Lewisburg is a
city
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in
Greenbrier County,
West Virginia
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, United States. The population was 3,930 at the 2020 census.
It is the
county seat
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of Greenbrier County.
Geography
Lewisburg is located approximately one mile north of the
Greenbrier River
The Greenbrier River is a tributary of the New River, long,McNeel, William P. "Greenbrier River." ''The West Virginia Encyclopedia''. Ken Sullivan, editor. Charleston, WV: West Virginia Humanities Council. 2006. . in southeastern West Virgin ...
.
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water.
Much of it is within the
karst
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belt and a
sinkhole
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is gated over at an intersection. It is part of the Davis Spring
subwatershed.
Lewisburg is part of the
Southern West Virginia region.
Transportation
Historic Lewisburg is centered at the crossroads of
U.S. Route 60, historically called The
Midland Trail, and
U.S. Route 219.
Interstate 64's intersection with U.S. Route 219 near the northern border of the town has drawn most modern development into that area.
Greenbrier Valley Airport supports a vibrant
general aviation
General aviation (GA) is defined by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) as all civil aviation aircraft operations with the exception of commercial air transport or aerial work, which is defined as specialized aviation services ...
community, and also has direct daily flights on United Airlines to
hubs in Washington DC (
IAD) and Chicago (
ORD).
Climate
The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the
Köppen Climate Classification
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system, Lewisburg has a
humid subtropical climate
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, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.
Demographics
2010 census
As of the
census
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of 2010, there were 3,830 people, 1,892 households, and 989 families living in the city. The
population density
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was . There were 2,100 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 90.5%
White
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, 5.4%
African American
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, 0.3%
Native American, 1.9%
Asian, 0.1%
Pacific Islander
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, 0.4% from
other races, and 1.4% from two or more races.
Hispanic
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The term commonly applies to countries with a cultural and historical link to Spain and to viceroyalties for ...
or
Latino of any race were 1.6% of the population.
There were 1,892 households, of which 20.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.3% were
married couples
Marriage, also called matrimony or wedlock, is a culturally and often legally recognized union between people called spouses. It establishes rights and obligations between them, as well as between them and their children, and between ...
living together, 8.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 2.7% had a male householder with no wife present, and 47.7% were non-families. 40.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.01 and the average family size was 2.73.
The median age in the city was 46.1 years. 17.7% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.5% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22.5% were from 25 to 44; 27.3% were from 45 to 64; and 24.1% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 46.6% male and 53.4% female.
2000 census
As of the
census
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of 2000, there were 3,624 people, 1,746 households, and 1,000 families living in the city. The
population density
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was 951.0 people per square mile (367.3/km
2). There were 1,929 housing units at an average density of 506.2 per square mile (195.5/km
2). The racial makeup of the city was 90.73%
White
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, 6.68%
African American
African Americans (also referred to as Black Americans and Afro-Americans) are an ethnic group consisting of Americans with partial or total ancestry from sub-Saharan Africa. The term "African American" generally denotes descendants of ens ...
, 0.44%
Native American, 0.52%
Asian, 0.36% from
other races, and 1.27% from two or more races.
Hispanic
The term ''Hispanic'' ( es, hispano) refers to people, cultures, or countries related to Spain, the Spanish language, or Hispanidad.
The term commonly applies to countries with a cultural and historical link to Spain and to viceroyalties for ...
or
Latino of any race were 0.66% of the population.
There were 1,746 households, out of which 20.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.6% were
married couples
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living together, 8.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.7% were non-families. 38.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 19.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.04 and the average family size was 2.69.
In the city, the population was spread out, with 17.8% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 22.8% from 25 to 44, 28.3% from 45 to 64, and 24.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 47 years. For every 100 females, there were 79.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 74.3 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $27,857, and the median income for a family was $42,940. Males had a median income of $38,056 versus $21,386 for females. The
per capita income
Per capita income (PCI) or total income measures the average income earned per person in a given area (city, region, country, etc.) in a specified year. It is calculated by dividing the area's total income by its total population.
Per capita i ...
for the city was $22,139, About 12.4% of families and 19.6% of the population were below the
poverty line
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, including 21.2% of those under age 18 and 16.6% of those age 65 or over.
History
Lewisburg is named after
Andrew Lewis. In 1751 Lewis, as a young surveyor, established a camp near the spring behind the present courthouse. This spring has been known as the Lewis Spring since that time. During
Pontiac's Rebellion in 1763,
Native Americans completely destroyed two of the early
Europe
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an
settlement
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* Human settlement, a community where people live
*Settlement (structural), the distortion or disruption of parts of a building
*Closing (real estate), the final step in executing a real estate transaction
*Settlement (fin ...
s in
Greenbrier County, killing the men and carrying off the women and children. This raid virtually eliminated all of the earliest
settler
A settler is a person who has migrated to an area and established a permanent residence there, often to colonize the area.
A settler who migrates to an area previously uninhabited or sparsely inhabited may be described as a pioneer.
Settle ...
s in the county. The Native Americans were primarily
Shawnee
The Shawnee are an Algonquian-speaking indigenous people of the Northeastern Woodlands. In the 17th century they lived in Pennsylvania, and in the 18th century they were in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois, with some bands in Kentucky a ...
s, and (according to undocumented tradition) were led by the famous leader
Hokoleskwa, or
Cornstalk.
By 1770 a fortified encampment called Fort Savannah was established at the Lewis Spring. In 1774,
Governor Dunmore
John Murray, 4th Earl of Dunmore (1730 – 25 February 1809), known as Lord Dunmore, was a British nobleman and colonial governor in the American colonies and The Bahamas. He was the last colonial governor of Virginia.
Lord Dunmore was name ...
of
Virginia
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instructed then-Colonel Andrew Lewis to gather "willing and able men" to go to the great
Kanawha River
The Kanawha River ( ) is a tributary of the Ohio River, approximately 97 mi (156 km) long, in the U.S. state of West Virginia. The largest inland waterway in West Virginia, its valley has been a significant industrial region of the st ...
and stand against the Native American forces that were attacking the Greenbrier Valley. In what became known as
Lord Dunmore's War, over 1,490 men were assembled, some at
Fort Pitt at present-day
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh ( ) is a city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States, and the county seat of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Allegheny County. It is the most populous city in both Allegheny County and Wester ...
, and others at Fort Union, on the site of present-day Lewisburg. These recruits included Lewis's brother Charles, and others which history books refer to as one of the most remarkable assemblages of
frontier
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leaders in American history. Thirteen were men of political and military distinction. Lewis's army marched down the
New
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New or NEW may refer to:
Music
* New, singer of K-pop group The Boyz
Albums and EPs
* ''New'' (album), by Paul McCartney, 2013
* ''New'' (EP), by Regurgitator, ...
and
Kanawha River
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s to the
Ohio River
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, where they intended to cross over and invade the
Ohio Country, which was the home of the
Shawnee
The Shawnee are an Algonquian-speaking indigenous people of the Northeastern Woodlands. In the 17th century they lived in Pennsylvania, and in the 18th century they were in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois, with some bands in Kentucky a ...
s. The Native Americans, led by Cornstalk, attempted to cut them off at the mouth of the Kanawha, where they fought an inconclusive battle that came to be known as the
Battle of Point Pleasant
The Battle of Point Pleasant, also known as the Battle of Kanawha, was the only major action of Dunmore's War. It was fought on October 10, 1774, between the Virginia militia and Shawnee and Mingo warriors. Along the Ohio River near modern-day ...
.
When the town of Lewisburg was formally laid out in 1780,
Matthew Arbuckle, Sr. was the first settler. Among Lewisburg's first trustees was Col.
John Stuart (1749-1823), a Revolutionary War commander who surveyed and settled the area and is known locally as the “Father of Greenbrier County”. The land on which the first county courthouse, and the Old Stone Church in Lewisburg, are situated was donated by Stuart. Lewisburg was formally established in 1782 by an act of the
Virginia General Assembly
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. The original trustees were Samuel Lewis, James Reid, Samuel Brown, Andrew Donnelly,
John Stuart, and
Archer Mathews.
To accommodate Virginians west of the mountains, several
Virginia
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courts sat in Lewisburg, where
Patrick Henry
Patrick Henry (May 29, 1736June 6, 1799) was an American attorney, planter, politician and orator known for declaring to the Second Virginia Convention (1775): " Give me liberty, or give me death!" A Founding Father, he served as the first a ...
once successfully defended a client accused of murder. The town and the surrounding farms prospered and a number of
spas and
resort
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hotels were established at some of the outlying
mineral spring
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s.
During the
Civil War
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The aim of one side may be to take control of the country or a region, to achieve independence for a region, or to change government polici ...
a number of engagements were fought in and around Lewisburg, including the 1862
Battle of Lewisburg
The Battle of Lewisburg occurred in Greenbrier County, Virginia (now part of West Virginia), on May 23, 1862, during the American Civil War. A Union brigade commanded by Colonel George Crook soundly defeated a larger Confederate force comma ...
. Several of the present buildings in town were used as hospitals and barracks by both sides in this conflict, and bullet marks can still be seen in some today. The
Virginia Supreme Court library, which was located in Lewisburg and served as the Greenbrier County Library until 2008, was used as a hospital and has preserved a section of wall with soldiers' graffiti.
In the mid 20th century, the Lewisburg area was home to several children's
summer camps. Camp Ann Bailey, (named after Revolutionary War scout
Anne Bailey) was located on the
Greenbrier River
The Greenbrier River is a tributary of the New River, long,McNeel, William P. "Greenbrier River." ''The West Virginia Encyclopedia''. Ken Sullivan, editor. Charleston, WV: West Virginia Humanities Council. 2006. . in southeastern West Virgin ...
. This
Girl Scout
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camp was
integrated in the 1950s thanks to the efforts of
Charleston civil rights activist
Elizabeth Harden Gilmore
Elizabeth Harden Gilmore (1909-1986) was a business leader and civil rights advocate.
She was the first woman to be licensed as an assistant funeral director in Kanawha County, West Virginia on October 28, 1938, and as a funeral director on Nov ...
.
The camp operated between 1927 and 1974, when it was closed to permit construction of
Interstate 64.
A boys' camp, Camp Shaw-Mi-Del-Eca, founded in 1929, was also located on the river. The two camps held joint activities, such as dances, with another nearby girls' camp, Camp Alleghany.
In 1978, a area in the heart of Lewisburg was designated a
National Register Historic District.
Today, Lewisburg is home to the
West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine, one of 29
osteopathic medical schools in the United States
Osteopathy () is a type of alternative medicine that emphasizes physical manipulation of the body's muscle tissue and bones. Practitioners of osteopathy are referred to as osteopaths.
Osteopathic manipulation is the core set of techniques in ...
and one of three medical schools in West Virginia.
Attractions and events
In 1902, steel baron and
philanthropist
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Andrew Carnegie
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built Carnegie Hall as a classroom building for the Lewisburg Female Institute, later the Greenbrier College for Women.
Carnegie Hall, Inc.
Carnegie Hall, Inc. is a regional cultural center located in Lewisburg, West Virginia, United States. It is within the Allegheny Mountains. Monroe County, West Virginia, Monroe, Greenbrier County, West Virginia, Greenbrier, Pocahontas County, Wes ...
was incorporated in 1983 as a regional
not-for-profit
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arts and education center. Today, the cultural center annually serves more than 75,000 patrons with live performances by artists from around the world,
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programming, classes, workshops, fine art exhibits, an
independent film
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series and more.
Carnegie Hall, Inc.
Carnegie Hall, Inc. is a regional cultural center located in Lewisburg, West Virginia, United States. It is within the Allegheny Mountains. Monroe County, West Virginia, Monroe, Greenbrier County, West Virginia, Greenbrier, Pocahontas County, Wes ...
is one of only four Carnegie Halls still in continuous use in the world.
The Greenbrier Historical Society and North House Museum is dedicated to collecting, preserving, and interpreting the rich history of the Greenbrier Valley. The Greenbrier Historical Society has operated within the North House since 1976 and has owned the building since 1992. Built in 1820, the North House was the home of local lawyer John North and his wife Charlotte for more than a decade before becoming James Frazier's Star Tavern and Inn. At the turn of the 20th century, the North House became the President's home for Greenbrier Women's College. Today, the museum's permanent displays and temporary exhibits feature items from across the Greenbrier Valley, including, but not limit to; the training saddle of General Robert E. Lee's horse Traveller, an 18th-century covered wagon, Civil War artifacts, furniture made by local craftsman David Surbaugh, as well as original items from the North family. The Greenbrier Historical Society archives and museum hold artifacts from before the revolutionary war through today.
The Greenbrier Historical Society and North House Museum also offers educational program, a research archive, group tour rates, and membership opportunities.
The Lewisburg
post office
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holds a
mural
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Word mural in art
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, ''Old Time Camp Meeting'', painted by American artist Robert F. Gates as part of
President Franklin Roosevelt
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's
New Deal
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. The mural depicts a religious
camp meeting, thought to be based on a local camp ground called Brushy Ridge.
The
Lost World Caverns are nearby, and feature self-guided tours and numerous rock formations.
Organ Cave is also in the area.
The
State Fair of West Virginia is held in nearby
Fairlea every August.
Lewisburg is the site of West Virginia's largest
Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration. The event includes a march through downtown Lewisburg, a community lunch, and a program commemorating the memory and legacy of Dr. King.
Belsnickle or Old Christmas is celebrated with the Shanghai Parade on New Year's Day. In this observation of the older traditions, people dress in costumes and march down the main street. Its term comes from "collie-shanghai", an old word related to making a lot of noise. The parade has been going on for over 150 years .
Other annual celebrations include two food festivals, Taste of Our Towns (TOOT) in October and the Chocolate Festival in April, and the Lewisburg Literary Festival, a celebration of books and the written word, held in August. Speakers at the Literary Festival have included Homer Hickam, author of Rocket Boys, Jeanette Walls, author of The Glass Castle, Garth Stein, author of The Art of Racing in the Rain, NBA basketball legend Jerry West, NPR's Noah Adams, West Virginia Poet Laureate and children's author Marc Harshman, and children's author Tom Angleberger of the Origami Yoda series. In 2013, musicians in the community created the West Virginia Winter Music Festival, as a fundraiser for musicians in need of financial support due to a life emergency. It has grown to be an anticipated event in the area every Januar
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The
Greenbrier Classic
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Concert series are held in nearby
Fairlea at the State Fair Grounds every July. Artists who have performed include West Virginia native
Brad Paisley,
Carrie Underwood
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,
Keith Urban,
Reba McEntire
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.
Miranda Lambert,
Rod Stewart
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,
Lionel Richie
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,
Victoria Justice,
Jon Bon Jovi
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,
Kenny Chesney,
Aerosmith
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,
Maroon 5
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and
Jimmy Buffett
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.
Notable people
*
Cleve Benedict
Cleveland Keith Benedict (born March 21, 1935) is an American politician. A member of the Republican Party, he served one term in the United States House of Representatives for West Virginia's 2nd congressional district from 1981 to 1983.
Lif ...
– former
congress
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man, West Virginia Commissioner of
Agriculture
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and US Undersecretary of
Energy
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*
Pinckney Benedict
Pinckney Benedict (born 1964) is an American short-story writer and novelist whose work often reflects his Appalachian background.
Biography
Benedict was raised in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, where his family had a dairy farm. He attended Th ...
– novelist, writer of short stories, and son of Cleve Benedict
*
Vernell "Bimbo" Coles – Basketball Olympian, played for
Miami Heat beginning in 1990
*
Phillip Hamman – Soldier and scout, known as "The Savior of the Greenbrier".
*
Brad Hoylman
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(born 1965) - New York State Senator
*
Jim Justice
James Conley Justice II (born April 27, 1951) is an American businessman and politician who has served as the 36th governor of West Virginia since 2017. Justice had a net worth of $1.2 billion in September 2018, making him the wealthiest person ...
–
Governor of West Virginia
*
Robert Bruce King
Robert Bruce King (born January 29, 1940) is a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.
Early life and education
King was born in 1940 in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. His father died ...
– Circuit Judge,
United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
*
Gary W. Martini – Marine awarded the
Medal of Honor
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for service in the Vietnam War, local bridge named in his honor
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Henry M. Mathews
Henry Mason Mathews (March 29, 1834April 28, 1884) was an American military officer, lawyer, and politician in the U.S. State of West Virginia. Mathews served as 7th Attorney General of West Virginia (1873–1877) and 5th Governor of West Virgi ...
– former
Governor of West Virginia. Member of the
Mathews family
*
Stuart Margolin - actor and director, best known for his work on "
The Rockford Files
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"
*
Johnny Olson – announcer, best known for his work on ''
What's My Line?'', ''
Match Game'', and ''
The Price is Right''
*
Mason Patrick –
United States Army
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general and air power advocate
* Colonel
John Stuart – Pioneer and soldier, the "Father of Greenbrier County"
References
External links
City of Lewisburg official web page
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Cities in West Virginia
Cities in Greenbrier County, West Virginia
County seats in West Virginia
Populated places established in 1782
1782 establishments in Virginia