The Official Web Site of the Town of Rowesburg
Join thousands of visitors who come to Rowlesburg from the 1st of May to the end of December!
WHAT TO DO IN THE AREA? Hike the Allegheny Trail, tour Civil War Battle sites, watch and photograph the famous West End railroad, still in operation. Rowlesburg's famous bridges were a target of Robert E. Lee and Jefferson Davis. Another big attraction is Cheat River. This is a great fishing, swimming and kayaking river offering 40 miles of flat water trails, and Class II to Class IV white water. History and the arts are the core sources of activities in the Greater Rowlesburg Area.
Festivals and still more festivals! Come and see the River City Arts festival on Memorial Weekend. The WWII Reenactment is held in June each year with groups from several states. Tours of the Cannon Hill Battle Site take place all summer and fall.
Then there is Labor Day Weekend and the famous Ox Roast, and the West Virginia Chestnut Festival on Columbus Weekend. The Christmas Market tops off a year of festivals. But, come any weekend and walk among lifelike soldiers in the spectacular WWII Museum, open all summer, and take in the priceless collection of B&O model bridges. The bridges were built for the 1927 Centenary Celebration. Several of the models typify bridges used to carry the railroad across Cheat River. The bridges are on loan from the B&O Railroad Museum.
Rowlesburg is also the home of the annual Dirty Double Bicycle Race first weekend in June. The race is sponsored by Preston County Parks and Recreation.
For all of the things to do and see click below. You'll always enjoy your time in Rowlesburg, West Virginia! Keep up with activities by joining Rowlesburg Friends on facebook.
For kayak rentals and shuttle service, CLICK HERE, or call 304-454-2095. Click here for access to the VISITOR GUIDE, for a photographic tour and index. For Labor Day Weekend Festival, click FESTIVAL.
For guided river activities contact Blackwater Outdoor Adventures in nearby St. George. They rent canoes and kayaks, and they run rafts on the Narrows just north of Rowlesburg.
For tour opportunities contact Mountaineer Country Tours in Kingwood. JoAnn Peterson is the owner. Call: 304-329-6336.
Click HISTORY for photos and prints of early Rowlesburg.
For RVs and campers contact the mayor's office: 304-454-2441. Tent camping allowed. Electric, water and bathroom facilties.
The remarkable Arthurdale Heritage Center is less than a half-hour by car. Don't miss the July Hertage Festival!
Labor Day Weekend Festival--Ox Roast
Centenary Model Bridge Exhibit--Szilagyi Center.
Reenactors at the RR bridge they defended in 1863.
We look forward to hearing from you.
Eric Bautista, Mayor; Kim Felton, Town Recorder; Tim Weaver, Commissioner of Tourism & Economic Development, Mayor's Office, Town Hall, Rowlesburg, P.O. 458, WV 26425 wtcweaver@aol.com
Tim Weaver, web administrator
Northern WV Model Train Show--Labor Day Weekend.
WWII Museum--Szilagyi Center
Union troops firing at Confederate Calvary in Battle of Rowlesburg bridge
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