Introduction

In Huntington, West Virginia, located in the southwestern part of the state on the Ohio River, you'll be visiting the dream-come-true of the man who ran the railroad during the vast industrial revolution. Collis P. Huntington needed a town to serve as a railroad terminus between the East coast and the Midwest, so he created one. Obviously named for the magnate, Huntington is a bustling city which was planned as the ideal residential and industrial hub of the Ohio River Valley. Here, you can see the sprawling tree-lined avenues and grand Victorian mansions resting between the massive Ohio River and the city-wide Ritter Park that extends almost the entire length of Huntington.