Reymann Memorial Farms

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This farm is located two miles north of Wardensville, WV, in Hardy County. The farm was given to the University of West Virginia in 1917 by the Anton Ryemann family of Wheeling in memory of Lawrence A. Reymann. A total of 996 acres is found in
two sections separated by a narrow strip of privately owned land. Timber covers up to 350 acres of the farm. Beef cattle and poultry research are the main emphases here. The Bull Performance Test program, sheep production research, and corn and small grain trials also take place at the Reymann farm. Graduate students use the facility for their research in conjunction with faculty researchers.
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Coordinates:   39°6'24"N   78°34'57"W

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  • Anton Reymann was a successful Wheeling entrepreneur whose primary business was the Reymann Brewing Company, the state's largest brewery during the late 1800s. He was born in Germany in 1837 and emigrated to the United States with his parents in 1853. Reymann Brewery also operated a beer garden and amusement park in Wheeling, that beer garden is the present site of Wheeling Park. Mr. Reymann was a stockholder in the Wheeling & Elm Grove railroad company, president of the Wheeling Park company, president of the State Fair association and vice president of the German Fire Insurance company, of which he is one of the originators. He was one of the founders of the German bank in Wheeling, and was a stockholder in both the Warrick and North Wheeling Pottery companies. Citation: http://www.lindapages.com/wags-ohio/biorey.txt
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