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Monroe County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia.As of the 2020 census, the population was 12,376. [2] Its county seat is Union. [3] Monroe County was the home of Andrew Summers Rowan of Spanish–American War fame, who is immortalized in Elbert Hubbard's classic A Message to Garcia.
Location of Monroe County in West Virginia. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Monroe County, West Virginia.. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Monroe County, West Virginia, United States.
The U.S. state of West Virginia has 55 counties. Fifty of them existed at the time of the Wheeling Convention in 1861, during the American Civil War, when those counties seceded from the Commonwealth of Virginia to form the new state of West Virginia. [1] West Virginia was admitted as a separate state of the United States on June 20, 1863. [2]
Union is a town in Monroe County, West Virginia, United States. Union’s population is 427 as of 2020. [2] It is the county seat of Monroe County. [5] History.
Greenville is an unincorporated community in Monroe County, West Virginia, United States. Greenville is located on West Virginia Route 122, west of Union. The community was formerly called Centreville. [2] Located near Greenville are Cook's Mill and the Miller-Pence Farm, both listed on the National Register of Historic Places. [3]
Peterstown is a town in Monroe County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 456 at the 2020 census. [2] The town was named after Christian Peters, a pioneer settler. [5] The town is the site of the 1928 discovery of the 34.48 carat (6.896 g) Jones Diamond by Grover C. Jones and his son, William "Punch" Jones.
Byrnside-Beirne-Johnson House, also known as "Willowbrook," is a historic home located near Union, Monroe County, West Virginia. The house began as a pioneer log fort built by six families in 1770. After 1855, it was enlarged to a large 2 + 1 ⁄ 2-story, five-bay, T-shaped dwelling with a two-story rear wing.
The park is located near Union in Monroe County, West Virginia. The park sits on the shores of 144-acre (0.58 km 2) Moncove Lake, and underneath the flyway of the fall eastern hawk migration. The current park superintendent is John Dempsey, a West Virginia native and life-long resident. Power boats on Moncove Lake are limited to 5 horsepower (3 ...