inundó Parkersburg, West Virginia, y la ciudad se convirtió rápidamente en una ciudad animada que recibía a hombres de negocios y visitantes de todo el país. Diseñado y construido por William Chancellor, un destacado hombre de negocios de Parkersburg, Blennerhassett abrió sus puertas en 1889 y rápidamente se convirtió en un gran escaparate de lo que más tarde se conocería como la era de la luz de gas. El hotel original tenía aproximadamente 50 habitaciones alrededor de una escalera central. Los baños eran lugares comunes en cada uno de los cuatro pisos de invitados y la cocina estaba ubicada en el quinto piso. Lo que ahora es la sala de juegos del hotel originalmente albergaba el First National Bank of Parkersburg y tenía el lujo de la electricidad. Lleva el nombre de Harman y Margaret Blennerhassett, quienes se establecieron en una isla en el río Ohio en 1798 y construyeron una mansión palladiana en su propiedad de estilo europeo (la isla ahora llamada Isla Blennerhassett). Su propiedad era la envidia de todos los lugareños, pero no alcanzaron la fama nacional hasta que permitieron que el exvicepresidente Aaron Burr usara la isla como base de operaciones para su controvertida exhibición militar. Etiquetado como una conspiración por algunos, los Blennerhassetts huyeron por el río Ohio para escapar cuando la milicia invadió la isla. Referencias Enlaces externos Sitio web de Blennerhassett Hotel
Hôtel Blennerhassett

L'hôtel Blennerhassett (en anglais : The Blennerhassett Hotel) est un hôtel américain situé à Parkersburg, en Virginie-Occidentale. Ouvert en 1889, il est inscrit au Registre national des lieux historiques depuis le 10 décembre 1982 et est membre des Historic Hotels of America depuis 1991. Liens externes Ressource relative à l'architecture : Registre national des lieux historiques (en) Site officiel Portail du Registre national des lieux historiques Portail de l’hôtellerie Portail de la Virginie-Occidentale
Bluefield Daily Telegraph

The Bluefield Daily Telegraph is a newspaper based in Bluefield, West Virginia, and also covering surrounding communities in McDowell, Mercer and Monroe counties, West Virginia; and Bland, Buchanan, Giles and Tazewell counties, Virginia (including the town of Bluefield, Virginia). It publishes online Monday through Saturday. A print edition is distributed Tuesday through Saturday. The Bluefield Daily Telegraph was launched on January 16, 1896, by long-time editor Hugh Ike Shott, who at one point controlled Bluefield's newspaper, both leading radio stations, and only television station. Nobel Prize winner John Forbes Nash Jr., a Bluefield native, worked for a time as an inserter, hand inserting sales pieces into the Bluefield Daily Telegraph before going on to a distinguished career in mathematics. The weekly Princeton Times, covering Princeton, West Virginia, is also published at the Bluefield Daily Telegraph office. Both newspapers are owned by Community Newspaper Holdings Inc, who acquired them from The Thomson Corporation in 2000. References External links Daily Telegraph Website CNHI Website Bluefield Daily Telegraph from Archive