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The Virginia General Assembly formed Putnam County on March 11, 1848, from parts of Cabell, Kanawha and Mason counties. It was named for Israel Putnam, who was a hero in the French and Indian War and a general in the American Revolutionary War. George Washington surveyed the area in 1770. Winfield, the county seat, had been founded in 1818 but ...
August 16, 1991. Buffalo Town Square Historic District is a national historic district located at Buffalo, Putnam County, West Virginia. It encompasses three contributing buildings all in the Greek Revival on the town square: the Buffalo Academy (1849), Buffalo Presbyterian Church (1857), and Buffalo Methodist Church (1870). [2] The area was ...
The Buffalo Indian Village Site is an archaeological site located near Buffalo, Putnam County, West Virginia, along the Kanawha River in the United States. This site sits atop a high terrace on the eastern bank of the Kanawha River and was once home to a variety of Native American villages including the Archaic, Middle Woodland and Fort Ancient cultures of this region.
FIPS code. 54-11284 [3] GNIS feature ID. 1536615 [4] Website. buffalo.wv.gov. Buffalo is a town in Putnam County, West Virginia, United States, located along the Kanawha River. The population was 1,211 at the time of the 2020 census [2][5] It is part of the Huntington–Ashland metropolitan area.
Location of Putnam County in West Virginia. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Putnam County, West Virginia.. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Putnam County, West Virginia, United States.
GNIS feature ID. 1545453 [1] Red House is a small unincorporated community located in Putnam County in the U.S. state of West Virginia. The community is divided into two distinct areas: Red House (Proper) which follows the Kanawha River Valley along WV 62, and Red House Hill along WV 34 which is in the hills just off the Kanawha River Valley.
4 killed, 6 wounded. The Battle of Scary Creek was a minor battle fought during the American Civil War across the Kanawha River from present day Nitro in Putnam County, West Virginia on July 17, 1861. It was the first Confederate victory in Kanawha Valley. [1] Battle of Scary Creek, Putnam County, Virginia, 1861.
Plymouth, West Virginia. / 38.51583°N 81.84472°W / 38.51583; -81.84472. Plymouth is an unincorporated community in Putnam County, West Virginia, United States. The town is located north of the mouth of Guano Creek on the Kanawha River along West Virginia Route 62 . The community was named after Plymouth, Pennsylvania, the native home ...