Raleigh County Historical Society Program

Learn About Beckley’s Railroad History

as part of the

VIRGINIAN RAILWAY HERITAGE TRAIL

Saturday, March 28^th at 2:30 pm

Free Program and Picture Show 
by Railroad Historian and Author
Aubrey Wiley

Hosted by Raleigh County Historical Society

at

Beckley Exhibition Mine’s

Coal Camp Church

Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine

513 Ewart Ave

Beckley, WV

(304) 253-8441

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On Friday, March 27th, the Deepwater Building in downtown Beckley, WV. (128 S. Heber Street) will be added to the Virginian Railway Heritage Trail. The beautiful, four story stone structure was built circa 1904 by the Deepwater Railroad to house the subsidiary,  Loup Creek Coal Company's Sales Offices. A press conference and brief ceremony open to the public will be at 11:00 am.

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About the speaker.....

Aubrey Wiley of Lynchburg, Virginia has authored the following books:

• The Norfolk & Western Ry. Handbook - 1980
• The Southern Ry. Handbook - 1983
• The Virginian Ry. Handbook - 1985
• The Virginian Ry. Pictorial - Pictures & Stories - 2010
• The Virginian Ry.: The Wooden Axle Railroad - An Introduction - 2012
• The Virginian Ry. Heritage Trail - 2013
• The Virginian Ry. - The Calendar Years - 2014
• N&W Six Eleven Children's book - 2014

Link to the Virginian Railway Heritage Trail: http://www.virginianrailwayheritagetrail.blogspot.com/