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Ripley Historic District is a national historic district located at Ripley, Jackson County, West Virginia.It encompasses 110 contributing buildings, one contributing site (the Early Settlers Cemetery), and one contributing structure that include the commercial and civic core of the town, and surrounding residential buildings.
Staats Mill Covered Bridge, also known as Tug Fork Covered Bridge, is a historic wooden covered bridge near Ripley in Jackson County, West Virginia, United States.Built in 1887, the Staats Mill Covered Bridge originally crossed the Tug Fork of Big Mill Creek and was named for Enoch Staats' water-powered mill.
This is a list of West Virginia covered bridges. There are 17 historic wooden covered bridges in the U.S. state of West Virginia. Only three of these bridges were built before 1870 and they are the three longest in the state. Each uses a standard truss design, braced with the Burr Arch. No one-truss design dominates in the state.
Fairplain is an unincorporated community in Jackson County, West Virginia, United States. Fairplain is located along Interstate 77 , 5 miles (8.0 km) south-southeast of Ripley . The community was so named on account of the "fair plains" near the original town site.
Frozen Camp Wildlife Management Area is located on 2,587 acres (1,047 ha) in Jackson County near Ripley, West Virginia. [2] The hilly terrain is mostly covered with second-growth mixed hardwoods , with some open creek bottoms and ridgetops.
Start the new year off right with fun events like these in the Beaver Valley and a bit beyond. Jan. 1. Season closing night for Christmas Light-Up drive-through holiday lights, Clinton Park, 600 ...
The name "Cedar Lakes" was chosen because of its two lakes and many cedar trees. It is now 450 acres of 30 individual buildings. Now about 500,000 people visit annually. The West Virginia Department of Agriculture took control of the conference center on July 1, 2016. [1]
Parchment Valley is an unincorporated community in Jackson County, West Virginia, United States. Parchment Valley is located at the junction of County Routes 15 and 30, 3.5 miles (5.6 km) south-southwest of Ripley. [2] Parchment Valley once had a post office, which is now closed. [3]