Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-08
MUCH TO Be SEEN
IN WEST VIRGINIA
Great Network of Hard-Sur.
face Roads Awaits Travel
ers in Interesting Field.

North-central West Virginia 10 30 sit
touring centers in Northeastern Ohio,
and from Pittsburgh and other western
Pennsylvania points, as well as from
Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washing
ton and from Southern West virginia.
A veritable network Of hard-surfaced
roads opens in every direction and
splendid graded roads, not yet hard-sur-
faced, open still other gateways.
Thus u. s. so Northwestern Turn
pike passes through Clarksburg and
Grafton and brings in east-vest frame.
u. 8. 10, which runs from Pennsylvania
south through Morgantown, Fairm0nt,
Clarksburg and Weston. Although this
highway Is not hard-surfaced all the
way to its junction with. u. S. 60 (NA1d-
land TraiD at Gauley Bridge, It has
been graded and is one Of the most at
tractiVe roads in the State. State
Route Is, branching from U. 81 10 At
Sutton, leads through Gassaway 10 u.
S. 81 at Clendenin and 10 In hne condi-
ton: although parts Of It are not yet
Weston through Chenille to u. s. 81
at Spencer Is being hard-surfaeed and
Is another interesting route. state
Route 8 from Wheeling through Fair
mont offers . short route to Grafton BY
cutting the Northwestern Turnpike Just
west Of PrlntytoWu. state Route 2
leads east 10 Terra Alta and oakland
from Morgantown through o mountain
Gus region, nowhere excelled for beauty
or charm.
Decker Was First In Town.
To Morgantown first came Thomas
Decker, for whom Deckers Greek was
named, but the city bears the name Of
the Morgans, the first permanent set
tiers. The old home of blackwell Nor
gan, built in 1774, still stands on UNI
versity avenue at its corner with Beech
hurst avenue. The State University
and experiment station are here. Cheat
River Is a noted Summer resort region.
Cheat Lake, - miles long, Is formed by
the great power dam on the State line.
At Rivesville stands the monument
to David Morgan, where he killed two
Indians when they attacked his chill
dren, The site Of Pricketts Fort, an
Indian outpost, nearby, has been marked
and win be preserved as Q State park.
In the old Prickett Cemetery Is buried
Charity Taylor (Prickett), one Of the
first white women to cross the Ale
ghenies.
Fairmont originally was laid out by
Boag Fleming, about 1850. and for
many years was known Is Mtddletown.
Here are two important State institu.
tions-Fairmont Normal School and the
Fairmont state Hospital. At Fort Hill,
lust north Of the city, now the country
home Of James Otis Watson, stands the
log cabin In which lived Jacob Straight,
one of the early settlers TO fall victim
to the Indians. It is filled with relics
of pioneer days. Fairmont has the
worlds largest bottle factory and has
q fine city park Of 10 acres. The Ty-
CARTS Valley and West Fork Rivers
unite at Fairmont to form the Monon-
gahela, @ stream whose very name u
reminiscent of Indian folk lore.
Rich Coal Region.
Running through Ravine Park - all
that Is left Of the old Beverly pike,
which started at Fairmont and ran to
Randolph County before Elkins wns
established. Over this road runnbled
the first wagon ever brought over the
mountains, and over II galloped Gen.
Jones and his Southern raiders IN Civil
War days. Capt. Maulsby likewise oper-
ated over this road.
The whole valley from Morgantown
through Fairmont TO both Grafton and
Clarksburg is rich coal region, noted
for itS modern and efhcient mining
op Vaiiey Fans and many other points
on the TyRarts Valley River offer fresh
water bathing facilities nowhere ex-
celled and Summer homes and camps
like this and other smaller streams.
White Day Greek, Glady Greek, Booths
Creek and other small streams are
noted for their beauty.
Shinnston, named for the Shinn
brothers. Quakers, was the scene Of the
incidents featured In THE Daughter OF
the Elm" Near Shinnston stood the
Blue Boar Tavern, headquarters OF Q
notorious gang of outlaws In pre.Civil
war DAYS, and scenes OF their crimes
are pointed out nearby. AZ Shinnston
also stood the Maulsby Bridge until the
demands Of commerce required Its re-
placement with o more modern stSue.
ture. The deepest well In the world,
1885 feet, Il few miles east.
Many Points Of Interest.
Clarksburg has many points Of in-
tArest. Between Clarksburg and Weston
Is the state 4-H Camp for country bows
and Girls at Jacksons Mil, the boyhood
home OF Gen. Thomas J. ("StoneWAll,')
.Jackson. This Is the first rural train
ing school and playground for country
bows and girls, maintained at state ex.
pense, established anywhere In the
world. ).
Pruntytown. Q peaceful village on
the Northwestern turnpike, wae once
TIE. county. seat cf Taylor County. NOW