Over the past several years the town of Summersville,WV has been given the title of the second largest speed trap in the United States.If you are traveling on U.S. route 19.The chances are you have been through Summersville. I have seen replies from travelers on different forums sites that have blasted the local law enforcement for [...]
Nicholas County was initially created by an act of the Virginia General Assembly on January 30, 1818 from parts of Greenbrier, Kanawha and Randolph counties. The county’s boundaries, however, were disputed and altered to its current status by another act of the Assembly on January 29, 1820. The county was named in honor of Wilson [...]
Battle of Carnifex Ferry took place on September 10, 1861, in Nicholas County, Virginia (now West Virginia), as part of the Operations in Western Virginia Campaign during the Civil War. The battle resulted in a Union victory that contributed to the eventual Confederate withdrawal from western Virginia. The campaign helped pave the way for the [...]