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“Many of West Virginia’s most scenic and historical places are just a few hours’ drive from Rappahannock County,” said Bruce Sloane, author of the recently published book, “Scenic Driving West Virginia.” Sloane, who lives in Sperryville, will talk about his book and show slides at a signing and reading at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, June 14, at the Old Sperryville Bookshop on Main Street.
The book complements Sloane’s earlier book, “Scenic Driving Virginia,” which covers numerous drives in the Old Dominion state, and may be familiar to Rappahannock residents. Both books are published by Globe Pequot/Falcon Press.
“Scenic Driving West Virginia” describes twenty-four drives the length and breadth of the Mountain State. Some are wilderness drives, such as the two drives up the Allegheny Front: one to Spruce Peak, West Virginia’s highest point, and another to the high plateau at Dolly Sods.
“Both of these spots are part of the Monongahela National Forest, and just a few hours drive from Rappahannock County” said Sloane. “On clear days from either one you can look eastward 40 miles or so to Virginia’s Blue Ridge and Shenandoah National Park.”
Another nearby drive is through the historic eastern panhandle of West Virginia, including Harpers Ferry National Historic Park. Harpers Ferry is best known for John Brown’s failed raids to free the slaves, which led to West Virginia’s succession from Virginia and helped to ignite the Civil War. The drive passes through Shepherdstown where you can see a replica of the world’s first steamboat. It was built here and tested in the nearby Potomac River in 1787, some 20 years before Robert Fulton’s more famous model.
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