Lewisburg, WV Summary

The pretty town of Lewisburg is primarily a tourist center of 4,500 people, nestled in the Greenbrier Valley at the edge of the Monongahela National Forest and the Greenbrier River. Lewisburg also connects intrepid travelers to the southern boundary of the Greenbrier River Trail, an adventurous 75-mile trek that takes in the tiny community of Hillsboro (birthplace of novelist Pearl S. Buck) before terminating at Pocahontas County, the home of the narrowgauge Cass Scenic Railroad.

Now on the National Register of Historic Places, Lewisburg covers 236 acres of historic sites including the circa 1796 Old Stone Presbyterian Church and the log structure of the Barracks, built in 1770 and used during the British War of 1812. Though the Battle of Lewisburg was fought near the town center in 1862 under Union General George Crook’s command, the town remained unscathed. In contrast, at the time of its inception in 1763, the settlement fought numerous conflicts with the Shawnee tribe, culminating in the Battle of Point Pleasant nine years later.

Located off I-64, Lewisburg is 9 miles west of Greenbrier Resort and is serviced by its own commercial airport, which has regular connections to Pittsburgh and Washington, DC.