Harrison
"Stonewall" Jackson
Clarksburg, WV
Birthplace of General Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson.
B&O Depot
Lost Creek, WV
Built 1892, following the completion of railroad in 1887.
Bathsheba Bigler Smith
Enterprise, WV
Bathsheba Bigler Smith, born May 3, 1822, one mile upstream, was baptized in The Church of Jesus Christ Latter-day Saints in 1837.
Benedum Civic Center
Bridgeport, WV
Enlarged replica on site of original Michael L. Benedum family home.
Center Branch Church
Clarksburg, WV
Organized in 1818 by 19 members of Simpson Creek Baptist Church wanting a house of worship nearer to their homes.
Clarksburg Convention
Clarksburg, WV
On April 22, 1861, in Clarksburg, about 1,200 citizens of Harrison County met to oppose Virginia's proposed Ordinance of Secession.
Clarksburg/Clarksburg
Clarksburg, WV
Established, 1785. Named for Gen. George Rogers Clark.
Enterprise
Enterprise, WV
Nearby is the McIntire blockhouse, built in 1773, another of the outposts established as protection against the Indians.
Granville Davisson Hall
Born in 1837, Hall worked at the Wheeling Intelligencer during the Civil War.
Harrison County/Lewis County
Formed, 1784, from Monongalia.
Harrison County/Marion County
Formed, 1784, from Monongalia.
Harrison County/Taylor County
Formed, 1844, from Marion, Harrison and Barbour.
Harrison County/Taylor County
Formed, 1844, from Marion, Harrison and Barbour.
Harrison County/Taylor County
Hepzibah, WV
Formed, 1844, from Marion, Harrison and Barbour.
Harrison County/Wetzel County
Formed, 1784, from Monongalia.
Industrial Home For Girls
Clarksburg, WV
The West Virginia Industrial Home for Girls was established by act of the Legislature, February 18, 1897, for the rehabilitation of girls...
John Powers' Fort
Bridgeport, WV
On Simpson Creek is site of fort built by John Powers, 1771.
John S. Carlile
Clarksburg, WV
Born in 1817, he practiced law and served in the Virginia Senate and US Congress.
John Simpson
Clarksburg, WV
In 1764, John Simpson, hunter and trapper, established a camp here on the bank of the West Fork River opposite the mouth of Elk Creek.
Levi Shinn House
Shinnston, WV
Built, 1778, by Levi Shinn who came from New Jersey, 1773, and claimed tomahawk rights.
Lumberport
Lumberport, WV
Near blockhouse built by Thomas Harbert and others about 1775.
Nathan Goff/Waldomore
Clarksburg, WV
Born at Waldomore in 1843, Goff was enlisted in the Union army and was promoted to major by war's end.
Nutter's Fort
Built by Thomas Nutter in 1772 after settlement two years earlier.
Oak Mounds
Clarksburg, WV
Directly to the east are two earthen, domed burial mounds.
Oak Mounds
Clarksburg, WV
On the crown of the hill to the east is a large Indian mound and to the west of it is a smaller mound.
Revolutionary Graves
Enterprise, WV
On the opposite (east) side of the West Fork River, in the Enterprise I.O.O.F. Cemetery, are the graves of Jacob Bigler (1752-1829) and...
Salem
Clarksburg, WV
Chartered, 1794, and settled by colony of families from New Jersey.
Saltwell
Saltwell, WV
Village so named because of well drilled here in 1835 by Abraham and Peter Righter.
Simpson Creek Covered Bridge
Bridgeport, WV
A. S. Hugill built 75' long by 14' wide multiple king-post truss bridge in 1881 for $1483 on land of John Lowe.
Spelter Community/Spelter Zinc Plant
Meadowbrook, WV
Company town built for immigrant, primarily Spanish, zinc plant workers, 1910-11; housed 1,500 residents in 175 homes, renting for $11...
The Jackson Cemetery
Clarksburg, WV
In this cemetery lie buried members of the Stonewall Jackson family: his father Jonathan, a sister Elizabeth, his great grandparents John...
Towers School
Clarksburg, WV
Built in 1894 and named in honor of Reverend George Towers, graduate of Oxford, England who was a teacher at Randolph Academy.
West Millford
West Milford, WV
Site of Richards' Fort or Lowther's Fort.