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Tim Wade, Chair
Brad Hertco, Vice-Chair
Ruthana Beezley, Secretary
Bob Sheets, Treasurer
Louise Burner
1274
Huntersville Road
Marlinton,
WV 24954
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The Pocahontas
County Historic Landmarks Commission
receives
a portion of hotel/motel tax from the County Commission
for
use in restoring and maintaining
historic landmarksin the
county.
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In 1991, the Pocahontas County
Historic Landmarks Commission purchased the Pocahontas County Opera
House and, with support from the community, worked to transform it from
an abandoned and forgotten old building into a beautiful performance space
and center for community activities. They reopened its doors and brought
performances to its stage once again in 1999.
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The McGlaughlin house is the oldest dwelling in Marlinton, West
Virginia.
A number of years ago a hand-hewn pioneer log cabin was discovered inside
another residence near St. John Neumann Catholic Church, in Marlinton. Upon
further inspection, members of the Pocahontas County Historic Landmarks
Commission found that the cabin was built by Squire Hugh McGlaughlin in
1850 and is known as the oldest existing house in Marlinton.
The cabin was dismantled and relocated to 4th
Avenue beside the Greenbrier River Trail and near the Marlinton Train
Depot.
Read
story in the Pocahontas Times
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S. Stewart photo
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