Brooke
Beech Bottom Fort
Beech Bottom, WV
Near here stood Beech Bottom Fort, which was with Fort Pitt and Fort Henry in the group of posts guarding the western borders during the...
Bethany Church of Christ
Bethany, WV
Bethany Church of Christ, the oldest church building in Bethany, was built in 1852 according to plans drawn by Alexander Campbell,...
Bethany Turnpike Tunnels
First highway tunnels constructed west of Alleghenies.
Bethany/Bethany College
Bethany, WV
Here Scots-Irish Alexander Campbell founded a religious movement which he called the Disciples of Christ.
Brooke County/Hancock County
Weirton, WV
Formed in 1797 from Ohio County, Named for Robert Brooke, Virginia governor, 1794-1796.
Brooke County/Ohio County
Formed in 1797 from Ohio County.
Brooke County/Ohio County
Formed in 1797 from Ohio County.
Campbell Cemetery
Here are buried the Campbell family; the first missionaries, other prominent leaders in the Disciples Movement, presidents and...
Delta Tau Delta Birthplace
Bethany, WV
In this house, 8 Bethany College Students-William Cunningham, John Johnson, Alexander Earle, Richard Alfred, Eugene Tarr, Henry Bell,...
Drovers Inn
Constructed by John Fowler, 1848-51 with bricks fired on the property.
Fort Decker
Follansbee, WV
John Decker built a fort of logs and stone on a site just north of State St. near Ohio River, 1774.
George Washington Crossing 1770
George Washington began a journey on October 5, 1770 to the Ohio Country to see lands he had fought to win and now hoped to own.
Grimes Golden Apple
Watering trough marks location of first Grimes Golden Apple tree, discovered by owner of land, Thomas Grimes, in 1802.
Isaac Duvall and Company
Wellsburg, WV
The first glass house in Western Virginia was built at Charlestown, now Wellsburg, in 1813, by Isaac Taylor Duvall and Company.
Isaac H. Duval
Wellsburg, WV
Born in Wellsburg in 1824, Duval worked as a scout in the western US and joined the 1849 Gold Rush before returning to Brooke County.
Miller's Tavern
New Haven, WV
Built by John Henderson prior to 1798 in Federal style, the building was leased by William Miller and operated as a tavern for 50 years.
Patrick Gass
Wellsburg, WV
Born 12 June 1771, Gass served as carpenter for Lewis and Clark.
Rice's Fort/Bethany
Bethany, WV
Near here stood the frontier outpost built by Abraham and Daniel Rice on Buffalo Creek.
St. John's Episcopal Church
Founded in 1793 by Joseph Doddridge.
Tollgate House
Wellsburg, WV
One of two tollgate houses erected by the Wellsburg and Washington Turnpike Company in 1834.
Village of Power/Windsor Power Plant
Beech Bottom, WV
Built to house employees of the Windsor Power Plant, the village of Power consisted of 100 homes along tree-lined streets, a post office,...
Waugh Flour Mills
Four flour mills were constructed near Wellsburg in the early 1800s.
Wellsburg
Wellsburg, WV
Established in 1791.
Wellsburg Wharf
New Haven, WV
In the 1790's, flatboats left here with their cargoes for southern markets.
West Virginia (Brooke County)/Ohio
"The Mountain State"--western part of the Commonwealth of Virginia until June 20, 1863.
West Virginia (Brooke County)/Pennsylvania
"The Mountain State"--western part of the Commonwealth of Virginia until June 20, 1863.
West Virginia (Brooke County)/Pennsylvania
Mingo Junction, WV
"The Mountain State"-western part of the Commonwealth of Virginia until June 20, 1863.
West Virginia Flying Corps
Beech Bottom, WV
On land near here was state's first military airfield, home to the West Virginia Flying Corps.