Village of Beech Bottom

BEECH BOTTOM — Beech Bottom and its leaders have been honored by the West Virginia Municipal League for their efforts to preserve the village’s history and address a major drainage issue affecting local roads and properties for many years. The community has been named a West Virginia All-Star Community by leaders of the league, who also presented honors to Mayor Becky Uhlly and John Niven, a longtime member of the village’s water board and council. Municipal League officials cited the establishment by village officials and volunteers of roadside parks marking the former site of an airfield established to train pilots for World War I and a former community whose prosperity relied entirely on a major power plant. Located west of state Route 2, near Beech Bottom’s north end, Lambert Park was named for Courtney Lambert, a pilot who died when his plane crashed during training at a privately funded airport at the site. Lambert was among members of the West Virginia Flying Corps, a volunteer group formed to provide air support to American military forces fighting in World War I. The group failed to attain military status, leading its founder, Louis Bennett Jr., to join the war effort as a member of the British Royal Flying Corps.

Summer fun time for the young and young at heart. Please bring all you kiddies down for Foam Fridays.

On Saturday, April 6 2024, twenty adults and three children volunteered to help make Beech Bottom SHINE! A total of 520 pounds of debris was collected along with eleven tires. The total amount of debris collected continues to decline each year in our Village. This is a good indication that the residents of Beech Bottom are being better stewards of their community and try to keep their community clean. The majority of debris was collected from the 49 Hill area, which continues to be a problem. We thank all those who volunteered their time for their community.

We would like to thank the citizens of Beech Bottom for their patients during the Alley "C" project.

The Village is proud that the continuing problems with alley C will be resolved.

A new business is moving into Beech Bottom. Pure Watercraft is a company that specializes in manufacturing high-performance electric outboard motors for boats. Their products are known for their zero emissions and low maintenance. The company aims to provide a better boating experience for its customers. They have also launched their first electric pontoon boat, which can be ordered with either single or twin Pure Outboard Systems motor that’s “juiced” by a GM-sourced battery pack that can be optioned up to 66 kWh. Pure Watercraft web page