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Franklin Historic District is a national historic district located at Franklin, Pendleton County, West Virginia. The district encompasses 111 contributing buildings, mostly residences. It also includes the central business district, much of it rebuilt after a fire in 1924.
1968 – The funeral of Yuri Gagarin, the first man in space, started in Moscow, with thousands of people in attendance. [27] 1971 – My Lai Massacre: Lieutenant William Calley is convicted of premeditated murder and sentenced to life in prison. [28] 1973 – Vietnam War: The last United States combat soldiers leave South Vietnam. [29]
Franklin is a town in and the county seat of Pendleton County, West Virginia, United States. [5] The population was 486 at the 2020 census . [ 2 ] Franklin was established in 1794 and named for Francis Evick, an early settler.
As of the 2020 census, the population was 6,143, [1] making it the second-least populous county in West Virginia. Its county seat is Franklin . [ 2 ] The county was created by the Virginia General Assembly in 1788 [ 3 ] from parts of Augusta , Hardy , and Rockingham counties and was named for Edmund Pendleton (1721–1803), a distinguished ...
The following is a list of notable deaths in March 2003. Entries for each day are listed alphabetically by surname. A typical entry lists information in the following sequence: Name, age, country of citizenship at birth, subsequent country of citizenship (if applicable), reason for notability, cause of death (if known), and reference.
The McCoy House, also known as Franklin Town Office or Pendleton County Library, is a historic home located at Franklin, Pendleton County, West Virginia. It was built in 1848, and is a two- to three-story, L-shaped, brick building in the Greek Revival-style. It features a one-bay entrance portico with two sets of double Ionic order columns. A ...
Brandywine is a census-designated place (CDP) located on U.S. Highway 33 in Pendleton County, West Virginia, United States. The town lies along the South Fork South Branch Potomac River at its confluence with Hawes Run. At the 2019 United States census, its population was 147. [2]
Van Winkle was born in New York City to an established family. After completing preparatory studies, he pursued law and was admitted to the bar.He married Juliet Rathbone, the eldest daughter of William Palmer Rathbone (1784 - 1862) and Martha Ming Valleau Rathbone (1793 - 1846), an influential family in western Virginia involved in developing the oil field at Burning Springs.