Upshur
Battle of Middle Fork Bridge
On July 6, 1861, Union troops on a scouting mission under Capt. Orris Lawson of the 3rd Ohio Infantry encountered Confederate pickets...
Buckhannon/Frontier Days
Buckhannon, WV
Named for chief of Delaware Indians.
D. D. T. Farnsworth
Buckhannon, WV
Daniel Duane Tompkins Farnsworth was born in New York in 1819 and later moved to Buckhannon.
French Creek
Settled by colonists from New England.
George R. Latham
Buckhannon, WV
Born March 9, 1832, Latham opened a law office in Grafton, where he recruited a company of Union troops for his command in 1861.
Harrison County
Buckhannon, WV
In 1784, Harrison County was formed from Monongalia by an Act of General Assembly.
Indian Battle
Near here about 1790, Indians were driven back by border men under Elias Hughes.
Indian Camp
Indian Camp, Ash Camp, and Rock Camp were favorite camping sites of the Indians.
Lorentz
Adrian, WV
Town named for Jacob Lorentz (1776-1866), who settled here in 1800.
Pringle Tree
To the east (1 ½ miles), at the mouth of Turkey Run, stood the famous Pringle Tree, so-called because in the cavity of this old sycamore,...
The West Virginia Strawberry Festival
Buckhannon, WV
Rooted in the Great Depression, the first Central Strawberry Festival was held June 3, 1936, in an effort to promote growers from central...
Upshur County/Webster County
Formed in 1851 from Lewis, Barbour and Randolph.
Upshur Militia
While at drill here on Sept. 12, 1863, a company of 70 Upshur County militia under Daniel Gould was captured by a force of Confederates...