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Philippi was the scene of the first land battle of the American Civil War, on June 3, 1861. The battle was promptly lampooned as the "Philippi Races" because of the hurried retreat by the Confederate troops encamped in the town. (The battle is reenacted every June during the town's 'Blue and Gray Reunion.')
Eastern terminus of WV-76: Philippi: US 119 south / US 250 Truck south – Buckhannon: South end of US-119 overlap: Philippi Covered Bridge over Roaring Creek: US 250 Truck north (Blue and Gray Expressway) to US 119 – Buckhannon, Grafton: WV 38 east – Parsons: Western terminus of WV-38: Belington: WV 92 north – Morgantown: North end of WV ...
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.
Roughly bounded by Pike, High, Walnut, Wolfe, Main, Wilson Sts., and Tygart Valley River, Philippi, West Virginia Coordinates 39°9′0″N 80°2′20″W / 39.15000°N 80.03889°W / 39.15000; -80
Philip Barbour High School is the sole public high school serving Barbour County, West Virginia. The school is named, as is the county it serves, for Philip P. Barbour, a former Speaker of the United States House of Representatives and associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Philip Barbour High School was the result of the ...
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[2] The 1st and 2nd West Virginia Union infantry regiments were also raised the same month, participating in the first battle of the campaign at Philippi. To organize Union forces in the area, George B. McClellan was appointed commander of the Department of the Ohio, covering Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, western Pennsylvania, and western Virginia.
Influential Ibiza club legend DJ Alfredo has died. He was 71 years old. News of his death was confirmed by Club Amnesia, where he had a residency DJing in the 1980s, on Tuesday, Dec. 24. "Dear ...