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Contact:
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Margaret Hambrick, Secretary 304-646-2439
814 West Washington Street
Lewisburg, WV 24910
304-645-3398
NEWS RELEASE
Founded
in
1963,
the
Greenbrier
Historical
Society
is
dedicated
to
community
enrichment
through
education
and
preservation
of
the
history
and
culture
of
the
Greenbrier
Valley.
The
Greenbrier
Historical
Society
is
a
regional
organization
that
serves
the
West
Virginia
counties
of
Greenbrier,
Monroe,
Summers,
and Pocahontas.
DEDICATION PLANNED FOR BLUE SULPHUR SPRINGS PAVILION
On
Saturday,
July
1,
2023,
at
11:00
a.m.,
a
formal
dedication
ceremony
will
be
held
for
the
restoration
of
the
Blue
Sulphur
Springs
Pavilion.
Located
about
9
miles
from
Alderson
on
Blue
Sulphur
Road,
the
restoration
of
this
local
landmark
has
been
the
work
of
the
Friends
of
the
Blue
Committee,
under
the
sponsorship of the Greenbrier Historical Society (GHS). Everyone is welcome to attend this celebration.
In
2013,
Mrs.
Rebecca
Fleshman
Lineberry
donated
the
Pavilion
and
2
acres
to
the
Greenbrier
Historical
Society
so
it
could
be
restored.
The
Friends
of
the
Blue
Committee
(Alex
McLaughlin,
Chair,
and
members
Cathy
Bolt,
Irma
Smith
Cadle,
William
“Skip”
Deegans,
Margaret
Hambrick,
and
Ray
and
Lynn
Tuckwiller)
has
worked
diligently
to
accomplish
this
goal.
They
had
plenty
of
help
from
the
Division
of
Arts,
Culture,
and
History,
Randall
Reid-Smith,
Curator;
the
State
Historic
Preservation
Office,
Susan
Pierce,
Deputy
Director;
the
Mills
Group;
The
James
F.
B.
Peyton
Foundation
and
other
funders;
great
contractors, and funding and support from people all across the country.
Cathy Bolt, daughter of Mrs. Lineberry, said, “It is a dream come true.”
PHOTO CAPTIONS:
The Blue in the late 1800s.
The Blue in 2023.
