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Philippi ('FILL-uh-pea') is a city in and the county seat of Barbour County, West Virginia, United States, along the Tygart Valley River. [5] The population was 2,929 at the 2020 census . [ 2 ] In 1861, the city was the site of the Battle of Philippi , known as the "Philippi Races".
The Philippi Historic District (PHD) is national historic district located at Philippi, Barbour County, West Virginia, USA.It encompasses 113 contributing buildings and one contributing structure dating from the mid-19th century through early 20th century.
This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Barbour 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.
The Old Barbour County Courthouse (1844-46) was on the same site as its successor. (Photo ca 1890.) The Barbour County Courthouse in Philippi, Barbour County, West Virginia, USA is a monumental public building constructed between 1903 and 1905 in the Richardsonian Romanesque style. It dominates the town center and is the county's chief symbol ...
The bridge has strong associations with the American Civil War, especially the Battle of Philippi (1861). The Philippi Covered Bridge is the oldest [3] and longest covered bridge in West Virginia and one of only two remaining in Barbour County. It is also the only covered bridge on the United States Numbered Highway System (as part of U.S ...
This is a list of West Virginia covered bridges. There are 17 historic wooden covered bridges in the U.S. state of West Virginia. Only three of these bridges were built before 1870 and they are the three longest in the state. Each uses a standard truss design, braced with the Burr Arch. No one-truss design dominates in the state.
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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.