On Saturday, Oct. 13, 2012 the Friends of the Village Library is offering a free Walking Tour of Historic Morgantown. The tour will be led by local residents Jere Brady and Diane Bowman, who will provide facts about homes and businesses and take questions from attendees. The tour will cover a four block area of Main Street which is the commercial and residential center of historical Morgantown.

Developed for all ages and walks of life, the tour will be especially beneficial for those who are relatively new to the area and interested in learning more about Morgantown. Free parking for the event is available at the Municipal Building on Main Street. Participants will gather for the start of the tour in front of Brady’s home, the first stop of the tour, which is located directly across the street from the Municipal Building.

Approximately 30 sites have been scheduled as stops in the ninety-minute tour. Brady and Bowman will offer insight on the history of every location. Some the locations have relatively brief histories, while and others have more expansive and impactful stories. The tour is this first of its kind to be held since the 1970s, when an open house tour of Morgantown was conducted.