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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".
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The Barbour Democrat is a weekly newspaper published on Wednesdays in Philippi, West Virginia. [2] It is the only newspaper published in Barbour County and has a paid circulation of 5,300, accounting for 31% of the county's population. [3] It is a member of the West Virginia Press Association.
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.
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.
Philip Barbour High School was the result of the consolidation of Philippi High School, Kasson High School and Belington High School in 1963. [citation needed] The school colors are Columbia blue and white and the athletic nickname is the "Colts". The school is classified as a "AA" school by the WVSSAC for athletic purposes. [3]
[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.
Private Elijah S. Leach of Co. B, 31st Virginia Infantry Regiment. The 31st Virginia Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment raised in Virginia for service in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.