STAUNTON-PARKERSBURG TURNPIKE GETTING ATTENTION - Dates Back To 1826

(06/23/2003)

One of West Virginia's most historic roadways will receive some new attention. The focus will be on the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike, commissioned in 1826 to help open up access to the Northwest Territory. The stretch best known to local residents is Route 47. A group of volunteers are needed to help create the state's latest historic byway. They will inventory Gilmer, Ritchie, Wirt and Wood counties and their role on the turnpike. The turnpike coursed its way through the mountains from Staunton, Virginia to Parkersburg on the Ohio River. Construction started in the 1840s. Sections of turnpike in Pocahontas, Randolph and Barbour counties received byway designation in 1997.

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