Next Year in Lewisburg!

The PAWV Annual Conference will return to Lewisburg in Fall 2003. With a theme showcasing "Preservation Successes," one of West Virginia's premier historic towns should be the perfect setting for the 2003 Conference.

Lewisburg is a textbook example of a town rescuing itself through an impressive effort in historic preservation economic development. The establishment of a historic district in 1978, followed by the enactment of a new city code protecting identified historic resources and requiring comprehensive design review by the Historic Landmarks Commission, are well recognized to have made Lewisburg’s recent business and lifestyle achievements possible. In 24 years Lewisburg has gone from a little-visited, ordinary town to a town with such recognized tourism stature that it secured a place in National Geographic’s recent book touting the 75 best American small towns to visit. What’s more, Lewisburg’s leaders believe that the formula can work and achieve similar positive results in many other West Virginia towns.

Look forward to an exciting conference program of tours, activities, celebrating success stories, demonstrating economic benefits, and providing proven preservation tools you can use in your community. The exact date will be set as soon as reservations can be confirmed, and will appear on the PAWV web page, and in our next mailing. See you there!