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The Trough is a 6-mile long wooded gorge carved by the South Branch Potomac River (SBPR) and situated in the Allegheny Mountains of Hampshire and Hardy Counties, West Virginia, US. The area was the site of a 1756 skirmish of the French and Indian War , known as the " Battle of the Trough ".
South Branch River Road (CR 8) Romney: Parker School: 1885 Springfield: Parker-Scanlon House (Little Meadows) 19th century South Branch River Road (CR 8) Romney: Parsons Bell Tower: 1925 Indian Mound Cemetery Romney: Pin Oak Fountain† 1932 State Route 29 (WV 29) Pin Oak: Potomac Academy Building: 1850 West Virginia Schools for the Deaf and ...
Moorefield is a town in and the county seat of Hardy County, West Virginia, United States. It is located at the confluence of the South Branch Potomac River and the South Fork South Branch Potomac River. Moorefield was originally chartered in 1777; it was named for Conrad Moore, who owned the land upon which the town was laid out.
Moorefield Historic District is a national historic district located at Moorefield, Hardy County, West Virginia.The district encompasses 171 contributing buildings. It consists of a mix of commercial, residential and civic structures, ranging in age from the mid 18th century to the early 20th century.
The South Fork South Branch Potomac River, sometimes called the South Fork River, forms just north of U.S. Route 250 in Highland County, Virginia, near Monterey, and flows 68.4 miles (110.1 km) [4] north-northeastward to the South Branch Potomac River at Moorefield in Hardy County, West Virginia.
Moorefield, West Virginia: Coordinates: Area: 2 acres (0.81 ha) Built: 1850 () Architectural style: Greek Revival: MPS: South Branch Valley MRA [1] NRHP reference No. 86000777: Added to NRHP: 14 January 1986 [2]
Fort Pleasant — formerly known as Fort Van Meter and Town Fort [2] [3] [4] and still also known as the Isaac Van Meter House — is a historic site located near the unincorporated community of Old Fields about 5 miles north of Moorefield in Hardy County, West Virginia, U.S. Situated on the South Branch Potomac River, a young Colonel George Washington directed a fortification to be built here ...
The fighting occurred along the South Branch of the Potomac River, north of Moorefield, West Virginia, in Hardy County. The National Park Service groups this battle with Early's Washington Raid and operations against the B&O Railroad , and it was the last major battle in the region before General Philip Sheridan took command of Union troops in ...