Cheap Things To Do in Buckhannon, West Virginia

The sheer beauty of this park on the Middle Fork River is its main attraction. The river runs through a rocky landscape, hilly and thick with trees. Rhododendrons and wildflowers enliven the woods ... More on LLBean.com

The catbird woke me at dawn. I’d just spent the night in one of the loveliest spots in West Virginia, More on igougo

French Creek Pond is a 2-acre lake located in Upshur County, 11 miles south of Buckhannon on WV Route 20. This impoundment is part of the 329-acre West Virginia State Wildlife Center. The pond was built in the late 1920âs with a maximum ... More on AnglerWeb.com

Located at 81 West Main Street, the History Center is open between early June and the end of September, 2008, Sunday afternoons, 1-4pm. Each summer we have many returning visitors and some who are visiting for the very first time. ... More on MuseumsUSA.org

Inscription. 81 West Main Street, The History Center, est. 1983, by The Upshur County Historical Society, built, 1853 as the Southern Methodist Church Building. During the night of August 30, 1862, Civil War action in the form of ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Buckhannon. Named for chief of Delaware Indians. John Jackson settled near in 1769. John Bush built a fort which was destroyed by Indians, 1782. A settlement which grew up there became the county seat of Harrison. W. ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Town named for Jacob Lorentz (1776–1866), who settled here in 1800. Near here in 1795 eighteen members of the Schoolcraft and Bozarth families were killed or taken prisoner ruding Native American raid. Here were ... More on HMDB

Inscription. The population center of the United States was in present West Virginia four times as it moved westward across the nation: near Wardensville in 1820; at Smoke Hole in 1830; west of Buckhannon in 1840; near Burning Springs ... More on HMDB

'Stonewall Jackson Lake' is an impoundment on the West Fork River in Lewis County, West Virginia. The lake is a flood control project of the Pittsburgh District of the United States Army Corps of Engineers. Stonewall Resort is ... More on Wikipedia

'Buffalo Creek Reservoir' is a reservoir near West Milford in Harrison County, West Virginia, USA. The reservoir is formed by an impoundment on Buffalo Creek, a tributary stream of ... More on Wikipedia