About
The Rivers to Ridges Heritage Trail, formerly known as the Kanawha Gateway Heritage Area, is a 501C-3 non-profit organization founded in July 2006 through a cooperative agreement between the Mason and Putnam County Commissions and the Greater Kanawha Resource Conservation and Development Area, Inc. The coalition was created to support projects that encourage heritage education and tourism throughout the communities of the lower Kanawha River Valley…
A Local History from Rivers to Ridges Heritage Trail!
Former AmeriCorps VISTA Joseph Phillips wrote Along the Kanawha River to document the histories of Buffalo, Eleanor, Winfield, and Nitro through historic photography, including several images from local residents. Along the Kanawha Riveris available by contacting Rivers to Ridges Heritage Trail (see below).