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In Southern West Virginia, in the late 19th century, coal mining and transportation by the emerging technology of the railroads combined to form a new industry. Much of the region's bituminous coal was sent northwest to the Great Lakes, or northeast to the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad's coal piers at Baltimore, or to the world's greatest ice-free port of Hampton Roads in eastern Virginia.
This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Mercer 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.
Dr. Robert B. McNutt House is a historic home located at Princeton, Mercer County, West Virginia. The original section was built about 1840, and is a classic I house configuration, with a two-story, three-bay main facade and a one-bay-wide, two-story centered portico. Later additions include a one-story, hip-roofed section and a two-story ell.
Mercer St. bet. North First St. and North St., Princeton, West Virginia: Coordinates: Area: 6 acres (2.4 ha) Built: 1908: Architectural style: Late Victorian, Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements: NRHP reference No. 03001060 [1] Added to NRHP: October 17, 2003
Jul. 27—PRINCETON — Spending more than $13 million for replacing a Princeton bridge is the among the projects awarded contracts this week by the West Virginia Division of Highways (WVDOH). The ...
The Mercer County Courthouse in Princeton, West Virginia was built in 1930–31 in the Art Moderne style. Designed by Alex B. Mahood, it is the most significant example of the style in southern West Virginia. Friezes above the front and rear doors were designed by Mrs. S.L. Mahood, the mother of the architect.
Dr. James W. Hale House, also known as the Hale-Pendleton House, "Temple Knob," and "Temple Hill," was a historic home located at Princeton, Mercer County, West Virginia. Built about 1885, it was a large, two-story plus basement brick house.
WV 123 west – Mercer County Airport: Eastern terminus of WV 123 10.6: 17.1: US 460 east – Pearisburg VA: North end of US 460 overlap: Princeton: 12.2: 19.6: WV 104 west (Morrison Drive) South end of WV 104 overlap: 12.3: 19.8: WV 104 east (Stafford Drive) North end of WV 104 overlap: 12.7– 12.8: 20.4– 20.6: WV 20 (Main Street) Traffic ...