Pocahontas County Bicentennial ~ 1821 - 2021

Historical Sketches of Pocahontas County – 1901 By William T. Price Natural Features and Social Customs In reference to the...

Historical Sketches of Pocahontas County – 1901 By William T. Price Natural Features and Social Customs In one part of...

Historical Sketches of Pocahontas County – 1901 By William T. Price Natural Features and Social Customs Owing to climatic influences,...

Q. Where in Pocahontas County was a federal prison camp from 1938 to 1959? A. Cranberry Glades area, with an...

Q. What year were Hillsboro, Marlinton and Green Bank high schools consolidated into Pocahontas County High School. A. 1970 Q....

Q. What is the common name for Rt. 150? A. Scenic Highway Q. When was the courthouse in Marlinton built?...

Q. Where was the first CCC camp in Pocahontas County? A. Thornwood, followed shortly by Seneca and Watoga. Q. What...

Q. What national program during the Great Depression made jobs for young men who planted trees, built fire roads, built...

Q. What kind of logs were floated in the log drives on Knapps Creek and the Greenbrier River to the...

Q. What railroad went the length of the county from Durbin to Caldwell in Greenbrier County? A. Chesapeake and Ohio...

Q. What state park has strange and interesting rock formations with holes that could serve as dens and spaces that...

Q. Name the major Indian trail through Pocahontas County. A. Seneca or Warrior’s Trail Q. What U. S. route follows...

Q. What Boy Scout Reservation was established in Pocahontas County in 1960? A. Buckskin Scout Reservation at Dilleys Mill Q....

Q. What three turnpikes were built through Pocahontas County between 1836 and 1849? A. Staunton-Parkersburg, Lewisburg to Beverly, and Warm...

Q. What was the population of Pocahontas County in the 2010 census? A. 8,719. Q. Name at least one fort...

Q. What is the highest point in Pocahontas County? A. Bald Knob at an altitude of 4,848 feet. Q. What...

Q. What is the oldest church building in Pocahontas County and where is it? A. Hamlin Chapel, on Stony Creek....

Q. What battle fought in Pocahontas County was the most extensive Civil War conflict in the State? A. The Battle...

Q. Name the places in Pocahontas County where Robert E. Lee had temporary headquarters in 1861. A. Huntersville, Marlins Bottom,...

Q. What is the largest state park in West Virginia? A. Watoga Q. What is the longest state park in...