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Nine of these markers are placed in the residential historic districts of Bluefield.  The Bluefield seal is located at the top of the markers.

The Bluefield Garden Tour, when scheduled, showcases the gardens of several Bluefield homes.   Many of these homes are on the National Register of Historic Places.  A caterer usually showcases food at each site and special music is usually provided at some homes.  Tickets are sold in advance and on the day of the tour.  The proceeds benefit the Children's Home Society of West Virginia's "We Can" Child-mentoring Program.

July  6, 2009

Dear Members and Contributors, and Anyone wishing to join the Bluefield Historical Society,

The  Bluefield Historical Society will meet at the home of Paul and Carol Cole, 2126 Reid Avenue, Bluefield, WV, on Monday, August 10, 2009 at 7:00 p.m. Paul Cole has generously offered to give tours of his fabulous antique toy collection.  Please send in the membership form or join at the meeting.

The John Nash Monument at Chicory Square in the downtown historic district has been completed.

Gail Satterfield with the Bluefield Beautification Commission did much of the work on this project.

Raymond Woody donated the stone and installed the granite marker. David Hardin did the landscaping.

We have had our historical driving tour brochure reprinted again. The Mercer County Convention and Visitors Bureau distributes these throughout the year.

On Thursday, May 28th, 64 fourth grade Bluefield Intermediate School students and four teachers (Kay Sudduth, Julie Miller, Rama Caldwell, and Linda Saxton) toured the neighborhood of historic homes across route 460 from BIS. In preparation for the tour, Wayne Pelts, Bluefield High School History teacher and architecture buff, presented the informative workshop emphasizing architectural terms... On the walk students delighted in finding examples of pediments; smooth and fluted columns; Doric, ionic, and Corinthian capitals; fan and side lights; dentil molding; and soldiers cursing brick work.  The tour concluded with a picnic on the lawn of Dr. and Mrs. David Tolliver, where Bluefield Historical Society members Alisa Tolliver and Terry Whittington treated the students to drinks, chips, and dessert. As fifth graders, these same students will have a study trip opportunity to Washington, DC, where they will again be able to see examples of architectural elements.

We hope to see you at our annual meeting. Anyone that would like to bring an appetizer may do so. Drinks will be provided.

Yours truly, Terry Whittington, President

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