Valley heritage tour

The 2010 tour will be Saturday August 7th!
See our brochure (PDF) for ticket prices, departure times and information.

Listen to our radio ad from 2008!

Listen to our radio ad from 2008!

In an effort to continually present programming that will inform, educate and further cultural understanding, the West Virginia Center for African-American Art & Culture, Inc. will collaborated with other organizations, businesses, and individuals to provide a journey into the past for a limited period of time for tourists, guests, and local citizens.

VALLEY HERITAGE TOUR will be a remarkable opportunity for everyone to enjoy historical tours within and around the Kanawha Valley in August. These excursions will allow those interested to visit lands or structures with unique and significant historic value and hear of the people associated with them. These sites, some having been placed on the National Register of Historic Places, and the people associated with them, have contributed immensely to Valley growth. They will also provide an educational opportunity to learn of times past while offering an inspirational benefit to all those who take advantage of this once in a lifetime ride into history. During these tours, individuals with intimate knowledge of these sites will provide descriptive commentary.

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To grant a pleasurable, scenic and informative tour, transportation will be provided by a turn of the century trolley streetcar. These streetcars played a major role in the development of Charleston’s public transportation system in the early 1900’s. During this period city streets were strewn with tracks that allowed it to flourish as they transported passengers from one destination point to another. The streetcar became an icon in the minds and the hearts of all Valley residents for nearly forty years and their significance has never been forgotten. They have been maintained by the local public transit system, Kanawha Valley Regional Transit Authority KRT). Today they can be seen traveling along city streets shuttling passengers as they did long ago. Your support toward the success and sustainability of the project is very much appreciated