Hype for the Future 96D: Concord University — Athens, West Virginia
Introduction The Town of Athens, West Virginia, is located in the northeastern portion of Mercer County, home to the notable, historically-black Concord University. The HBCU was established circa 1873 to serve the African-American community, as with the 1895 establishment of Bluefield State University to the southwest. Transportation While the Town of Athens, and much of West Virginia in general, lacks significant transportation infrastructure, the university campus is internally walkable […]