Region 6 - West Virginia Department of Commerce

Regional Highlights• Historic Matewan sandwiched between railroad andfloodwall carved with historic scenes (town made famouswhen filmmaker John Sayles made film of same namewhich shot entirely in Thurmond and the New River Gorgearea, Region 4)• Life-sized Italian marble statue of Devil Anse Hatfield, feudpatriarch, in the family cemetery in Sarah Ann• Nationally recognized Hatfield-McCoy Trails, with deepvalleys along more than 500 miles of tight and twisting trailsfor walking and other adventures on ATVs, dirt bikes,horses, and mountain bikes• A building carved of coal and used as the Chamber ofCommerce office in Williamson• Chief Logan State Park, a 4,000 acre park located in theheart of West Virginia’s southern coalfields, includes 75room lodge, campground, outdoor amphitheater, conferencecenter, wildlife center, and a museum displaying regionalhistory with artifacts from the WV Division of Culture &History• Born in Myra, WV, Chuck Yeager, the first man to break thesound barrier, made Hamlin (Lincoln County) his home• Boone County is home to WaterWays, billed as WestVirginia’s Water Park, and features giant water slides, lazyriver, various size pools, miniature golf, picnic facilities,archery, go-carts, and batting cages• Beech Fork Lake, part of the integrated flood reductionsystem operated by the Corps of Engineers for the entireOhio River Basin, provides a wealth of recreational activitiesfor outdoor enthusiasts and deluxe cabins and campground• East Lynn Lake and Wildlife Management Area, a popularspot for water skiing and other outdoor recreation, includesthe rolled earth fill East Lynn DamProduction Credits — Made inRegion 9• 2006, WE ARE MARSHALL, Warner Bros. (Huntington,Cabell County; Ceredo, Wayne County)Cities & TownsBOONE COUNTY: Artie, Ashford, Bald Knob, Bandytown,Barrett, Bim, Bloomingrose, Bob White, Comfort, Costa,Danville, Foster, Garrison, Gordon, Hewett, Jeffrey, Julian,Madison (county seat), Nellis, Orgas, Ottawa, Packsville,Peytona, Prenter, Racine, Ramage, Ridgeview, Seth, Sylvester,Turtle Creek, Twilight, Uneeda, Van, Wharton, WhitesvilleLINCOLN COUNTY: Alkol, Branchland, Ferrellsburg,Griffithsville, Hamlin (county seat), Harts, Leet, Midkiff,Morrisvale, Myra, Palermo, Ranger, Sias, Sod, Spurlockville,Sumerco, Sweetland, West Hamlin, Woodville, YawkeyLOGAN COUNTY: Accoville, Amherstdale, Barnabus, BigCreek, Blair, Bruno, Chapmanville, Chauncey, Clothier, Cora,48Davin, Dehue, Earling, Ethel, Henlawson, Holden, Hunt, Kistler,Lake, Landville, Logan (county seat), Lorado, Lundale, Lyburn,Mallory, Man, McConnell, Mitchell Heights, Monaville, MountGay, Omar, Peach Creek, Pecks Mill, Robinette, Rossmore,Sarah Ann, Sharples, Shively, Stirrat, Stollings, Switzer, Taplin,Verdunville, West Logan, Whitman, Wilkinson, YolynMINGO COUNTY: Baisden, Blackberry City, Borderland,Breeden, Edgarton, Emmett, Gilbert, Hampden, Justice, Kermit,Lenore, Lobata, Matewan, Meador, Myrtle, Naugatuck,Newtown, Nolan, North Matewan, Ragland, Rawl, Red Jacket,Sprigg, Thacker, Varney, Verner, Vulcan, Wharncliffe, Williamson(county seat)WAYNE COUNTY: Ceredo, Cove Gap, Crum, Dunlow, EastLynn, Fort Gay, Genoa, Glenhayes, Kenova, Kiahsville,Lavalette, Prichard, Radnor, Shoals, Wayne (county seat),WilsondaleChambers of CommerceLOGAN COUNTY• Logan County Chamber of Commerce, Logan, 304-752-1324, www.logancountychamberofcommerce.comMINGO COUNTY• Tug Valley Chamber of Commerce, Williamson, 304-235-5240, www.tugvalleychamberofcommerce.comConvention & Visitors BureausBOONE, LINCOLN, LOGAN, MINGO, AND WAYNE COUNTIES• Coalfield CVB, Chapmanville, 304-855-5521,www.coalfieldcvb.orgCounty Commissions• Boone County Commission, 304-369-7301• Lincoln County Commission, 304-824-7990• Logan County Commission, 304-792-8626• Mingo County Commission, 304-235-0378• Wayne County Commission, 304-272-6350Hospitals & Treatment CentersBOONE COUNTY• Boone Memorial Hospital, 701 Madison Avenue, Madison,304-369-1230, www.bmh.orgLOGAN COUNTY• Guyan Valley Hospital, 396 Dingess Street, Logan, 304-792-1700, http://www.loganregionalmedicalcenter.com/gvh.shtml• Logan Regional Medical Center, 20 Hospital Drive, Logan,304-792-1101, www.loganregionalmedicalcenter.comMINGO COUNTY• Williamson Memorial Hospital, 859 Alderson Street,Williamson, 304-235-2500, www.hmawmh.com