Celebrate The History of Lewis County

Aug. 27, 2010 - PRLog -- Local authors Joy Gilchrist-Stalnaker and Bradley R. Oldaker  present Lewis County, the newest addition to the popular Images of America Series by Arcadia Publishing. Boasting over 200 vintage images, Lewis County showcases the community, people, buildings, and events that have made this area such a desirable place to live for many.

Since the first documented arrival of white men in its borders in 1769, Lewis County has morphed from a howling wilderness known simply as West Augusta, Virginia, to a major player in a hub of interstate highway transportation and a recreational area with a number of tourist destinations.

Formed from Harrison County in 1816, Lewis County and its 17,003 citizens represent the best of central West Virginia.  The county’s native sons and daughters have been industrialists, U.S. senators, Civil War Generals, and nationally recognized athletes and have been the fabric that makes America the great country it is today.

Joy and Bradley will be signing books at The Book Store on Saturday, September 11 from 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.  The Book Store is located at 47 East Main St in Buckhannon, WV.  For more information please contact 304.472.1840.

Available at area bookstores, independent retailers, and online retailers, or through Arcadia Publishing at www.arcadiapublishing.com or
(888)-313-2665.  

Arcadia Publishing is the leading publisher of local and regional history in the United States.  Our mission is to make history accessible and meaningful through the publication of books on the heritage of America’s people and places.  Have we done a book on your town?  Visit www.arcadiapublishing.com.

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With more than 6,000 local history titles published to date, Arcadia Publishing is the leading publisher of local and regional history in the United States. Widely recognized sepia books feature hundreds of vintage historical images.