MONONGALIA HISTORICAL SOCIETY

MORGANTOWN, WV

Moonlight Through the Colorful Clouds (HDR) A two stop (-2, 0, +2) HDR photo was taken of a lunar halo through cloud cover. HDR processing in Photomatix Pro really brought out the distinctive tones of the colorful lunar halo. — Moonlight Through the Colorful Clouds (HDR) Credit: chatluongtot.net

The Monongalia Historical Society (MHS) is a non-profit organization based in Morgantown, West Virginia, that is dedicated to preserving the history and culture of the Monongalia County region. The organization was founded in 1969 by a group of local historians and history enthusiasts who recognized the need to collect, preserve, and share the rich history of the area.

The MHS operates the Monongalia County History Center, which is housed in a historic building that was once the county courthouse. The center includes a museum, research library, and archives, as well as a gift shop and meeting rooms for community events. The museum features exhibits on local history, including the county's early settlements, the Civil War, industrial development, and notable residents.

In addition to its museum and research center, the MHS offers educational programs, public lectures, and community events throughout the year. The organization also publishes a quarterly newsletter, The Monongalian, which provides updates on MHS activities and highlights local history.

The Monongalia Historical Society is a vital resource for anyone interested in the history of Monongalia County and the surrounding region. Its dedicated staff and volunteers work tirelessly to collect and share the stories and artifacts that help to preserve the area's rich heritage.

MONONGALIA HISTORICAL SOCIETY is a Historical Societies, Historic Preservation in MORGANTOWN WV. US MID #8405400180

The museum is classed as HSC (Historical Societies, Historic Preservation). It comes under American Alliance of Museums (AAM) region: Southeastern (Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia).

October 18, 2021: Personal Rapid Transit, Morgantown, West Virginia A northbound car passes along the elevated track of the Personal Rapid Transit (PRT) system between Beechurst and Engineering Stations in Morgantown, West Virginia, as seen from the window of a southbound car on a quiet afternoon. With space for only a few people at a time, these pod-like vehicles traverse an 8.7-mile, five-stop right-of-way that links downtown Morgantown with the outlying Evansdale Campus of West Virginia University. After entering the station and paying the fare (50¢ per trip), PRT commuters press a button corresponding to their destination, and the completely computerized and automated system whisks them there directly without needing to stop at any of the intervening stations along the way. Transit wonks of today generally see it as a retro novelty, but in its day, the PRT was state-of-the-art and widely considered prototypical of the future of public transportation, especially by the U.S. federal government, which by the late 1960s had become keen on the concept as a less expensive alternative to existing subway and light rail systems. In the meantime, Morgantown was experiencing the same growing pains as other college towns across the country - matriculation rates were growing explosively due to a confluence of factors, notably the coming of age of the postwar Baby Boom generation, a sharp increase in federal aid programs for postsecondary students, and the transition of the economy away from manufacturing toward professional positions of the type more likely to require a degree - with the added factor of the city's geography, where outward expansion was rendered physically impossible due to its location in a narrow river valley surrounded by mountains. The constant choking of the local streets with traffic was beginning to cause problems for the shuttle buses that were tasked with ferrying WVU's students between the school's two campuses located on opposite sides of town. Hence, with the help of the influential senator Robert Byrd, professor Samy Elias of WVU's Industrial Engineering Department was successfully able to persuade the U.S. Department of Transportation to use Morgantown as an experimental site for PRT development, and to get a suite of major corporations and entities such as Boeing and the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory involved in its development. The system became operational in 1975, and was expanded to its present length four years later with the addition of the Towers and Medical (now Health Sciences) stations. Despite the initial hype, Morgantown's was one of only two PRT systems ever built in the United States, and is today the only one that remains in operation. It serves an average daily ridership of 16,000 during WVU's academic year, but does not run in the summer.

Dents Run Covered Bridge, Monongalia, WV

Dents Run Covered Bridge truss view, Monongalia, WV

Dents Run Covered Bridge plaque, Monongalia, WV

Dents Run Covered Bridge, Monongalia, WV 3

Contact MONONGALIA HISTORICAL SOCIETY

THE MONONGALIA HISTORICAL SOCIETY
PO BOX 127
MORGANTOWN
WV
26507-0127

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MONONGALIA HISTORICAL SOCIETY Information

MID #	8405400180
Name	THE MONONGALIA HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Alternate Name	MONONGALIA HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Classification	Historical Societies, Historic Preservation, , Southeastern
Federal Employer Identification Number (EIN)	550701989
NTEECC	A80
Tax period of the latest return filed (YYYYMM)	201212
INCOME	0
REVENUE	0
LAT/LONG	39.62769, -79.957656
CODES	FIPS State Code: 54 FIPS County Code: 061 US Census Tract: 010102 US Census Block: 2049