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Monongalia County, known locally as Mon County, is a county located in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 105,822, [1] making it West Virginia's third-most populous county. Its county seat is Morgantown. [2] The county was founded in 1776. [3]
This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Monongalia 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 a Google map.
The only active rail line near Morgantown is owned by Norfolk Southern with CSX trackage rights and serves a mine northwest of Rivesville, West Virginia. Coal is the major commodity, with a train serving local chemical industries such as Tanner and Addivant (formerly Chemtura) that require tank cars. [ 53 ]
History of the Making of Morgantown, West Virginia: A Type Study in Trans-Appalachian Local History. Morgantown, WV: Morgantown Printing and Binding Co., 1926. Callahan, James Morton. History of West Virginia: Old and New. Chicago and New York: The American Historical Society, 1923. Chambers, S. Allen. Buildings of West Virginia. Oxford and New ...
This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Grant 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 a Google map.
The district includes 501 contributing buildings and 5 contributing structures in a primarily residential area south of downtown Morgantown. The district is characterized by tightly packed dwellings on a hillside and represent a variety of post-Victorian architectural styles popular between 1900 and 1940.
Pin Oak Fountain The Pin Oak Fountain was built in the U.S. state of West Virginia by the West Virginia State Road Commission and local artisans in 1932 on land given by H.R. Edeburn . The crystal quartz used in construction was quarried from behind nearby Bloomery Iron Furnace on Diamond Ridge , and the stone from the hillside behind the fountain.
Maidsville is an unincorporated community in Monongalia County, West Virginia, United States. Maidsville is located along West Virginia Route 100, 4.5 miles (7.2 km) north-northwest of downtown Morgantown. According to tradition, Maidsville was so named on account of there being a large share "old maids" among the first settlers. [2]