Editing Richwood, West Virginia (section)

==Economy==
[[Image:RichwoodDowntownWV.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Richwood's Main Street [[Central Business District]] went from boom to bust during the 20th century, but has subsequently seen the return of specialty shops and an effort to beautify the cityscape]]
While Richwood was the economic center for Nicholas County for most of the 20th century, the county seat of [[Summersville, West Virginia|Summersville]] has come to be the primary retail and business center during the past 25 years.  This is mostly due to the improvement of [[U.S. Route 19#West Virginia|U.S. Route 19]] to a four-lane highway and the development of business along the corridor.  Richwood, however, is still by default the political and economic center of eastern [[Nicholas County, West Virginia|Nicholas County]], as it is the only incorporated city in the immediate area. The city has a small shopping plaza which houses [[Dollar General]].

There have been efforts to attract visitors to the area for the natural environment of the adjacent [[Monongahela National Forest]]. The mayor welcomed attendees of the 2005 [[Rainbow Gathering]] that was held in the forest and took the opportunity to encourage craftspeople to buy property and set up businesses there.<ref name=Csi1>{{Cite web|url=http://www.csindy.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A18611|title="Om on the range: The Rainbow Family welcomes itself back to Colorado", The Colorado Springs Independent, June 12, 2006.|access-date=Dec 10, 2020}}</ref>

Richwood operates the small Richwood Municipal Airport, which is located in the nearby [[unincorporated community]] of [[New Hope, Nicholas County, West Virginia|New Hope]].

Richwood has suffered from economic decline and a local drug culture.