TownePlace Suites by Marriott Huntington

communities

by davecallahan

Huntington is a sprawling city with three major sections: West End, South Side ande East End.

in East End you have:
Altizer
Beverly Hills... http://members.virtualtourist.com/m/d6398/db544/
Guyandotte... http://members.virtualtourist.com/m/d6398/db9d5/
Highlawn
Walnut Hills

in West End there is:
West Huntington (Central City)...
http://members.virtualtourist.com/m/d6398/dc294/
Harveytown.... http://members.virtualtourist.com/m/d6398/dba16/
Westmoreland... http://members.virtualtourist.com/m/d6398/dc2a6/

And South Side is comprised of:
Fairfield
Gaylersville... http://members.virtualtourist.com/m/d6398/db93c/
Reid... http://members.virtualtourist.com/m/d6398/dbf81/
Ritter Park

New River Gorge Bridge

by shrimp56

The bridge has lost it's title of "longest steel-arch bridge in the world" to a new one in Shanghai!
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A few numbers:
Height 876 feet
Bridge Length 3,030 feet
Arch Length 1,700 feet
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The link below has a lot of the construction details.

Huntington, West Virginia

by mikelisaanna

Huntington is a small city of 50,000 people located along the Ohio river in the southwestern potion of West Virginia, near the point where the borders of West VIrgina, Ohio, and Kentucky all meet. Huntington is the home of Marshall University, one of the two main universities in West Virginia.

We were just in Huntington for a day, and did not see the central portion of the city. We did, however, did visit its surprisingly good art museum, one of the best small city museums that we have seen. Another sight to see in Huntington is its rose garden, which was in beautiful full bloom when we were there in late May.

St Joseph Invitational Tournament Worth The Trip

by MMI_Travels

"SJI Is Exciting Time For All Involved"

MMI traveled to Huntington twice towrds the end of January, 2005 to participate in the St Joseph Invitational Tournament. This tournament has been running for 28 years and is an annual staple in the town.

The event is hosted at the Veteran's Memorial Fieldhouse. The building is obviously outdated but it is an ideal setting for a tournament such as this one.

In addition to basketball, there is a cheerleading competition and skits in between games. It seems like the whole community gets involved.

On the sport's side we won our first game against Williamson by a score of 91-79. This was an excellent game and earned us a place in the Championship game.

We returned two days later to face the tournament hosts, St Joseph. After a scrappy game we emerged as victors, 54-45, and took home the Championship trophy. A great end to a great week.