| For Immediate Release:
by Frances
Stewart |
West Union, WV
- The office of Governor Joe Manchin III, the
34th Governor of West Virginia, has issued a Proclamation declaring July 22,
2006, West Union, WV Day.
The Town of West Union has a long and admirable history of contributions to West
Virginia and to the United States. It is a physically and geographically
beautiful area, which played a significant role in the Westward expansion of the
United States.
West Union was once a major stop on the B & O Railroad. This 72 mile abandoned
spur of the RR is now a major feature of the West Virginia Parks system known as
the North Bend Rail Trail. The trail is now part of the 5,500-mile
coast-to-coast American Discovery Trail. The Rail Trail is lovely as it wends
its way through downtown West Union, provided recreational outlets for hikers,
bicyclists, and equestrians.
The history of West Union is dotted with names significant in the formation of
the state of West Virginia.
Ephraim Bee, the first United States Postmaster for West Union, and the Grand
Lama of the Ancient and Honorable Order of E. Clampus Vitus, which he
established, served in the First West Virginia Legislature of 1863. His Historic
Monument, created by ECV to honor him on the Bi-Centennial of his Birth, will be
coordinated with the July 22, 2006 Festival honoring the 125th Anniversary of
the Town of West Union.
Joseph Diss Debar, an artist and surveyor, was prominent in matters of state.
Governor Boreman appointed him commissioner of immigration in 1864. Diss Debar
was commissioned to design the State Seal for The State of West Virginia, which
is still being used without change.
West Union is the County Seat of Doddridge County. Almost 1/5th of the town is
comprised of historic homes.
The National Historical Register lists the County Courthouse, the Stuart
Mansion, the Opera House, (now the Doddridge County Library), the Lathrop
Russell House, and the area roughly bounded by B&O RR, Court St, and Cottage
St., West Union, as an official historic area with a predominant architectural
style of Queen Anne, Italianate.
FOR QUESTIONS, PLEASE CONTACT:
FRANCES STEWART
304 873-3379
info@westunionfest.org
101 MAPLE STREET, WEST UNION, WEST VIRGINIA 26456
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