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Pendleton County is a county located in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census , the population was 6,143, [ 1 ] making it the second-least populous county in West Virginia. Its county seat is Franklin . [ 2 ]
Pendleton County Poor Farm: Pendleton County Poor Farm: January 14, 1986 : U.S. Route 220: Upper Tract: 11: Ananias Pitsenbarger Farm: Ananias Pitsenbarger Farm: August 18, 2011 : WV 23 approximately 1/4 mile south of junction with County Route 23/1
Aside from its historical sites, Franklin and Pendleton County are home to several recreational facilities. Franklin Gorge is a popular rock climbing destination. Franklin is within short distance of several of West Virginia's most celebrated state and national parks, including Seneca Rocks, Spruce Knob, and Smoke Hole Canyon.
Franklin Historic District is a national historic district located at Franklin, Pendleton County, West Virginia. The district encompasses 111 contributing buildings, mostly residences. It also includes the central business district, much of it rebuilt after a fire in 1924.
Circleville is an unincorporated community located in Pendleton County, West Virginia, United States. [2] Circleville was originally named Zirkleville after John Zirkle, who ran a dry goods store in the town. [3] [4] The old Circleville School is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. [5]
Fort Seybert was an 18th-century frontier fort in the Allegheny Mountains in what is now Pendleton County, West Virginia, United States. In a 1758 surprise raid occasioned by the French and Indian War (1754–63), most of the 30 white settlers sheltering there were massacred by Shawnee and Delaware warriors and the fort was burned. A similar ...
Germany Valley is situated in the upper reaches of the North Fork South Branch Potomac River in northeastern Pendleton County, West Virginia.The Valley floor is at an elevation of approximately 2,100 feet (640 m) with the surrounding mountaintops about 500 to 1,200 feet (150 to 370 meters) higher.
Circleville School is a historic school building located at Circleville, Pendleton County, West Virginia. It was designed by architect Ernest C. S. Holmboe and built in 1937–1938, as a project of the federal Works Progress Administration (WPA). The two-story masonry building is in the Georgian Revival style. It was built on the foundation of ...