The Land Kept Us: The Story of the Lost Towns & the Tygart Hotel

Donate here to support the Tygart Community Investment Fund — providing ongoing arts, housing, and downtown enhancement project funding in Elkins, WV.

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Nestled in a small valley in the mountains in West Virginia, the City of Elkins is home to a newly remodeled historic Tygart Hotel. Rehabilitated and owned by Woodlands Development & Lending, a local non-profit, this unique project has inspired unexpected and deep connections between residents and the surrounding Monongahela National Forest.

There’s a story to tell here. A story of how humans came to this wild place, why we built this grand hotel, and how the communities, the rugged mountains, natural resources, and infrastructure continue to evolve.

This is a story of how we all connect, in an unbroken chain, to all that came before and all that are coming still.

This is our story. And now, it is yours too.

Please consider a donation to the Tygart Community Investment Fund, so that we can continue to tell this ever-evolving story.

Resources

Paint it Black 2: Building a Content Strategy for Artists

Angelica Gilleran, StrongRapport   Karen Jacobson, Woodlands Community Lenders May 19th, Tygart Hotel, Elkins, WV Register here Building a Content Strategy for Artists: Unlocking Your Artistic Voice Online with Strategy ...

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Stories

The Slow Rescue of the Opera-less Opera House of Thomas, WV

feature image courtesy Alpine Heritage Preservation Imagine you are an enterprising settler in the highest and wildest part of the WV wilderness in the early 1890s. The booming coal ...

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Resources

Paint it Black 5: Branding & Sales Strategies

Robert Villamagna, mixed-media artist, WV Tinman   Karen Jacobson, Woodlands Community Lenders August 18th, Tygart Hotel, Elkins, WV Register here Branding and Sales Strategies make your travel worth it, connect ...

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