This tour is designed to take the visitor over US 119/250 along the Tygart River from Webster to Philippi, and continue over US 250 from Philippi to Beverly, West Virginia. Construction of the old Beverly-Fairmont Turnpike began in 1849 and was completed in 1852. The 50-mile tour can be driven in a day or extended over two days with stops for lunch and an overnight stay. Along the way, the visitor will see three historic Civil War sites including the site of the first land battle, and the sites of two early engagements between Confederate and Union troops that determined the control of the turnpikes and railroads and led western Virginians to form the new state of West Virginia in 1863.