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Tuesday, June 6, 2006
Gov. Manchin relives history and explores the Potomac Highlands
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Gov. Manchin learns about West Virginia's pioneer history at Prickett's Fort State Park near Fairmont, W.Va. Watch as he tries his hand at throwing a hatchet and firing a muzzleloader.
Prickett's Fort of 1774, served as a refuge from Native American war parties
on the western frontier of Colonial Virginia. Built in 1976 by the Prickett's
Fort Memorial Foundation, the "new" fort serves as a living history
site where interpreters recreate late 18th century lifestyle through period
attire and demonstrations of a variety of colonial crafts. Throughout the
season, visitors may find blacksmiths, spinners, weavers and other traditional
artisans at work, and a gun shop which features the only public demonstrations
of 18th century firearm manufacturing in the state.
Pricketts Fort Memorial Foundation
Prickett's Fort State Park
www.prickettsfortstatepark.com
Marion County Visitors Bureau
Greater Morgantown Visitors Bureau
Greater Clarksburg Visitors Bureau
Greater Bridgeport Visitors Bureau
West Virginia has more than 2,000 miles of streams and thousands of acres of lakes primed for fishing this summer. Today, Gov. Manchin enjoys casting in one of his favorite trout-laden streams. He won't reveal exactly where he is, but astute viewers will be able to recognize it's near some of the most scenic country on the East Coast.
Here's a few places to get ideas for fishing, hiking and exploring West Virginia this summer. See if you can find Gov. Manchin's favorite fishing spot!
Fishing in West Virginia
www.wvdnr.gov/fishing/fishing.shtm
West Virginia Mountain Highlands
Tucker County CVB
Seneca Rocks
www.fs.fed.us/r9/mnf/sp/senrcks_txt.html
Pendleton County
West Virginia has a variety of excursion trains that make it possible to access some of the state’s most scenic and remote areas. Gov. Manchin boards the New Tygart Flyer in Elkins for one such outing. Relive the state’s heyday of coal and timber operations in the comfort a West Virginia-operated excursion train and discover parts of the state you couldn’t otherwise reach.
West Virginia Railroad Heritage
www.wvtraditions.com/railroads/index.aspx
New Tygart Flyer
New River Fall Foliage Trains
www.newrivertrain.com/nrt.shtml
Mountain State Mystery Train
The Potomac Eagle
Cass Scenic Railroad
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