How adorable is Wanda! I just wanted to hug her! If we could all be more like her, indeed. Hearing about Native American massacres always hurts my soul & makes my stomach drop. But unfortunately it is a part of our history. Love your videos, so beautifully done. You are always so respectful to the places you visit, their history & culture.
Excellent video! There is another mass grave of Confederate soldiers in the county a few miles from Lewisburg. It’s the county where Gen. Lee purchased his beloved horse, Traveller. These spots are the places so many visitors want to visit. So glad you included the history part and enjoyed your comments.
It was my 7X Grandfather (Frank Page) that trained Traveller as he worked as a horse trainer on that plantation that the horse was purchased I now live in Stone Mountain and Traveller is carved into the Mountain
A year ago we spent our 2 weeks family vacation in beautiful West Virginia exploring the Monogohela National Forest, Pearl Buck Birthplace, various area State Parks including the Cass Railroad. The trip wasn’t complete without going to the WV state fair and visiting Lewisburg. Going there was the highlight of our adventure. Loved the vid…Thank you 👍
Thanks! Chief Logan State Park has an amazing little museum with quite a bit of amazing things. Covered Wagons, old farming equipment, and a lot of interesting historical things. Beautiful area as well. The drug epidemic and the war on coal hit all of us in southern WV pretty hard, we're self sufficient and don't mind helping our communities to overcome whatever is thrown at us. Really appreciate you doing this without an agenda or negative coverage or comments, just the raw truth.
Thanks for watching & thanks for commenting! That is my only agenda- to be fair & honest in my cultural journalism. Appreciate your suggestion on Chief Logan Park!
@@MountainRoots We need more like you because the agenda driven news everyone is fed day by day is meant to cause division. Keep up the good work, you're a rare gem. ❤️
Spent many summer vacations in Lewisburg at my Grandparents place when I was a kid. My mother is from West Virginia and remember many trips visiting family in a couple of towns you have featured. Still have Family there. Keep up the great work!!
thank you so much for this video! when i was 6 years old my family (mom and older brother) moved to Lewisburg from New York City. we were there for several months and then had to move to Alderson for the rest of our stay in WV. we were only there a little over a year but i have so many fond memories that i've missed it since we left! i'm 56 now and one day i wish return to Lewisburg for a vacation.
This was an awesome video. Thanks for bringing to light an otherwise history that can and may be forgotten. This town is just loaded with history. Keep the stories coming. I hope we can always be honest with the past and be able to openly share and talk about it. We can learn so much that way. Great job!
Oh my gosh a thousand memories flood my mind as you narrate. Lo and behold my family member Wanda Coleman speaks about the historic church in Lewisburg. Absolutely beautiful ❤
What an amazing town. I've been there before but never seen it from that perspective! I loved seeing the church and the history. Interviews with the locals are so rich. Thanks for sharing this town.
Greetings from Lewisburg Tennessee.. I love the mountain scenery along the 64 corridor.. it is nice to take the old road rt 60 to Charleston if one has the time..
I really love your videos. I grew up in Massachusetts and I've spent my adult life in California. Your videos have shown me a new side of America I never even knew existed. Appalachia is MUCH More than Red Neck Hillbillies. What a Surprise !!! Appalachia looks like a great place with great people. Thanks for the attitude adjustment !!!
My first job back in the 1980’s was at the General Lewis Inn in Lewisburg! Highly recommend you check it out. The original part of the Inn, which is now the dining room and two bedrooms above, was a house built in the 1870’s. The Hock family purchased it and built onto it in the late 40’s. They employed the same architect who designed the West Virginia state capital to draw up the design. The place was originally called the “The General Lewis Motor Inn” to take advantage of America’s new found past time of traveling by car. US Route 60, the main thoroughfare, passed in the front. Mr Hocks’ daughter Mary and her husband Jim Morgan took over the Inn in the 1980’s. They updated the place as the “County Inn” became the new rage in lodging in the 80’s and 90’s. I worked there for 6 years in the late 80’s and early 90’s, even met my husband there! The place is under new management now, but still retains a lot of its original flare. Check it out if you’re in town. There is a dining room, single and double rooms and they serve drinks in the living room. Each room is decorated in authentic antique furniture.
My brother, two cousins t and I took our motorcycles to Lewisburg WV for four days of riding. Fantastic day trips doing loops from our base in Lewisburg. If you are in the mid Atlantic area and are looking for great roads to ride, the Lewisburg area of WV is a perfect place to start from.
Great video; the late professional golfer Sam Snead, one of the top players for nearly 4 decades, hails from that area of the state and he helped popularize the Greenbrier Classic tournament where the US Open was held for many years.
I grew up just outside of town in Richlands and graduated high school in 1977. Lewisburg was a storybook town of Football on Friday night and livestock sales on Saturday. A quiet country town. The shop and store names may have changed but it is still the same town. Visit and you will not leave disappointed. It is a piece of heaven .
@@MountainRoots yeah, my grandparents moved up to Pennsylvania in early 50’s from there. We used to ( maybe still ) had family reunion on Droop mountain in summer
Enjoyed the video. That spring is amazing. The church was beautiful as was Wanda Coleman with the history. Thank you for your time making these videos.
I appreciate your comments on history. That is truth and how it should be handled. I have watched just about all your West Virginia videos and I really want to visit several of these places.
Appreciate the video, good job. My grandparents were born and raised in west Virginia, haven't been back there since i was 6. I'm 66 and I'm going to venture back to the areas they were from. They were great hard working people.
Great job exploring My old stomping grounds! Growing up in the neighboring county, this was the biggest town that was closest to me. Love this area and can’t wait to get back to it in a few years!
❤WV! ❤Appalachia. Excellent video brother, life here is amazing. 100% in love with WV and the wonderful people I've met. Thank you for the quality content!
Greenbrier County is mountain paradise brother, I assure you.. like driving thru a postcard, zero exaggerations. I moved GBC sight unseen. Best decision, the country life here is amazing. Rural, remote and full of polite, genuine people. I love West Virginia. Easily one of the most beautiful places on earth.
I loved this video!!! So much history that you bring out in these videos. You are making such an impact and hopefully getting the word out so that this history is not forever forgotten. Another excellent video🤎 I’ve been to the State Fair before, but I definitively want to check out the actual town of Lewisburg!
What a great video. West Virginia and Virginia are becoming my new favorite motorcycle adventure destinations. Your videos have upped my game. I'm going to spend some time next summer (2023)...knitting some of these towns and hollers together. Much thanks for your efforts.
Good work. Thanks. We are restoring the Frost School and some turn of the century farmhouses near Marlinton and Green Bank and Cass. Very pretty country used for logging and farming. Drive by and stop at Dean’s Den for first rate food.
That whole area of West Virginia i.e. Greenbrier County down to Summers County which has HInton, WV is incredibly beautiful. It is the epitome of the image of West Virginia being a beautiful place. We went down to Ronceverte to visit friends in the nineties.
I am in VA just 14 miles from WV …… ❤ you video’s …… gives me ideas for nearby visitations …… and possibly retire too …… as my area is destined to be the new NV at some point …… We prefer quite small towns ….. Thank You For Showing The Beaty of Our small towns and mountain areas
Thank you for sharing your reverence for history! And this sweet little town. I love WV and the folk there are kind. I might retire there soon, if I can figure out some decent healthcare for where I want to live.
@@3tvetCorn from a jar=slang for Moonshine, homemade distilled alcohol made illegally. Called "moonshine" because it was originally made under the moonlight to avoid detection.
I live and work in NC but i have a hideaway/house in Quinwood, about 35 mins from Lewisburg, i shop at WM and Lowes when i am there and need certain things. Next time I'm there for a few days i am going to 'foster' a dog from Greenbrier shelter for a day or two. I have been 'downtown' a few times, the high rent district!
I really enjoy your videos. I wonder if maybe you could branch out and do interviews with the people that live in these areas. It would have been cool to find out more from Wanda at the church and her life. People are interesting.
You can’t omit Barnwood Builders being in Lewisburg. I use to do some motorcycle touring and made Lewisburg a destination several times. It is a cool place with a cool feel. I describe it to friends as a slice of America.
Nice words at the end but we also need to stop trusting huge news companies and massive companies and start trusting ourselves again. And not be so afraid then we will realise that we can live together
You said my feelings about erasing history a lot more eloquently than I ever could. I was taught a long time ago that if we erase history, we are bound to repeat it. There are several recorded incidents of that throughout history! Eddie
Awesome 👏🏼!! Another stellar video. I’d love for you to come to Princeton, WV! (Apologies if I have missed the video when you did.) There’s a lot of history in Princeton….some of it overlooked. But the old Princeton, the true Princeton, is a gem!
Hey Mountain Roots! Thanks for responding 😁. Well from waaaaay back in Princeton proper…. our famous battle was the Battle of Pigeon Roost, a victory for the Confederates in defense of Dublin railroad. The burning of Princeton, to deter the union army and prevent the store of supplies from falling into their hands. On the outskirts of Princeton is the abandoned Lake Shawnee Amusement Park, rumored to be haunted. 😬 and the nearby site of the Clay family massacre. More recently, the Virginian railway really had a profound effect on Princeton. Princeton is home to the Chuck Mathena Center for Performing Arts, the Mountain State Baptist Association⛪️ (one of, if not, the largest Southern Baptist Association in WV), the Dr Robert McNutt House (last remaining antebellum structure/house in Princeton….and a funny story to go with it.) The story of the multiple courthouses and the grapple over the county seat after the war. And, of course, the famous Jesse James Gang plan to rob the Princeton bank until he learned of the bank’s Vice Pres’ ties to the Confederacy. Sadly, the home where it went down (or didn’t) wasn’t able to be salvaged and was demolished about 10 years ago. But there are several old homes still standing. Princeton actually had a healing springs hotel too, but it’s long gone now. Thanks for asking! Oh, and Dolly’s Diner and the Sophisticated Hound Brewery are two locals faves 🍔🍻. I’ve missed other stuff, but my reply is already super long 🤣. Keep up the good work!! You’re videos are great!
Come to Berkeley springs, our town is full of history and some interesting attractions as well as a rebuilt courthouse which is less than 20 years old (the original burnt down)
@@MountainRoots you're welcome, we also have a homeless man around here and we can him skateboard Freddy and although he's an alcoholic he's a kind man and it's a shame that our town isn't doing enough to really help him
@@MountainRoots instead of the several different restaurants that we have (specifically pizza) and the few abandoned buildings could be converted to a homeless shelter or in the very least a place where we can feed and clothe the homeless as well as families who can't even afford clothing from a thrift store, have a bath house which of course we do have underground springs and a creek that flows through the entire stretch of the town and it flows into the Potomac, unfortunately though they're investing in a bypass road instead of actually helping the citizens of the town
Dude, you forgot the medical school which was a military Academy course eight minute video can’t give everything. I think you need to do a part two😢😢😢😢😢
I enjoyed the video very much . A glaring miss is failing to mention the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine which is a cornerstone of the history of Lewisburg as well as the economy.
How could you have missed showing or mentioning the Old Stone Presbyterian Church? The oldest church west of the Alleghany mountains in continuous use. But I did enjoy seeing my classmate in junior high, Wanda Coleman.
If you are in the area, come visit Lake Chaweva (it stands for CHArleston WEst VirginiA) in Cross Lanes, West Virginia. Check us out online. Cross Lanes is home of Kathy Mattea. I can show you photos of her when she was younger at my birthday party. FYI, 8 out of 10, here at the lake, are 420 friendly. 😊
First, let me say you've got awesome photography/videography/editing skills, which you used beautifully here to tell the story of a cool little town. One nit to pick though: your choice of words in your narration: "Native American rebellions, as they were called…" - It almost sounds as though you think they should not be called that. I encourage you to check out the book "History of the Early Settlement and Indian Wars of West Virginia," published in 1851 (it's on Amazon) - a classic of West Virginia history, containing eyewitness accounts of the shocking and barbaric atrocities perpetrated by Native Americans against settlers, including women and children. When you hear the story from their perspective, calling it a rebellion is being gentle/generous. But again: overall and entertaining and educational video. Thanks
I appreciate the feedback! And no, I don't see it as a rebellion personally. It was a tragic set of complex circumstances all around. History is full of so much brutality. Those who were here before European expansion found themselves directly in the path of an oncoming, immovable force that thrust them aside, with very little pity.
Nice Editing and Music But, Please More Actual shots of the Towns and Buildings that are on the streets (Like Your walking on the Streets) would be Cool But well done
I have read a lot of bad stuff about West Virginia, poor, drugs and blah blah blah BUT something is telling me that West Virginia has such great potential and the people that I have interacted with are amazing. Just friendly, wonderful and I guess what I think good people are like and that is the greatest resource of a place is the people. Not looking for "cool" and honestly I am scared of words now because the left has changed the internet definitions of words and phrases. Maybe I can stick with nice and friendly. I am in Philadelphia which is cool and liberal and progressive and a big shit hole with many from New York coming here. I want out and work towards West Virginia everyday. Hope to see ya'll soon and I will not comment on the ladies beautiful accents there! Lol
@@MountainRoots That makes sense. I'd like someplace that's quiet, rural, low crime rate. I like small towns. I like to be close enough to a city where I can buy groceries that don't cost an arm and a leg, but I don't want to live in the city. My son and his wife live in the Parkersburg area. From what I understand, there is a good amount of drugs in that area, so I would like to avoid living there.
Buckhannon, Elkins, or Lewisburg. I suggest spending a week in each town. Whatever it is your looking for, you’ll find it in one of these 3 small WV towns……IMHO 😊
@@Jeanniebugg I live in Hillsboro, about 30 minutes north of Lewisburg. Very small town, crime rate is nearly non-existent. We have the best neighbors. Hope you find what you're looking for.
Let us know in the comments where we should explore next!
Charles town west Virginia please 🥺🥺🥺
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Hey if u do gassaway next my father in law said you can come down to his shop franks tire and exhaust mon-friday and interview a local if you want
@@Mr.grubby that would be great, it won't be next but I'm definitely looking into getting it on the route. Tell him I said thanks!
@@MountainRoots thank you. Okay.
How adorable is Wanda! I just wanted to hug her! If we could all be more like her, indeed. Hearing about Native American massacres always hurts my soul & makes my stomach drop. But unfortunately it is a part of our history. Love your videos, so beautifully done. You are always so respectful to the places you visit, their history & culture.
I felt the exact same thing …. I wanted to hug Wanda. Her soul is rich.
Excellent video! There is another mass grave of Confederate soldiers in the county a few miles from Lewisburg. It’s the county where Gen. Lee purchased his beloved horse, Traveller. These spots are the places so many visitors want to visit. So glad you included the history part and enjoyed your comments.
Oh wow, thanks for sharing! Appreciate you watching!!
It was my 7X Grandfather (Frank Page) that trained Traveller as he worked as a horse trainer on that plantation that the horse was purchased I now live in Stone Mountain and Traveller is carved into the Mountain
Looks like I'm going to have to visit Lewisburg sometime. Thank you
A year ago we spent our 2 weeks family vacation in beautiful West Virginia exploring the Monogohela National Forest, Pearl Buck Birthplace, various area State Parks including the Cass Railroad. The trip wasn’t complete without going to the WV state fair and visiting Lewisburg. Going there was the highlight of our adventure. Loved the vid…Thank you 👍
Monongahela is a beautiful place to explore!
I've been considering retirement in WV one day. This video really peaked my interest to CK out this area! Thank you ❤️
From the islands to the big cities, I don’t mind checking the beautiful state of West Virginia. Lots of history, fascinating stuff!
Thanks, ❤ from West Virginia
Thanks! Chief Logan State Park has an amazing little museum with quite a bit of amazing things. Covered Wagons, old farming equipment, and a lot of interesting historical things. Beautiful area as well. The drug epidemic and the war on coal hit all of us in southern WV pretty hard, we're self sufficient and don't mind helping our communities to overcome whatever is thrown at us. Really appreciate you doing this without an agenda or negative coverage or comments, just the raw truth.
Thanks for watching & thanks for commenting! That is my only agenda- to be fair & honest in my cultural journalism. Appreciate your suggestion on Chief Logan Park!
@@MountainRoots We need more like you because the agenda driven news everyone is fed day by day is meant to cause division. Keep up the good work, you're a rare gem. ❤️
@@lamborghini7536 wow, thanks so much! Thanks for your support... Very humbling!!
Spent many summer vacations in Lewisburg at my Grandparents place when I was a kid. My mother is from West Virginia and remember many trips visiting family in a couple of towns you have featured. Still have Family there.
Keep up the great work!!
Good memories!
thank you so much for this video! when i was 6 years old my family (mom and older brother) moved to Lewisburg from New York City. we were there for several months and then had to move to Alderson for the rest of our stay in WV. we were only there a little over a year but i have so many fond memories that i've missed it since we left! i'm 56 now and one day i wish return to Lewisburg for a vacation.
This was an awesome video. Thanks for bringing to light an otherwise history that can and may be forgotten. This town is just loaded with history. Keep the stories coming. I hope we can always be honest with the past and be able to openly share and talk about it. We can learn so much that way. Great job!
Thanks so much for watching 😊
Oh my gosh a thousand memories flood my mind as you narrate. Lo and behold my family member Wanda Coleman speaks about the historic church in Lewisburg. Absolutely beautiful ❤
What an amazing town. I've been there before but never seen it from that perspective! I loved seeing the church and the history. Interviews with the locals are so rich. Thanks for sharing this town.
Greetings from Lewisburg Tennessee.. I love the mountain scenery along the 64 corridor.. it is nice to take the old road rt 60 to Charleston if one has the time..
Excellent!! My 3rd g-grandfather lived near Lewisburg, then moved to what is now Ansted, Fayette County, WV.
I really love your videos. I grew up in Massachusetts and I've spent my adult life in California. Your videos have shown me a new side of America I never even knew existed. Appalachia is MUCH More than Red Neck Hillbillies. What a Surprise !!! Appalachia looks like a great place with great people. Thanks for the attitude adjustment !!!
I'm so very glad you've found them enjoyable, and have kept an open mind to address a stereotype or two 😉
My first job back in the 1980’s was at the General Lewis Inn in Lewisburg! Highly recommend you check it out. The original part of the Inn, which is now the dining room and two bedrooms above, was a house built in the 1870’s. The Hock family purchased it and built onto it in the late 40’s. They employed the same architect who designed the West Virginia state capital to draw up the design. The place was originally called the “The General Lewis Motor Inn” to take advantage of America’s new found past time of traveling by car. US Route 60, the main thoroughfare, passed in the front. Mr Hocks’ daughter Mary and her husband Jim Morgan took over the Inn in the 1980’s. They updated the place as the “County Inn” became the new rage in lodging in the 80’s and 90’s. I worked there for 6 years in the late 80’s and early 90’s, even met my husband there! The place is under new management now, but still retains a lot of its original flare. Check it out if you’re in town. There is a dining room, single and double rooms and they serve drinks in the living room. Each room is decorated in authentic antique furniture.
My brother, two cousins t and I took our motorcycles to Lewisburg WV for four days of riding. Fantastic day trips doing loops from our base in Lewisburg.
If you are in the mid Atlantic area and are looking for great roads to ride, the Lewisburg area of WV is a perfect place to start from.
Great video; the late professional golfer Sam Snead, one of the top players for nearly 4 decades, hails from that area of the state and he helped popularize the Greenbrier Classic tournament where the US Open was held for many years.
Wow, it's remarkable how many notable people come from West Virginia!
Great little town, not far from my hometown. Plenty to see and do and the Shanghai Parade on Jan 1st is a definite must see!
I grew up just outside of town in Richlands and graduated high school in 1977. Lewisburg was a storybook town of Football on Friday night and livestock sales on Saturday. A quiet country town. The shop and store names may have changed but it is still the same town. Visit and you will not leave disappointed. It is a piece of heaven .
My dad’s side of the family is from Greenbrier county area. 7 years ago was my last time I visited. I explored Lewisburg and had a great time.
Has your family been in that area for a while?
@@MountainRoots yeah, my grandparents moved up to Pennsylvania in early 50’s from there. We used to ( maybe still ) had family reunion on Droop mountain in summer
@@MountainRoots still have some family down there
Enjoyed the video. That spring is amazing. The church was beautiful as was Wanda Coleman with the history. Thank you for your time making these videos.
Thank you for taking time to watch them, really glad you enjoy the series!
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I appreciate your comments on history. That is truth and how it should be handled.
I have watched just about all your West Virginia videos and I really want to visit several of these places.
Appreciate that, thanks for watching!
No country can be built without a history • good, bad or indifference…history is to learn from not to be judged by.
Family has our camp on the Greenbrier River, just outside of town. We love it. Montani Semper Liberi
Great video and beautiful town keep them coming
Definitely worth exploring! Appreciate you watching!!
I was so happy to see this video! Thank you so much for showing off how great Lewisburg is!
Glad you liked it!
I have been to the Greenbriar resort a few times in my life. Working though with live entertainment. Very breathtaking area for sure.
Ever see the bunkers?
Talked to this gentleman outside of the John Wesley Church. Very nicely done.
Thank you!
your vids are fantastic....thanks!!
Great video! Thank you for sharing this with us!
Thanks for the feedback, appreciate you watching!
Appreciate the video, good job. My grandparents were born and raised in west Virginia, haven't been back there since i was 6. I'm 66 and I'm going to venture back to the areas they were from. They were great hard working people.
Great video. Love this history of Wva. Keep up the great work.
Thanks so much! Appreciate you watching!!
Great job exploring My old stomping grounds! Growing up in the neighboring county, this was the biggest town that was closest to me.
Love this area and can’t wait to get back to it in a few years!
❤WV!
❤Appalachia.
Excellent video brother, life here is amazing. 100% in love with WV and the wonderful people I've met. Thank you for the quality content!
Lewisburg looks like paradise.
Greenbrier County is mountain paradise brother, I assure you.. like driving thru a postcard, zero exaggerations. I moved GBC sight unseen. Best decision, the country life here is amazing. Rural, remote and full of polite, genuine people. I love West Virginia. Easily one of the most beautiful places on earth.
I loved this video!!! So much history that you bring out in these videos. You are making such an impact and hopefully getting the word out so that this history is not forever forgotten. Another excellent video🤎 I’ve been to the State Fair before, but I definitively want to check out the actual town of Lewisburg!
Definitely go exploring!
Amazing video as always. Looking forward to checking our Lewisburg in the future. Your videos are always extremely informative
Thanks for the feedback, so glad you enjoy them!
What a great video. West Virginia and Virginia are becoming my new favorite motorcycle adventure destinations. Your videos have upped my game. I'm going to spend some time next summer (2023)...knitting some of these towns and hollers together. Much thanks for your efforts.
You're welcome, happy trails!
Great video and great narration. I whole heartily agree with you
Thanks so much, appreciate you watching!
Great Video I agree with you about history.
Thanks! To be ignorant of the past is to remain forever a child.
Oh lewisburg, miss the place. Was an intern in the greenbrier resort and i really love going here during my day off
Good work. Thanks. We are restoring the Frost School and some turn of the century farmhouses near Marlinton and Green Bank and Cass. Very pretty country used for logging and farming. Drive by and stop at Dean’s Den for first rate food.
Wonderful presentation! Excellent description and I thoroughly agree with your in the importance of historic preservation!
Cheers🍻
Thanks! Glad you appreciated it 😊
That whole area of West Virginia i.e. Greenbrier County down to Summers County which has HInton, WV is incredibly beautiful. It is the epitome of the image of West Virginia being a beautiful place. We went down to Ronceverte to visit friends in the nineties.
Its OUR history and we should learn from it, honor it and preserve it.
Amen on your comments! History cannot continue to be erased!
I am in VA just 14 miles from WV …… ❤ you video’s …… gives me ideas for nearby visitations …… and possibly retire too …… as my area is destined to be the new NV at some point …… We prefer quite small towns ….. Thank You For Showing The Beaty of Our small towns and mountain areas
History is so, so important!!
Thank you for sharing your reverence for history! And this sweet little town. I love WV and the folk there are kind. I might retire there soon, if I can figure out some decent healthcare for where I want to live.
Excellent video & information!
Love this place
Excellent work. Beautiful town.
Thank you, totally agree!
I absolutely love West Virginia!
Feels like a big production company for a one man documentary series. They probably get their corn from a jar here too.
Oh, I'm sure they do 😉.. And thanks for watching!
They get their corn from a jar? What's that supposed to mean.
@@3tvetCorn from a jar=slang for Moonshine, homemade distilled alcohol made illegally. Called "moonshine" because it was originally made under the moonlight to avoid detection.
@@markakira8988 lol. I don't know how I forgot that saying.
I live and work in NC but i have a hideaway/house in Quinwood, about 35 mins from Lewisburg, i shop at WM and Lowes when i am there and need certain things. Next time I'm there for a few days i am going to 'foster' a dog from Greenbrier shelter for a day or two. I have been 'downtown' a few times, the high rent district!
Subscribing now! Awesome video
Thanks so much, appreciate you watching!
Very nice. Brought tears to my eyes at Confederate mass grave. So much loss. Let's always remember and learn. Strive to never repeat our mistakes.
I lived in nearby Ronceverte when I was a kid. Moved to Georgia when I was ten. I wanna come back home.
Thank You M.R.❤️
Great videography and narrating
I really enjoy your videos. I wonder if maybe you could branch out and do interviews with the people that live in these areas. It would have been cool to find out more from Wanda at the church and her life. People are interesting.
Absolutely! That's the plan, also working on producing longer form content ("made for television"), that will do just that 🙂
You can’t omit Barnwood Builders being in Lewisburg. I use to do some motorcycle touring and made Lewisburg a destination several times. It is a cool place with a cool feel. I describe it to friends as a slice of America.
Very cool.....
I come from right next door, White Sulphur Springs.
I hit a bird teeing off at the Lewisburg Elks Club golf course. Great golf course.
I live in this town Lewisburg wva
Hello
I love these videos because I also have a lot of family members that are from there and yes family roots are deep there.
Love hearing the feedback, glad you're enjoying them!
Thanks 😊
Love the Merrill shoes at 7:18 .. best hiking boots there are😁
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Nice words at the end but we also need to stop trusting huge news companies and massive companies and start trusting ourselves again. And not be so afraid then we will realise that we can live together
I'm with you.
Lewisburg, PA, is a charming college town, and I think it has Kiwanis.
I almost moved outside Renick W.V. This is where we would have done our shopping
Grew up there...several decades ago
Thanks!
Your support means A LOT to me, thank you so so much!
You said my feelings about erasing history a lot more eloquently than I ever could. I was taught a long time ago that if we erase history, we are bound to repeat it. There are several recorded incidents of that throughout history! Eddie
Edward Hughes, only trump and his MAGA WANTS TO ERACE HISTORY. SO TELL THE TRUTH.
It doesn't make any sense that he's talking about "erasing history" as he's visiting a cemetary. No one is contemplating "erasing" that cemetary.
Yeah, shame Italy pulled down all those statues of Mussolini! Because of that, we truly have no idea how fascism was introduced to Europe. /s
@realpillboxer no woke points for you
Good video, Congratulations
Awesome 👏🏼!! Another stellar video.
I’d love for you to come to Princeton, WV! (Apologies if I have missed the video when you did.) There’s a lot of history in Princeton….some of it overlooked. But the old Princeton, the true Princeton, is a gem!
Thanks! What would be some of the things in Princeton you'd like to see?
Hey Mountain Roots! Thanks for responding 😁. Well from waaaaay back in Princeton proper…. our famous battle was the Battle of Pigeon Roost, a victory for the Confederates in defense of Dublin railroad. The burning of Princeton, to deter the union army and prevent the store of supplies from falling into their hands. On the outskirts of Princeton is the abandoned Lake Shawnee Amusement Park, rumored to be haunted. 😬 and the nearby site of the Clay family massacre. More recently, the Virginian railway really had a profound effect on Princeton. Princeton is home to the Chuck Mathena Center for Performing Arts, the Mountain State Baptist Association⛪️ (one of, if not, the largest Southern Baptist Association in WV), the Dr Robert McNutt House (last remaining antebellum structure/house in Princeton….and a funny story to go with it.) The story of the multiple courthouses and the grapple over the county seat after the war. And, of course, the famous Jesse James Gang plan to rob the Princeton bank until he learned of the bank’s Vice Pres’ ties to the Confederacy. Sadly, the home where it went down (or didn’t) wasn’t able to be salvaged and was demolished about 10 years ago. But there are several old homes still standing. Princeton actually had a healing springs hotel too, but it’s long gone now. Thanks for asking! Oh, and Dolly’s Diner and the Sophisticated Hound Brewery are two locals faves 🍔🍻. I’ve missed other stuff, but my reply is already super long 🤣. Keep up the good work!! You’re videos are great!
I'm gonna check it out
Come to Berkeley springs, our town is full of history and some interesting attractions as well as a rebuilt courthouse which is less than 20 years old (the original burnt down)
Too bad about the original. I'll check it out, thx for the recommendation!
@@MountainRoots you're welcome, we also have a homeless man around here and we can him skateboard Freddy and although he's an alcoholic he's a kind man and it's a shame that our town isn't doing enough to really help him
@@johnzahm193 what do you think the town should or could be doing to help people like skateboard Freddy?
@@MountainRoots instead of the several different restaurants that we have (specifically pizza) and the few abandoned buildings could be converted to a homeless shelter or in the very least a place where we can feed and clothe the homeless as well as families who can't even afford clothing from a thrift store, have a bath house which of course we do have underground springs and a creek that flows through the entire stretch of the town and it flows into the Potomac, unfortunately though they're investing in a bypass road instead of actually helping the citizens of the town
@@johnzahm193 perhaps churches or local philanthropic groups could assist in those areas?
Dude, you forgot the medical school which was a military Academy course eight minute video can’t give everything. I think you need to do a part two😢😢😢😢😢
🙏Blessings🙏
I enjoyed the video very much . A glaring miss is failing to mention the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine which is a cornerstone of the history of Lewisburg as well as the economy.
There's always more to cover, but thanks for sharing here. Appreciate you watching!
How could you have missed showing or mentioning the Old Stone Presbyterian Church? The oldest church west of the Alleghany mountains in continuous use. But I did enjoy seeing my classmate in junior high, Wanda Coleman.
I was waiting for you to tell us about it 😉 Thanks for watching!
❤ from West Virginia
If you are in the area, come visit Lake Chaweva (it stands for CHArleston WEst VirginiA) in Cross Lanes, West Virginia. Check us out online.
Cross Lanes is home of Kathy Mattea.
I can show you photos of her when she was younger at my birthday party.
FYI, 8 out of 10, here at the lake, are 420 friendly. 😊
Neat town!
would you post must see top 10 places
Like 10 places here in Lewisburg?
First, let me say you've got awesome photography/videography/editing skills, which you used beautifully here to tell the story of a cool little town. One nit to pick though: your choice of words in your narration: "Native American rebellions, as they were called…" - It almost sounds as though you think they should not be called that. I encourage you to check out the book "History of the Early Settlement and Indian Wars of West Virginia," published in 1851 (it's on Amazon) - a classic of West Virginia history, containing eyewitness accounts of the shocking and barbaric atrocities perpetrated by Native Americans against settlers, including women and children. When you hear the story from their perspective, calling it a rebellion is being gentle/generous. But again: overall and entertaining and educational video. Thanks
I appreciate the feedback! And no, I don't see it as a rebellion personally. It was a tragic set of complex circumstances all around. History is full of so much brutality. Those who were here before European expansion found themselves directly in the path of an oncoming, immovable force that thrust them aside, with very little pity.
I wanna go there! See what things are like around Madison WVa. My father was from Hewett. He luckily escaped
Nice Editing and Music But, Please More Actual shots of the Towns and Buildings that are on the streets (Like Your walking on the Streets) would be Cool But well done
Hell yeah
Wanda is the greatest!
Do gassaway next
Have you ever been to Abingdon, Va?
Many times! Haven't filmed it, yet.
I have read a lot of bad stuff about West Virginia, poor, drugs and blah blah blah BUT something is telling me that West Virginia has such great potential and the people that I have interacted with are amazing. Just friendly, wonderful and I guess what I think good people are like and that is the greatest resource of a place is the people. Not looking for "cool" and honestly I am scared of words now because the left has changed the internet definitions of words and phrases. Maybe I can stick with nice and friendly. I am in Philadelphia which is cool and liberal and progressive and a big shit hole with many from New York coming here. I want out and work towards West Virginia everyday. Hope to see ya'll soon and I will not comment on the ladies beautiful accents there! Lol
Be sure to visit Lewisburgs general Lewis statue on main street.
Is Barnwood Builders still headquartered there?
At one point, perhaps?
@@MountainRootsit's always been in White Sulphur Springs
Next stop Willoughby
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If one wanted to move to WV, where would you suggest?
I suppose that would depend on what you're looking for- this area seems to offer many things but I don't know if it matches the things you would want.
@@MountainRoots That makes sense. I'd like someplace that's quiet, rural, low crime rate. I like small towns. I like to be close enough to a city where I can buy groceries that don't cost an arm and a leg, but I don't want to live in the city. My son and his wife live in the Parkersburg area. From what I understand, there is a good amount of drugs in that area, so I would like to avoid living there.
Buckhannon, Elkins, or Lewisburg. I suggest spending a week in each town. Whatever it is your looking for, you’ll find it in one of these 3 small WV towns……IMHO 😊
@@Jeanniebugg I live in Hillsboro, about 30 minutes north of Lewisburg. Very small town, crime rate is nearly non-existent. We have the best neighbors. Hope you find what you're looking for.