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Morgan County is a county located in the U.S. state of West Virginia.As of the 2020 census, the population was 17,063. [1] Its county seat is Berkeley Springs. [2] The county was formed in 1820 from parts of Hampshire and Berkeley Counties and named in honor of General Daniel Morgan, prominent soldier of the American Revolutionary War. [3]
This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Morgan 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.
Berkeley Springs is the county seat of Morgan County. Morgan County makes up one of the central counties in the eastern panhandle. According to the United States Census Bureau, the incorporated town of Bath has a total area of 0.34 square miles (0.88 km 2), all land. [9] There are two rivers in Morgan County.
Morgan Morgan arrived in what is now West Virginia in 1731. In January 1734, he, among others, was appointed to the 'Commission of the Peace', meaning that he was a magistrate . He probably received a Patent for 1,000 acres (4.0 km 2 ) '[i]n the Forks of the Rappahannock River & Westwood of Sherrando River' on December 12, 1734. [ 4 ]
Town of Bath Historic District is a national historic district located at Berkeley Springs, Morgan County, West Virginia. The district originally encompassed 218 contributing buildings, 3 contributing sites, 6 contributing structures, and 1 contributing object.
Paw Paw is a town in Morgan County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 410 at the 2020 census. The town is known for the nearby Paw Paw Tunnel. Paw Paw was incorporated by the Circuit Court of Morgan County on April 8, 1891, and named after pawpaw, [5] a wild fruit that grows in abundance throughout this region. On September 14 ...
There are listings in every one of West Virginia's 55 counties. Listings range from prehistoric sites such as Grave Creek Mound, to Cool Spring Farm in the state's eastern panhandle, one of the state's first homesteads, to relatively newer, yet still historical, residences and commercial districts.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 27 July 2023. Unincorporated community in West Virginia, United States Magnolia Unincorporated community Magnolia Location within the state of West Virginia Show map of West Virginia Magnolia Magnolia (the United States) Show map of the United States Coordinates: 39°33′42″N 78°25′37″W ...