Greenbrier County
From West Virginia (WV) Cyclopedia
The second largest county in West Virginia, Greenbrier was created in 1778 from parts of Montgomery and Botetourt counties, of Virginia, and named for the region's principal waterway, the Greenbrier River. Its first permanent settlement was established in 1769 at Frankford.
General Andrew Lewis is credited with naming the river and its valley. While surveying the area with his father, he fell into a patch of "green briars," according to legend. The county is renown for its pastureland, mineral springs, and limestone caverns. The Greenbrier resort, at White Sulphur Springs, and historic Lewisburg, WV, are the region's primary tourist attractions.
County Seat: Lewisburg, WV
Population: 34,453 (2000 Census (http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFFacts?_event=Search&geo_id=05000US54089&_geoContext=01000US%7C04000US54%7C05000US54089&_street=&_county=greenbrier&_cityTown=&_state=04000US54&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on)
Greenbrier County Profile (http://www.wvbep.org/bep/lmi/CNTYPROF/CP99gree.HTM)
Lodging: Greenbrier County Hotels (http://www.reservetravel.com/v4/redir.aspx?type=geo&rad=15&lbl=Greenbrier%20County&lat=37.900851&lon=-80.507974&siteid=7790)
State Fair: West Virginia State Fair
Schools: Greenbrier County Schools (http://wvde.state.wv.us/ed_directory/office.html?office_id=292)
Libraries: Greenbrier County Library (http://greenbrier.lib.wv.us/)
State Parks
Cities and Towns
Alderson, WV
Lewisburg, WV
Quinwood, WV
Rainelle, WV
Ronceverte, WV
Rupert, WV
White Sulphur Springs, WV
National Forest
Climate
Temperature Mean Annual Average: 51 (Degrees F)
January Averages: High 39 (Degrees F) -- Low 18 (Degrees F)
July Averages: High 83 (Degrees F) -- Low 59 (Degrees F)
Long Term Precipitation
January: 2.69 inches -- July: 4.39 (inches) -- Annual: 38.8 (inches)
Mean Annual Snowfall Range
25 - 80 inches
Geography
The county may be divided into three geographic provinces that follow the general SW-NE trend of the Appalachian Mountains. The central province is largely limestone downlands, part of a larger area of relatively level lands known regionally as the Big Levels. The eastern and western provinces are within the heavily forested Allegheny Mountains, which dovetail here in their southern extent. Part of the Allegheny region to the west has been levelled over millions of years into an upland of gentle highland known as the Big Meadows.
Greenbrier County Weather Forecast (http://www.wvwebsites.com/cgi-bin/weather/hamweather.cgi?theme=default&user=default&forecast=zandh&state=wv&zone=045)
