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Marion County was created by an act of the Virginia Assembly on January 14, 1842, from parts of Monongalia and Harrison Counties. It was named after General Francis Marion, of American Revolutionary War fame, known to history as "The Swamp Fox". [4] 1852 was an eventful time in Marion County's history, starting with the great flood on Monday ...
This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Marion County, West Virginia, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in an online map.
Wilson School is a historic school building located at Mannington in Marion County, West Virginia, United States. It was built in 1912, and is a two-story, rectangular brick building with a raised basement. The symmetrical building has a flat roof and crenellated parapet with Collegiate Gothic detailing. The school closed in 1979, and is now ...
Mannington is a city in Marion County, West Virginia, United States, located in the hills of North Central West Virginia.The population was 1,961 at the 2020 census.In its earliest years it was called Forks of Buffalo or Koon Town, but has been called Mannington since 1856.
Fairmont Downtown Historic District is a national historic district located at Fairmont, Marion County, West Virginia. The district includes 97 contributing buildings and two contributing structures in Fairmont's central business district. They are in a variety of late 19th- and early 20th-century architectural styles.
West Virginia Archives and History: Government Institution: Kanawha County: The West Virginia Archives and History houses materials on the state from its earliest date to the present, including letters, diaries, maps, photographs, newspapers, state government records, and audiovisual materials. [31] The Ruth Ann Musick Library at Fairmont State ...
Jacob Prickett Jr. Log House is a historic home located near Montana, Marion County, West Virginia. It was built in 1781, and is a two-story, rectangular log structure with a gable roof. It has a sandstone-walled cellar. [2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. [1]
The Marion County Courthouse is a Beaux-Arts style building in Fairmont, West Virginia, in the United States. The courthouse was constructed from 1897 to 1900, and was designed by the architectural firm of Yost & Packard of Columbus, Ohio. Its dome is topped by a figure carrying the scales of justice.