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The following are approximate tallies of current listings by county. These counts are based on entries in the National Register Information Database as of April 24, 2008 [2] and new weekly listings posted since then on the National Register of Historic Places web site. [3]
Sistersville Historic District is a national historic district located at Sistersville, Tyler County, West Virginia. It encompasses 215 contributing buildings and one contributing structure that include the civic, commercial, and residential core of Sistersville.
Arthur I. Boreman (1823–96) — West Virginia's first governor, moved to Middlebourne as an infant. He received his education and was admitted to the bar while resident here in 1845. [23] Cecil H. Underwood (1922-2008) — Twice governor of West Virginia, he was the 25th and 32nd Governor of West Virginia, from 1957 until 1961 and from 1997 ...
Sistersville is a city in Tyler County, West Virginia, United States, along the Ohio River. The population was 1,413 at the 2020 census . [ 3 ] The Sistersville Ferry crosses the Ohio River to the unincorporated community of Fly in Monroe County, Ohio .
Wells Inn, also known as the Hotel Wells, is a historic hotel located at Sistersville, Tyler County, West Virginia, United States.It was built in 1894–1895, and is a two-story, brick building featuring a two-story verandah.
The Star News is the result of the 1918 merger between the Tyler County News and the Tyler County Star. [4] The News dated back to 1909, [5] and the Star to 1877. [6]The West Virginia Press Association's highest honor, the Adam R. Kelly Premier Journalist Award, is named after Adam Kelly, former editor and publisher of the Star News. [7]
West Virginia, which seceded from Virginia to join the Union, provided the following units to the Union Army during the American Civil War.Units raised in the western counties prior to the creation of the state of West Virginia were often known as, "loyal Virginians," who formed the Restored government of Virginia in Wheeling, West Virginia in 1861, unanimously electing Francis H. Pierpont as ...
The E. A. Durham House, also known as the Durham-Peters Residence, is a historic home located at Sistersville, Tyler County, West Virginia. It was built in 1921, and is a 20-room Italian Renaissance Revival-style residence. It features pale stone and stucco and a low-pitched green tile roof.