(Press Release from 2010)

Historic Trails of West Virginia:

Brochures to be Released on Historic Theatres and New Deal/CCC sites

For details contact: info@pawv.org

The official announcement of two new WV thematic trails: New Deal/CCC and Historic Theatre will take place on Thursday June 17, 2010, in Sutton, WV at 2:00 pm. Representatives of historic theatres and New Deal sites will attend to celebrate the successful collaboration to create these new brochures.

The stunning color brochures, designed by WV graphic artist, Jessie Courson, showcase sites that are both interesting and accessible for heritage tourism as well as educational to local residents. The new trails will soon to appear on the WV Tourism website! The event, held on the courthouse lawn, is hosted by the Sutton On-Trac Main Street program. From this location in the historic community of Sutton, one can view two sites included in the trails: the Landmark Theatre and the Sutton Municipal Building, a WPA project under the New Deal. The public is invited and encouraged to attend; refreshments will be served.

Click on the titles below to go to a list of the sites on that trail, or
Click on the cover graphic to see a PDF of that brochure.

New Deal/CCC sites Historic Theatre
New Deal Cover Historic Theaters Cover

The WV Historic Theatre Trail includes twenty-two sites from around the state. They range from the unique concrete monolith known as the Marlinton Opera House to the sublime Keith-Albee I Huntington, one of the largest and most ornate theatres ever built in this country. The twenty-seven New Deal/CCC sites include many state park, state forest and National Forest sites along with cozy homes in communities like Arthurdale and monolithic structures such as the Tygart Dam. There is something for everyone and some site near everyone in the mountain state.

The West Virginia Historic Thematic Trails were developed by the State Historic Preservation Office and Preservation Alliance of West Virginia in partnership with the National Trust for Historic Preservation. It was financed with a Preserve America grant. The program receives Federal funds from the National Park Service. All historic sites included in this trail are listed in The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). www.wvculture.org/shpo/shpoindex.aspx