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The following are approximate tallies of current listings by county. These counts are based on entries in the National Register Information Database as of April 24, 2008 [2] and new weekly listings posted since then on the National Register of Historic Places web site. [3]
The Beckley Courthouse Square Historic District is a 70-acre (28 ha) historic district in Beckley, West Virginia, United States that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994. [1] The listing included 100 contributing buildings, including one or more designed by architect Alex B. Mahood. [1] [2]
Beckley is a city in and the county seat of Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 17,286 at the 2020 census , making it the ninth-most populous city in the state. It is the principal city of the Beckley metropolitan area of Southern West Virginia , home to 115,079 residents in 2020.
West Virginia Secretary of Education and the Arts; In office January 16, 2017 – March 12, 2018: Governor: Jim Justice: Preceded by: Kay Goodwin: Succeeded by: Clayton Burch (acting) President of the West Virginia Board of Education; In office July 2013 – 2014: First Lady of West Virginia; In role January 17, 2005 – November 15, 2010 ...
Oak Hill is a city in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 8,179 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Beckley metropolitan area. Country singer Hank Williams died in Oak Hill on his way to a concert on January 1, 1953. The city is also home to the historic Oak Hill Railroad Depot which still stands today as an ...
Treehouse Arts Ensemble is a multi-disciplinary, non-profit arts organization [1] in Beckley, West Virginia. It was formed in 2004 by Joshua Taylor-Martin, Chris McLaughlin and Robert S. Moore III. [1] Since that time, the organization has presented works of Theatre, Dance, Visual Art, and Music in Southern West Virginia.
The Beckley Mill Site is a historic archaeological site off Worley Road near Piney Creek in Beckley, West Virginia. The site is that of a mill established in 1835 by Beckley's founder and namesake, Alfred Beckley. The mill remained in use into the early 20th century, but was eventually closed and abandoned.
On December 31, 2014, West Virginia University announced that it would purchase MSU’s former Beckley campus for $8 million. [22] On September 1, 2015, the WVU board of governors approved a plan to move the West Virginia University Institute of Technology from its then-current campus in Montgomery to the former MSU campus in Beckley.