More Trout

A short video of some of the smaller golden rainbow trout at the Petersburg, WV Trout Hatchery. These will probably be released soon.

Golden RainbowTrout

The Trout Hatchery near Petersburg, WV was built in the 1930. In 1955 a yellow mottled trout hatched, was cared far, and her eggs were hatched, and the golden rainbow trout has been bred there ever since. It is a small place with very little information posted about the goldens. The day we were there no one seemed to be around to explain things. But I had my own guide - sort of - . Back in about 1968, as a teenager, Lee had worked here for a while. He had first taken me here in 1972 when he first brought me to Petersburg as we were moving to Chicago. We met and were married in San Diego, CA, both of us being in the Navy. The Navy was sending him to Great Lakes Naval Base for training. Having 30 days to get there, we visited Petersburg to see his family on the way. We visited many places then, as we did on this trip. The trout hatchery being one of them.

This photo shows both the goldens and the rainbows or many browns. These are breeders and some looked to be at least 2 feet long.

Ponds where smaller trout are kept until ready to release.

Different view of the tank the breeders are kept in.

As Seen From the Road

Old Buildings

Petersburg, WV was founded about 1745 by Jacob Peterson who had the first store there. It is the county seat of Grant County, WV. The 2010 census put the population at about 2,400. There are lots of old buildings in Petersburg, WV as there are in most towns in WV and Kentucky. These are a few of the ones I got photos of. The first 2 are of the Grant County Court House, the first part was built in 1878 with several additions. The statue in front is in memory of the world wars.

 The next 2 are of the Heritage Inn, a very old hotel, now a motor inn and a restaurant. It was built as a 2 story building in 1840 with the rest added on later. It has been in continuous use since 1881.

 This older home was near where Linda lived and looked like it was getting a new roof.

 This old building is where Lee's family lived when we got married and I first met them in 1970.

Some of the older building that still have business in them.

This empty building was the original Grant County Bank that opened in 1902. Check out the next photo that is a close up of the name of the building and notice the spelling of County. No where could I find information about the spelling mix-up. It was made wrong and never fixed. The bank has a new building now and several branches in other towns.

Another older home that looked interesting.

Off To Visit West Virginia

We had only been in Kentucky when our trail took us to Petersburg, West Virginia to visit Lee's relatives. He grew up in Petersburg but hadn't been back since his dad passed in Feb. of 1999. Since then he had lost his mom and brother but didn't make it back. His sister, Linda, is still living there and we were glad to see her and visit. I hadn't been back to Petersburg since 1992. While there we were able to visit the old farm Lee and Linda grew up on. First photo is a foot bridge across Mill Creek Run. Second is a photo of Linda and Lee and Ziva, our dog. Yes, we took Ziva with us. She and Linda got along well.

This is the old log cabin they lived in. The white part of the house has been put on by the new owners who use it as a weekend get-a-way, I think. When Lee and Linda were growing up there was no electricity or plumbing. I don't think any kids would agree to live that way now.

 Linda and Lee with their old home behind them.

Linda and me.

 Lee and me and Ziva, the dog.

Close up of the part of the chimney and log cabin wall.

A very old sugar maple tree that Lee played in as a boy. Notice the large burl near the base.

This was the smoke house when they were kids. They would hang the meat in here to cure. Not sure what it is being used for now

In Kentucky

 These are some photos I took last March at my son's home in Kentucky.