Ronceverte, West Virginia

[8] The Hokes Mill Covered Bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981.

[9] Ronceverte is a proud railroad town, a part of the C&O lines that connected Pocahontas County to Hinton, and to Clifton Forge, Virginia.

Ronceverte was part of the "Gravel Girtie" line where Hinton-based train cars were sent to the limestone quarry at Fort Spring and loaded with crushed lime.

[10] Ronceverte's economic area is in the downtown section, crossed with railroad tracks for the former Chesapeake & Ohio and a large floodplain that causes occasional adjustment for its citizens.

Grants from Tony Hawk and the Izaak Walton League have allowed this public area to grow for the health and recreational opportunities for its citizens.

The public access includes a boat launch for swimmers and fishers, and an outdoor amphitheater.

The winning duck can be a cash prize or a new truck; runners-up are gifts from local businesses to support county interests.

In the late 1880s, a man was traveling through on the rail and saw a very pretty young woman at the Ronceverte Depot.

The incident inspired a song, "The Pretty Girl of Ronceverte", written by Thomas Thackston and set to music by Charles Pratt.

[14] The play's theme is a demonstration of Ronceverte's importance in the turn of the 20th century, when its St. Lawrence Boom and Lumber Company was the largest softwood mill in the country,[15] and traces of its industry have sculpted Ronceverte's portion of the Greenbrier River to the shape it is today.

All proceeds from the play are recycled back into the town of Ronceverte with the intention of improving the community, uplifting its economy, and fostering civic pride.

[16] At this point, it is a purely volunteer program, as is its sequel, Big Dreams, Restless Spirit.

Greenbrier County map