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The history of West Virginia stems from the 1861 Wheeling Convention, which was an assembly of northwestern Virginian Southern Unionists, who aimed to repeal the Ordinance of Secession that Virginia made during the American Civil War (1861–1865). It became one of two American states that formed during the American Civil War – the other ...
UTC−4 (EDT) Congressional district. 1st. Website. www.jacksoncounty.wv.gov. Jackson County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 27,791. [1] Its county seat is Ripley, [2] and its largest municipality is Ravenswood.
This is a list of properties and historic districts in West Virginia that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. There are listings in every one of West Virginia's 55 counties. Listings range from prehistoric sites such as Grave Creek Mound, to Cool Spring Farm in the state's eastern panhandle, one of the state's first ...
2nd. Website. www.hardycounty.com. Hardy County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 14,299. [1] Its county seat is Moorefield. [2] The county was created from Hampshire County in 1786 [3] and named for Samuel Hardy, [4] a distinguished Virginian.
Added to NRHP. March 23, 2007. Ravenswood "Old Town" Historic District is a national historic district located at Ravenswood, Jackson County, West Virginia. It encompasses 313 contributing buildings and two contributing structures, the Ohio River Rail Road Steel Pratt-through truss Bridge and Concrete bridge on State Route 68 over Sandy Creek.
April 9, 1982 [1] The Peter Burr House was built between 1751 and 1755 near present-day Shenandoah Junction, West Virginia, making it one of the oldest houses in West Virginia. Burr, whose first cousin was Aaron Burr, was one of the first settlers in the area. It is the oldest surviving post-and-beam-construction house in West Virginia. [2]
The protohistoric period of the state of West Virginia in the United States began in the mid-sixteenth century with the arrival of European trade goods. Explorers and colonists brought these goods to the eastern and southern coasts of North America and were brought inland by native trade routes. This was a period characterized by increased ...
26824. GNIS feature ID. 1558371 [1] Junction is an unincorporated community in Hampshire County in the U.S. state of West Virginia. Historically referred to as Moorefield Junction, Junction received its name because of its location at the crossroads of U.S. Route 220 / West Virginia Route 28 and the Northwestern Turnpike (U.S. Route 50).