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==Theater and drama== In the late 1880s, a man was traveling through on the rail and saw a very pretty young woman at the Ronceverte Depot. The incident inspired a song, "The Pretty Girl of Ronceverte", written by Thomas Thackston and set to music by Charles Pratt. The music is on display at the Ronceverte Public Library.<ref>[http://ronceverte.lib.wv.us/ Ronceverte Public Library]</ref> On September 10β19 the Outdoor Amphitheater stages ''Riders of the Flood'', a popular [[historical drama]] based on the book by [[Pocahontas County, West Virginia|Pocahontas County]] author [[W. E. Blackhurst]] for the Riders of the Flood Outdoor Drama.<ref>[http://ridersoftheflood.com/ Riders of the Flood Outdoor Drama]</ref> The play's theme is a demonstration of Ronceverte's importance in the turn of the 20th century, when its [[St. Lawrence Boom and Lumber Company]] was the largest [[softwood]] mill in the country,<ref>[http://www.lewisburg.org/history/stlawrence.htm St. Lawrence Boom and Lumber Co.]</ref> and traces of its industry have sculpted Ronceverte's portion of the [[Greenbrier River]] to the shape it is today. All proceeds from the play are recycled back into the town of Ronceverte with the intention of improving the community, uplifting its economy, and fostering civic pride. ''Riders of the Flood'' is a member of West Virginia's Institute for Outdoor Drama.<ref>[http://outdoordrama.unc.edu/directory/by-state/West%20Virginia WV Institute for Outdoor Drama]</ref> At this point, it is a purely volunteer program, as is its sequel, ''Big Dreams, Restless Spirit''.
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