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Holler: Contemporary Appalachian Art Gallery
The Area’s Premiere Gallery for the Artist in You!
Holler: Contemporary Appalachian Art Gallery
Holler: Contemporary Appalachian Art Gallery
900 Mercer St, Princeton, WV 24740, United StatesPrinceton West Virginia 24740United States
304-417-3746
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We are a non profit fine art gallery near the coal fields of central Appalachian. Holler Gallery, which was formerly the Virginia Bank of Commerce, opened in 1917 as a professional art gallery. Holler Gallery, established 100 years after the Virginia Bank of Commerce, was created to promote emerging artists. In 2017, fellow artist Chase Bowman created Holler as a venue for fine Appalachian art. Since 2020, Director Richard Shrewsbury tries to maintain the established aesthetic while expanding our focus of education & community participation.
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About Princeton
Princeton is a city in and the county seat of Mercer County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 5,872 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Bluefield micropolitan area. The city hosts the Princeton WhistlePigs baseball club of the Appalachian League. == History == === Early history === Princeton was named after the Battle of Princeton in Princeton, New Jersey, where General Hugh Mercer, the namesake of Mercer County, had died. When the county was formed in 1837, William Smith donated 1.5 acres of land for the county courthouse in what would become Princeton.Although Princeton did not see any major battles on its soil, there was the Battle of Pigeon Roost, or the Battle of Princeton Courthouse on May 17, 1862, a victory for the Confederates defending the Dublin railroad. Princeton had been burned a couple of weeks earlier on May 1 under the command of Captain Walter Jenifer, CSA to prevent the Union army from acquiring their supplies. The town was not burned in retaliation or anger toward the residents of Princeton. According to local history, many of the residents of Princeton torched their own homes and moved on from the area. Few structures would remain after the fire.