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Tamarack Marketplace is a marketplace in Beckley, West Virginia run by the West Virginia Parkways, Economic Development and Tourism Authority. [1] Tamarack sells local artisan goods made from materials such as wood, glass, textiles, pottery, metal, jewelry, as well as food, art, books and recordings.
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]
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.
West Virginia Department of Commerce West Virginia Turnpike: Beckley: Raleigh County: Located at Exit 45 off I-77. [67] I-68: Bruceton Mills: Preston County: Located at mile marker 31 off I-68 westbound. I-81: Falling Waters: Berkeley County: Located at Exit 25 off I-81. I-64: Huntington: Cabell County/Wayne County: Located at mile marker 10 on ...
The Southern West Virginia visitor's bureau promotes the resort as "the most accessible, affordable ski resort in the Southeast". [ 5 ] The resort's top elevation is 3,600 feet (1,100 m) with a vertical descent of 603 feet (184 m).
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.
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.
General Alfred Beckley (1802–88) wanted his home to be the center of what he envisioned for Beckley, West Virginia which he founded in 1838. Although his town was a piece of paper in 1838, it would later become the county seat of Raleigh County, West Virginia , which was also founded by Beckley in 1850. [ 2 ]