Visiting West Virginia this fall - what are the "must see" places??

[suecen]

Thanks, thanks and thanks. I'll be hitting the map later today!!

[vec101]

Originally Posted by suecen

... I love to see new cities/towns because then when I hear about them on the news, read about them, etc. I can have a visual of them.

FYI: When you get off I-79 toward Elkins, you are going to skirt Buckhannon. It is the county seat of Upshur County. Bkn population is about 5,000, the population of Upshur county is about 24,000. The reason I mention this, regarding reading about places in the news, etc:

In Jan 2006 the eyes of the world were on Buckhannon but mostly on a tiny tiny community 5-10 miles from it called Sago. (Personally, I was glued to CNN and Anderson Cooper). You may remember seeing this:

"The Sago Mine disaster was a coal mine explosion on January 2, 2006, in the Sago Mine (pronounced /ˈseɪgoʊ/) in Sago, West Virginia, USA near the Upshur County seat of Buckhannon. The blast and ensuing aftermath trapped 13 miners for nearly two days, only one of whom survived. ... The Sago Mine disaster is also widely remembered for its high-volume publicity and around-the-clock news coverage. For nearly two days it occupied the airwaves of television stations such as CNN, Fox News Channel, MSNBC, and all major American news broadcasts. The disaster even gained significant international attention. As a result of the high-profile nature of the transpiring events, major misinformation was given to the public. The most significant misinformation led to the wide-spread announcement in the press that 12 survivors were found and only one had died, only to report shortly after that in fact there had been only one who survived while the other 12 had perished."
Sago Mine disaster - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Articles:
CNN.com - Special Reports - 2006 Year in Review
CNN.com - Transcripts
The Charleston Gazette - The Sago Mine Disaster - 13 miners trapped*
The Charleston Gazette - The Sago Mine Disaster - Only 1 survives*
Reporters' Memorable Stories

[suecen]

Yes, I certainly do remember that!! I wanted to watch as much news about it as I could. It was so sad when they said there were l2 survivors when in fact it was only one and he was in pretty bad shape. Any updates on him lately?

[David Kennedy]

Where ever you go this fall...eat some Buckwheats...thats a great tradition and a great flavor on the palate...with real maple syrup and some homemade pork sausage...one of the very best breakfasts in the world...

[Threerun]

Dangit! More food on the brain.. Just what I need.

Wife and kids away for two weeks in the Rockies... Now I know what I have to do. Defrost 2lbs of that homemade sausage and mix some buckwheat cake batter up.

Dang you Mr. Kennedy!!!

[David Kennedy]

Send out the invitations 3-run...I'll be back from DC on Thursday...Queen Victoria dined on Buckwheats...a royal treat! Certainly good enough for the peasants...

[kaymg]

Help!! I will be traveling through charlseton wv over new years eve and need a place to visit. Anyone know of any Casinoa? cavern? or other good places to stop for the night?

[David Kennedy]

Downtown Marriott...if there's any action in C-town, you will be in the heart of it all.

[WestVa2Fla]

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[snorpus]

If you have the time, the New River Gorge Bridge in Fayetteville is pretty spectacular. It's on US 19, near the intersection of US 60, about 1 - 1.5 hrs east of Charleston.