Buckhannon, West Virginia is a small town located in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains. It boasts a quaint downtown area with historic buildings and lots of character. There are many things for people to do in Buckhannon including visiting local parks, museums, attractions and taking part in outdoor activities such as biking trails, fishing and skiing. The community is known for its friendly atmosphere and welcoming attitude towards visitors. Many people visit Buckhannon to escape the hustle and bustle of city life and take advantage of its location near some of the region’s best natural beauty. Reviews for Buckhannon are overwhelmingly positive – most people comment on the peacefulness, affordability, safety, and friendly atmosphere that make it a great place to live or visit. Although there isn't much nightlife to be found here, there's plenty to do during the day that will keep visitors busy, whether they're looking to explore or just relax.
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Nice little town, but police are rediculously inva - 3/21/2009
Buckhannon is a descent little town that WV Wesleyan College is apart of. I went to college there and also was a resident there in town for a few years after graduating. My main beef with the town is how the Buckhannon Police Dept. always likes to harass the college students and try to find any far fetched reason to hand out tickets or arrest the college students and other young people in town. They are quick to pull you over at night for any reason possible during the evenings like, "Sitting at a stop sign too long" or "Crossing left of center" on a small minor side street with no double solid yellow lines. One kid, with WV Wesleyan stickers on his car and Florida plates, who I knew received a ticket for not having his car headlights on while having his windshield wipers on during a light rain in the middle of the day, which is apparently a dumb WV law. There are many others examples as well. Once they have you pulled over and if you are young looking they are quick to whip out their
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Buckhannon is small, but it can still be dangerous - 9/20/2008
Buckhannon has a small population of about 6,000 people, but in my time of growing up here I have seen, people stabbed at skate parks and public hangouts, any drug you can think of passed around, hit and runs, stolen property, damaging property, people at my school go to jail for DUI, robbery, shoplifting, rape, assaulting school staff members, and some but very few for murder or manslaughter. I even had a brother get killed while hunting with his friend, then the friend shot him after smoking pot. I also have also had friends and other kids at my school die from DUI and drug overdosing. In March 2008, one of my friends and my cousin went drinking with three other girls and were speeding before falling on its side and the cab smashing a tree, all died except my cousin. Buckhannon Upshur High School and even Middle School have expeirenced at least 8 deaths in the 2007-2008 school
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