Clio Connecting America to Art, History and Culture
Since the GPS-enabled history and website and mobile app, Clio (theclio.com) was created in 2017 by Marshall University associate professor of history, David Trowbridge, it has uploaded and curated 35,226 historical entries helping people in every state discover history through walking, driving and virtual multi-media tours. Named after the Greek muse of history, Clio was […]
Old Central City Walking Tour
Most Tri-Staters know about the antique shopping in Old Central City, but like many of those antiques, there’s much more than meets the eye. The area is chock full of antique stores and museums with nothing but love for antique cars, trains, radios, TVs, technology and the ever-changing life down on the farm. Known today […]
Huntington Walking Tour
Start at Pullman Square … at the outdoor stage area and take a look across 3rd Avenue. 1. Added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986, the Huntington Downtown Historic District — roughly bounded by 3rd Avenue, 10th Street, 5th Avenue, 8th Street and 7th Street — is 315 acres and has 59 buildings of historic and architectural importance. Now that your head is […]
Barboursville Walking Tour
Welcome to Barboursville, a bustling city rich in history. The Cabell County seat for nearly 80 years in the 1800s, Barboursville was also a popular steamboat destination before the Civil War when a skirmish tore open the heart of the city. In the 20th Century it was one of the region’s first college towns and […]
Ironton Walking Tour
Start at The Norfolk and Western Depot … The walk is 1.8 miles long and takes ap- proximately 45 minutes. 1. The Depot, Bobby Bare Boulevard and Park Avenue Designed by Edward G. Frye of Virginia, the Norfolk and Western Depot was known to be the center of area stations. The richness of classical detailing makes […]