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Brand/Publisher: Parkersburg/Wood County Visitors & Convention Bureau, Parkersburg, West Virginia, United States; produced for the Greater Parkersburg tourism region along America's River Heritage Trail.
Item: Original vintage tri-fold tourism travel brochure promoting Greater Parkersburg, West Virginia and the surrounding Ohio River area for visitors, vacationers, and convention planners.
Front cover on light cream paper stock features the blue and green title Greater Parkersburg West Virginia above a color photograph of a sunset over the Ohio River, with the sun reflecting across the water and a silhouetted shoreline figure in the foreground.
Back panel repeats the Greater Parkersburg West Virginia heading above a small regional map showing highways and interstates connecting Parkersburg with nearby cities in West Virginia, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Kentucky, plus the America's River Heritage Trail logo and text inviting travelers to come live the adventure.
The lower back panel credits Parkersburg/Wood County Visitors & Convention Bureau, 215 First Street, Parkersburg, WV 26101, with contact telephone numbers [phone removed by ] and [phone removed by ] for tourism and convention information.
Interior spread carries the tagline an adventure is waiting and presents a collage of color photographs highlighting area attractions including Smoot Theater, Little Kanawha Crafthouse, Parkersburg Actors Guild, Fenton Art Glass, Lee Middleton Original Dolls, Henderson Hall, Blennerhassett Historical State Park, Valley Gem Sternwheeler, Rubles Sternwheelers, Oil & Gas Museum, Mountwood Park, Grand Central Mall, Parkersburg Art Center, and scenic fall color views.
Inside front panel titled Come discover Greater Parkersburg describes the region's history, river heritage, theater and arts, specialty shopping, outdoor recreation, and family activities, with captioned event photos for Parkersburg Homecoming Festival (late August), West Virginia Honey Festival (late September), West Virginia Interstate Fair & Exposition (late July), and Harvest Moon Arts & Crafts Festival (mid-September).
Format and appearance: Tall, narrow tri-fold brochure printed in full color on both sides of smooth light cream paper stock, folding down to a slim pocket-sized visitor information pamphlet for the Greater Parkersburg area of West Virginia along the Ohio River.
Notes: Classic regional United States travel and tourism ephemera from Parkersburg, West Virginia, ideal for collectors of Ohio River valley attractions, West Virginia state promotional material, and vintage visitors and convention bureau brochures.
