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The Beckley Mill Site is a historic archaeological site off Worley Road near Piney Creek in Beckley, West Virginia. The site is that of a mill established in 1835 by Beckley's founder and namesake, Alfred Beckley. The mill remained in use into the early 20th century, but was eventually closed and abandoned.
Beckley is a city in and the county seat of Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 17,286 at the 2020 census , making it the ninth-most populous city in the state. It is the principal city of the Beckley metropolitan area of Southern West Virginia , home to 115,079 residents in 2020.
The Beckley-Raleigh County Convention Center (originally the Raleigh County Armory) is a 2,856-seat indoor arena and convention center located in Beckley, West Virginia. It is used for basketball and is home to the West Virginia University Institute of Technology [1] and Woodrow Wilson High School [2] basketball teams. It was built in 1961.
Protected areas of Raleigh County, West Virginia (1 C, 4 P) Pages in category "Tourist attractions in Raleigh County, West Virginia" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total.
Phillips-Sprague Mine, also known as the Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine, is a historic coal mine located at New River Park in Beckley, Raleigh County, West Virginia. The mine opened about 1889 on what had been operated as a drift mine. Commercial development of the drift mine began in 1905 and the first coal was shipped on January 4, 1906.
The Beckley Courthouse Square Historic District is a 70-acre (28 ha) historic district in Beckley, West Virginia, United States that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994. [1] The listing included 100 contributing buildings, including one or more designed by architect Alex B. Mahood. [1] [2]
Little Beaver State Park is state park in Raleigh County, West Virginia. It is located near Beckley, West Virginia , about 2 miles (3.2 km) south of I-64 at Grandview Road, exit 129A. The park sits on the shores of 18-acre (0.07 km 2 ) Little Beaver Lake.
Raleigh County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 74,591. [1] Its county seat is Beckley. [2] The county was founded in 1850 and is named for Sir Walter Raleigh. [3] Raleigh County is included in the Beckley, West Virginia, Metropolitan Statistical Area.