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HAMPSHIRE / MINERAL COUNTIES

Flying eagles, vintage passenger trains and historic towns color the beautiful, green South Branch Valley. Its the land of the Potomac and the place where George Washington slept.

Northern Sector
The winding path of US 220 cuts through the South Branch Valley, bisecting Petersburg and Moorefield, making its way through Mineral County and the historic village of Burlington (home of the Old Fashioned Apple Harvest Festival) before meeting the North Branch of the Potomac near Keyser.

Jennings Randolph Lake and Barnum Rail Trail, off SR 46, appeal to those who enjoy biking, camping, hiking and boating. To the northeast, via SR 46/intersection SR 28, Fort Ashby (c. 1755) is the only remaining fort established by Gen. George Washington.

Larenim Park, on nearby Patterson Creek Road, is home to an outdoor summer musical that plays out the tale of McNeill's Rangers, a Confederate partisan group that captured Union generals Kelly and Crook in their hotel beds.

To the south on SR 28 Romney, the county seat, is home depot to the Potomac Eagle Scenic Railroad, a restored vintage passenger train that makes summer weekend and daily autumn excursions along the South Branch River, through "The Trough" to Petersburg. Sightings of the American Bald Eagle is commonplace!

Parts of Hampshire and Mineral counties are known for their apple orchards and vineyards. Pick-your-own farms are sprinkled along the mountain sides east of Romney. Baskets of West Virginia home-grown apples, peaches, and vegetables grace road-side stands in late summer and early fall.

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POINTS OF INTEREST
Burlington Old-Fashioned Apple Harvest Festival
Confederate Monument
Castle Rock
Fort Edwards
Fort Mill Ridge Trenches
Hawk Recreation Area
Ice Mountain
Indian Mound Cemetery
Short Mountain, Nathaniel, and Springfield Wildlife Management Areas

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