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Main Street Downtown History Tours in Raleigh County, WV

Downtown history tours for Main Street programs, built from the listed buildings on the blocks you are working to fill.

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Heritage travelers stay longer and spend more than most visitors. Raleigh County is one of 55 counties in West Virginia. The question for Raleigh County, WV is whether they can find the history once they arrive.

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On the record near Raleigh County, WV

The 12 nearest

15 listed sites on the record match main street downtown history tours within 30 miles of Raleigh County, WV, out of 28 listed sites of every kind within 25 miles. 6 listed sites carry Raleigh County as their county.

  1. New River Company General Office Building9.0 miles from the center of Raleigh County · Building · Mt. Hope · listed 2004National Register of Historic Places
  2. Prince Brothers General Store--Berry Store9.7 miles from the center of Raleigh County · Building · Prince · listed 1986National Register of Historic Places
  3. Bank of Glen Jean11 miles from the center of Raleigh County · Building · Glen Jean · listed 1983National Register of Historic Places
  4. Whipple Company Store13 miles from the center of Raleigh County · Building · Whipple · listed 1991National Register of Historic Places
  5. Itmann Company Store and Office18 miles from the center of Raleigh County · Building · Itmann · listed 1990National Register of Historic Places
  6. Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Building20 miles from the center of Raleigh County · Building · Fayetteville · listed 2016National Register of Historic Places
  7. Altamont Hotel20 miles from the center of Raleigh County · Building · Fayetteville · listed 1979National Register of Historic Places
  8. Ashland Company Store26 miles from the center of Raleigh County · Building · Ashland · listed 2005National Register of Historic Places
  9. Algoma Coal and Coke Company Store27 miles from the center of Raleigh County · Building · Algoma · listed 1992National Register of Historic Places
  10. Pocahontas Fuel Company Store29 miles from the center of Raleigh County · Building · Maybeury · listed 1992National Register of Historic Places
  11. Houston Coal Company Store29 miles from the center of Raleigh County · Building · Kimball · listed 1992National Register of Historic Places
  12. Empire Coal Company Store29 miles from the center of Raleigh County · Building · Landgraff · listed 1992National Register of Historic Places

Distances are straight-line from the center of Raleigh County, WV. Many sites are private property or working buildings - view them from the public way. See them on the map.

Main Street Tours in Raleigh County, step by step

  1. 1

    Scope the area, the sites and the audience

  2. 2

    Build routes and badges from the listed sites

  3. 3

    Add your own stories, branding and sponsor stops

  4. 4

    Launch and promote it through your existing channels

  5. 5

    Review visitor counts each season and add routes

What people in Raleigh County, WV ask first

How much does it cost to visit these sites in Raleigh County, WV?

Most listed sites can be seen from a public road or sidewalk at no cost, and the app is free to use. Some sites are private homes, working churches or museums with their own hours and fees. The record for each one says what it is, so you know before you go.

Where does the information on these sites come from?

From published records: the National Register of Historic Places, the Recorded Texas Historic Landmark program, and the Georgia Historical Society and Georgia Department of Natural Resources marker program. Every site on the page names its source.

What does a license for Raleigh County, WV include?

Routes built from every listed site in your area, your branding and stories, badges and challenges, and visitor counts you can report on. Terms are set per organization and area, so there is no single-price page.

Do we have to maintain the site data ourselves?

No. The listed sites come from the published records and are kept current centrally. You add the local stories and the routes you want visitors to follow.

How a visit works in Raleigh County

  1. Step 1

    Find the place

    Every stop starts as a pin with real coordinates. In Raleigh County, WV the map shows what is listed around you and how far each one is, so the first decision is where to go, and it takes a few seconds.

  2. Step 2

    Read the story

    The record behind each marker is kept whole: what happened there, when, who was involved, and why it was worth a sign. You read it standing where it happened, which is the part a textbook cannot give you.

  3. Step 3

    Get there under your own power

    Walk it, run it, hike it, ride it or drive it. Stops in Raleigh County, WV are chained into routes that fit the way you move, so a lunch break, a long run or a Saturday drive can all pass through history.

  4. Step 4

    Collect it and come back

    Each stop you reach counts toward a badge, and a photo or a correction you send makes the record better for the next person. The map remembers where you have been, so the next trip starts where the last one ended.

The rules that make it work

The record comes first

Every site on these pages comes from a published register or marker program, with its source named. Nothing is listed that is not on the record.

Read the whole story

A marker is a few lines on a post. The story behind it is longer, and it includes the hard parts. Both are worth the stop.

Movement makes it stick

People remember the places they walked to. A route through five markers teaches more than fifty marker pages read on a couch.

Local beats famous

The marker two streets over usually has a better story than the one in the guidebook, and nobody else is standing in front of it.

Respect the ground

Many sites are private homes, working churches or cemeteries. View from the public way, follow posted hours, and leave it as you found it.

Every visitor can improve it

Markers go missing, get moved, or carry mistakes. A photo or a location fix from the person standing there is how the record stays right.

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