West Virginia - Hanging Rock, East of Romney

Hanging Rock, US 50

East of Romney, West Virginia

This 'real photo' postcard is unused.

West Virginia - Huntington

Huntington, West Virginia

Skyline and The War Memorial Arch

 

West Virginia - Map and Greetings From

Greetings From
West Virginia

Mountain State
Capitol: Charleston
Area: 24,181 square miles
Population: 1,860,421 *
Motto: Montani Semper Libera-dendron. **
Flower: Rosebay Rhododendron
Bird: Cardinal
Tree: Sugar Maple
Animal: Black Bear
35th state admitted to the Union ***

* This was the population in the mid-1970's when this postcard was probably printed.  It has actually gone down a bit and is now 1,815,857

** Montani Semper Liberi is Latin for "Mountaineers are Always Free"

*** It was admitted on June 20, 1863.

West Virginia - A Lousy Postcard

My friends went to West Virginia.  Al I got was this Lousy Postcard!

Graphic Design by David Nestmann.

The sender writes:
I figured you wouldn't mind a 'Lousy postcard" from our trip to West Virginia!

Nope - They are correct, I don't mind it at all, in fact I think it is quite spectacular!
2017

West Virginia - Glenville State College

Student Union and Cafeteria
Glenville State College
Glenville, West Virginia

Constructed in 1957; provides modern facilities for cafeteria, student union, bookstore, guest rooms, faculty lounge, and alumni office.  Glenville State College, Home of the Pioneers, is the most centrally located college in West Virginia (no period at the end of the sentence, whoops! someone didn't proofread!)

Color Photo by Jack Cawthon
1967

West Virginia - New River Gorge Bridge

New River Gorge Bridge

The Bridge is considered the "Western Hemisphere's longest single span steel arch bridge" and is part of US Route 19.  Located near Fayetteville & Lansing, West Virginia, this area of the New River is known for white water rafting and flows under The New River Gorge Bridge.

Photo: Frank Cerevalo
2010

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The bridge is the centerpiece of Fayette County's "Bridge Day", during which the bridge is closed to vehicular traffic. This festival includes demonstrations of rappelling, ascending and BASE jumping, and is held every October on the third Saturday. Bungee jumping has been banned from Bridge Day since 1993.

BASE jumper Brian Lee Schubert, 66, of Alta Loma, California, died during Bridge Day 2006 (October 21) when his parachute did not open in time. His death was the first that occurred during BASE jumping at the New River Gorge Bridge Day Festival since 1987, and only the third ever. One other BASE jumper was killed while performing an illegal, non-Bridge Day related jump.

The bridge is within the New River Gorge National River and the National Park Service operates a visitor center at the northern end of the bridge with scenic overlooks and a staircase that descends partially into the gorge.