Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike National Scenic Byway

06/26/2025

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02/10/2025

Our annual RR fundraiser with Tygart Valley Lions Club is coming up quickly! Get your tickets before they’re gone! Tickets can be purchased from any RMBF or TV LIONS member, or by calling/visiting the Beverly Heritage Center at 304-637-7424

07/17/2024

Beverly Heritage Day is this Saturday, July 20!

Beverly Heritage Day is coming soon! Some of our main features will be a Civil War Art Show, ice cream floats, clogging, and History Alive!, sponsored by the West Virginia Humanities Council. We'll have reenactors as Civil War soldiers who will demonstrate black powder rifle firing, and a World War II camp where you can talk to soldiers about their experiences. There will also be vintage inspired lawn games, and crafts! We hope to see you all there!

07/12/2024

When you visit the Beverly Heritage Center, check out our exhibits in the Beverly Bank building. Those beautiful doors are on the corner of US 219 and Court Street, in the heart of Beverly!

We are excited to have the Beverly Bank's doors installed today thanks to a donation from the Beverly Women's Club!

07/06/2024

Check out “Fashion through the Ages” tomorrow (July 6) with the Beverly Heritage Center!

Attention fashionistas, vintage clothes collectors, and anyone else with an interest in historic and contemporary fashion! The BHC will be hosting Fashion Through the Ages, a comparative fashion show and discussion on how styles come and go. We are collaborating with and the Historic Beverly Antiques to bring fashion from various eras.

Please join us on July 6th at 4PM in the IOOF Building (across from Beverly Town Square). This event is free and there will be some light refreshments available!

If you want more information, please email us at [email protected]

07/04/2024

Visit the Beverly Heritage Center for “Centuries of History” on July 20th!

Here are some of the exciting things we plan to have at Beverly Heritage Days! We're excited to welcome the Lincoln County Cloggers and have them show us their clogging expertise. There will also be an in house blacksmith demonstration open to the public, plenty of kid friendly games, reenactments featuring famous historical characters, and a delicious cake and pie sale!

05/23/2024

Beverly Heritage Center Job Opportunity Deputy Director   Opportunity The Beverly Heritage Center is seeking a multi-talented individual to grow with our organization. This Deputy Director position will assist with wide responsibilities operating the Beverly Heritage Center Museum and our non-profi...

05/21/2024

Jason Bauserman was a friend of the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike. An historian and citizen weather observer, his passion for the Bartow and Durbin areas was apparent to all he met. Jason will be remembered for his work in preserving the Durbin Jail as well as his portrayal of the Elder John Kline, a traveling Brethren minister.

Jason will be greatly missed! Rest in peace, friend.

11/08/2023

07/20/2021

Come to the BHC for a full day of retro gaming! Take a step back into the past and get the chance to try out some of your old childhood favorites once again. The good, the bad, AND the ugly - you'll have the opportunity to try them all!

06/25/2021

Happy Birthday to Lemuel Chenoweth, born in Randolph County in 1811. Primarily known as a bridge builder, this self-taught architect built several structures on the National Register of Historic Places including the Philippi covered bridge, Tygart Valley Presbyterian Church, and the Barrickville covered bridge. The story goes that Lemuel won his bid to build bridges on the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike by standing on top of his scale model to demonstrate its effectiveness. The Beverly Heritage Center has several artifacts made by Lemuel on display including a model saw mill and a barn loom. You can also see his house that he built himself on our Historic Beverly Walking Tour.