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Philippi ('FILL-uh-pea') is a city in and the county seat of Barbour County, West Virginia, United States, along the Tygart Valley River. [5] The population was 2,929 at the 2020 census . [ 2 ] In 1861, the city was the site of the Battle of Philippi , known as the "Philippi Races".
Barbour County is a county in north central West Virginia, United States.At the 2020 census, the population was 15,465. [5] The county seat is Philippi, [6] which was chartered in 1844.
The bridge has strong associations with the American Civil War, especially the Battle of Philippi (1861). The Philippi Covered Bridge is the oldest [3] and longest covered bridge in West Virginia and one of only two remaining in Barbour County. It is also the only covered bridge on the United States Numbered Highway System (as part of U.S ...
The Philippi Historic District (PHD) is national historic district located at Philippi, Barbour County, West Virginia, USA.It encompasses 113 contributing buildings and one contributing structure dating from the mid-19th century through early 20th century.
The Old Barbour County Courthouse (1844-46) was on the same site as its successor. (Photo ca 1890.) The Barbour County Courthouse in Philippi, Barbour County, West Virginia, USA is a monumental public building constructed between 1903 and 1905 in the Richardsonian Romanesque style. It dominates the town center and is the county's chief symbol ...
The Chestnut Ridge people (CRP) are a mixed-race community concentrated in an area northeast of Philippi, Barbour County, in north-central West Virginia, with smaller related communities in the adjacent counties of Harrison and Taylor. They are often referred to as "Mayles" (from the most common surname — Mayle or Male), or "Guineas" (now ...
This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Barbour 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.
Pages in category "Cities in Barbour County, West Virginia" ... Philippi, West Virginia This page was last edited on 21 January 2022, at 03:54 (UTC). ...