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Lewisburg has become a renowned haven for artists, and its many
antebellum mansions give it a unique historical flair.
The National Trust for Historical
Preservation named one
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stretch of shops and restaurants one of twelve
"Distinctive Destinations" in America.
Performing in its downtown state-of-the-art facility, the Greenbrier
Valley Theatre is the state's official year-round professional
theatre. Other area attractions include one of the 3 surviving
Carnegie Halls in the United States plus the North House Museum, Pearl
Buck Birthplace, the Greenbank National Radio Astronomy Observatory,
historic ghost town tours, Lost World Caverns, the State Fair, Cass
Scenic Railroad State Park, Durbin Scenic Railroad and Cheat Mt.
Salamander, and much more.
Public elementary, middle and high schools in the area include the
Lewisburg Elementary School, Davis-Stuart School and Greenbrier East
High School. Colleges and universities in the region include the West
Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine, the National Business
College, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Concord
College, Radford University and others.
Hospitals and medical centers near Lewisburg and White Sulphur Springs
include Greenbrier Valley Medical Center, Richwood Area Community
Hospital, Pocahontas Memorial Hospital, Columbia Allegheny Regional
Hospital and more.
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