Wood
Belleville
Belleville, WV
Just north of here, Joseph Wood built a fort in 1785 on land first patented by Dr. James Craik, friend of Geo.
Burr-Blennerhassett
Parkersburg, WV
Harman Blennerhassett purchased island in 1797, and built for his bride a mansion which became the showplace of the Ohio Valley.
Col. Hugh Phelps
Parkersburg, WV
Wood County formally organized, August 12, 1799, at the home of Colonel Hugh Phelps, who came here, 1787.
Dunmore's Camp
Parkersburg, WV
Lord Dunmore's army train camped here in 1774 on the way into the Indian country.
Early Oil Wells
Waverly, WV
To the south, birthplace of West Virginia's oil industry.
Endless Cable System
Waverly, WV
Invented by W. C. Stiles and installed here in 1870's by Volcanic Oil & Gas Co. Pumped as many as 40 wells from central power station via...
Escape to Freedom/Women of Courage
The Ohio R. was a major gateway to freedom for enslaved Africans via the Underground Railroad, a clandestine network of people, places,...
Fort Boreman
Parkersburg, WV
Built in 1863 on Mount Logan by Company A of the 11th WV Infantry to protect the B&O Railroad line between Wheeling and Parkersburg.
George Rogers Clark
Parkersburg, WV
At the Little Kanawha, 1774, George Rogers Clark and 90 companions, largely recruited in what is now West Virginia, assembled on their...
Jacob Beeson Blair
Parkersburg, WV
Born in Parkersburg on April 11, 1821, Blair was an attorney before the Civil War.
John J. Jackson, Jr.
Parkersburg, WV
Born 1824 to a prominent family, he was an eminent legal figure in WV history.
Morgan's Raiders
Mineral Wells, WV
At Buffington's Island below Belleville, July, 1863, General John H. Morgan's noted Confederate cavalrymen were defeated.
Neal's Station
Parkersburg, WV
Neal's Station or Fort Neal was built in 1785 by Capt. James Neal, Revolutionary War veteran, who led a party of settlers to the mouth of...
Ohio/West Virginia (Wood County)
Parkersburg, WV
Named for the river, called by the Iroquois the "Beautiful River.
Old Tollgate House
Parkersburg, WV
Here is the site of the Old Tollgate House where the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike and the Northwestern Turnpike met.
Old Turnpikes
Parkersburg, WV
Washington, who had favored the Braddock Road, proposed the Northwestern Turnpike to the Ohio through Virginia in 1784.
Parkersburg
Parkersburg, WV
Blockhouse at "Point" built by Virginia for border defense during Indian hostilities.
Parkersburg High School
Parkersburg, WV
Founded in 1867, Parkersburg High’s current Tudor structure is a Frank Packard design built in 1917.
Peter G. Van Winkle
Parkersburg, WV
Born in New York, 1808, he moved to Wood County in 1835 and practiced law.
Prehistoric Sites
In addition to its historic importance, Blennerhassett Island also contains important prehistoric sites.
Sumner School/Robert W. Simmons
Parkersburg, WV
Established in January 1862 thru the leadership of Robert Simmons.
Tomlinson Mansion
Morgantown, WV
This restored colonial brick mansion built, 1839, by Joseph Tomlinson III, is town's oldest home.
Washington Bottom
Lubeck, WV
A tract of 2314 acres acquired by George Washington three miles west on December 15, 1772, for services in the French and Indian War.
West Virginia's First Governor/Parkersburg Governors
Mineralwells, WV
Arthur I. Boreman presided at June 1861 Wheeling Convention where statehood plan formulated.
William L. "Mudwall" Jackson
Parkersburg, WV
Born in Clarksburg on February 3, 1825, he served in the VA state legislature, as lieutenant governor of VA, and as circuit judge.
Williamstown
Princeton, WV
Named for Isaac Williams, who settled here in 1787 on land preempted in 1770 by Joseph Tomlinson and his children, Joseph, Samuel, and...
Wood County/State of Ohio
Parkersburg, WV
Formed in 1798 from Kanawha and Harrison.
Wood County/State of Ohio
Williamstown, WV
Formed in 1798 from Kanawha and Harrison.