Tim Visits Mahan's Run!

Tim writes:

"I made it to Mahan's Run Road in Mannington West Virginia.

A couple of things: the road sign spells Mahan as Mohan as you will see in the attached photo. I read this was very common at that time (mid-1700s) to simply interchange the two spellings without regard to consistency.

Also, you get to Mahan's Run Road a mile or so before entering Mannington on Highway 250. Heading east on 250, just before Mannington, is  Rachele Road through the unincorporated town of Blackshere. Turn onto Rachele Road (also known as Blackshere Road) and head north about a mile. On your left you will see the Mahan's Run Road sign - can't miss it.

The run and the valley are very beautiful. Unspoiled, full of wild flowers, tall wild grass, wooded hillsides. The narrow road itself travels up Mahan's Run about 4 miles before dead end. There are a scattering of homes built in the valley to either side of the road. The road is very narrow, just barely wide enough for two cars to pass each other heading opposite directions. (I checked, there is no real estate for sale in the valley, darn it!)

Rachele Road then twists south for a mile or so and enters the unincorporated tiny village of Rachele. and then back to highway 250, heading west to Fairmont."

NOTE:  Mahan's Run in the spot where our ancestor James Mahan, and his brother, John, had a Indian trading post in the years before the Revolutionary War.  We had never seen it and only recently discovered that it was just a few hundred miles from where Tim and Lynne now live.  Tim took a solo road trip to find it.  Thanks, Tim,  for the report and wonderful photos to add to our family history.