Why Locate to Point Pleasant?
With a supportive community and local government, Point Pleasant anticipates an active future for its heritage tourism efforts. In the last two years, Point Pleasant has developed an Activities Committee and a Marketing Committee specifically for the enhancement of heritage tourism in the town.
Point Pleasant is home to a number of historic tourism destinations. The town has recently developed a Riverfront Park Historic Time Line attraction that will educate and entertain visitors on such topics as the Shawnee Indian village, Lord Dunmore's War, the Battle of Point Pleasant, "Mad" Ann Bailey and the Silver Bridge disaster. Walk-through tours, world-class murals and a high-tech sound system will add to the experience for all visitors.
Traffic volume on Point Pleasant's primary routes through town have a daily average of 21 thousand, with two-way traffic generating 40 thousand in volume every ten minutes. Parking is easily accessible with lots on two sides of the foot of the main bridge. City Hall, postal service, three banking institutions, one hotel, courthouse, and 10 tourist attractions are all within three blocks of one another.
A 5.8 million dollar project to build Point Pleasant's Riverfront Park has recently been completed. In addition, Point Pleasant is home to the Mothman legacy. The town started a Mothman Festival that brings in thousands of tourists to downtown Point Pleasant's merchants. The Christmas Light Show Festival at Krodel Park also collaborates with downtown merchants, bringing more than 100,000 visitors to town in the past three years during the Christmas holiday.
Main Street Point Pleasant has a complete business recruitment package for any potential business that is interested. Come see what historic, tourism-oriented Point Pleasant can do for your business!
SPECIFIC BUSINESS INCENTIVES:
- Main Street West Virginia services, including:
Needs assessments
Design and operational plan recommendations
Professional design assistance
Progress meetings
Training workshops
On-site technical assistance
State and national assistance and support
Business Enhancement Team (BET) Program
- Complete business recruitment package available
- Complete year-round tourism program
- Plentiful parking and large traffic volume
Main Street Point Pleasant
305 Main Street
Pt. Pleasant, WV 25550-1114
Phone: 1-304-675-3844
Fax: 1-304-675-2838
Web: http://www.pointpleasantwv.org
