Things To Do in Bartow, West Virginia

Inscription. Travellers Repose was the first stage stop west of Allegheny. Andrew Yeager, son of pioneer John Yeager, built the first Travellers Repose here on the upper Greenbrier River. Mail delivery along the length of the pike ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Camp Allegheny, also known as Camp Baldwin and Camp Johnson, was constructed in the summer of 1861 by Confederate forces in order to control the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike. (present... More on HMDB

Inscription. Confederate forces led by Col. Edward Johnson held a fortified camp here in winter of 1861-62. Sharp attack occurred, Dec. 13, 1861, in which the Union troops under Gen. Robert Milroy ... More on HMDB

Inscription. West Virginia, born of a nation divided, was the setting for the first campaign of America's Civil War. Although still part of Virginia in 1861, many citizens of the west remained loyal to the Union, rather than the Confederacy. ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Early in the 1800s, growing western settlement spured a push to improve transportation routes over the Appalachian Mountains. In 1822, Virginia authorized a survey of the route that became the Staunton to Parkersburg ... More on HMDB

Inscription. In August 1861, Confederate soldiers under Gen. Henry R. Jackson of Georgia erected Camp Bartow here. Fortifications on these hills guarded a disputed "middle ground" between Union and Confederate forces on the Staunton-Parkersburg ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Blue and Gray: Near here was Camp Bartow, fortified by Confederates in 1861. At Greenbrier Bridge, an artillery duel was fought, Oct. 3, 1861. Battle of Allegheny (8 Mi. E.) was fought, Dec. 13, 1861, between armies of ... More on HMDB

Inscription. (West Virginia Side): West Virginia: (Pocahontas County) "The Mountain State" ~ western part of the Commonwealth of Virginia until June 20, 1863. Settled by the Germans and Scotch-Irish. It became a line of defense between ... More on HMDB

Screens: 1 Sound: Car Capacity: Typical season: Technical details: none Bartow Drive-In Timeline: There are no timeline ... More on drive-ins.com

From Durbin, take US Hwy. 250 east. After you pass Bartow, the highway merges with WV Route 28. Stay on Route 28, and about 6 miles from Bartow you will see signs for Island Campground, where the t... More on TrailLink.com

We just did a 3-day bike tour loop incorporating this trail (along with great fire roads and the awesome West Fork Rail Trail), but this East Fork Trail was a disaster--took us 7 hours (including b... More on TrailLink.com