Romney, WV, celebrates its 250th anniversary in 2012, which makes it the oldest incorporated city in West Virginia … by just a few hours. “Shepherdstown claims to be the oldest, too, but the Virginia House of Burgesses created Romney in the morning. Then they went to lunch and when they came back is when they created Shepherdstown,” said Romney Mayor Daniel Hileman. To announce this grand news, a town crier dressed in period clothing began making appearances throughout the city in November 2010 to let people know about the year-long celebration the city was having for itself in honor of hitting the quarter-millennium mark. Everyone has a role to play in the events from individuals to historical groups, churches, businesses, schools and the town government. The focus of the events will be during the week of June 17, which was a Read more…