National Historic Landmark - Old Main, Bethany College

Old Main has been the dominant building at this small, rural college in West Virginia's panhandle since it was erected between 1858 and 1871. The building also represents the college's pivotal historical role as the headquarters of Alexander Campbell (1788-1866), ...

National Historic Landmark - Matewan Historic District

The Matewan Historic District is exceptionally significant in the history of labor organization in America. It was the scene of the "Matewan Battle" of May 19, 1920 where coal company officials tried to remove union workers from company housing. The ...

National Historic Landmark - The Greenbrier

One of the country's oldest resorts, the Greenbrier (1820) was originally built to cater to wealthy Southerners. Known from its beginnings as the "Queen of the Southern Spas," the large complex of sulphur springs, luxury accommodations, formal gardens, and golf ...

National Historic Landmark - Grave Creek Mound

Dating to c. 500 BC, this is one of the largest and oldest mounds in the United States representative of the burial mound tradition of the Adena Culture, which preceded the Hopewell Culture.

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National Historic Landmark-Elkins Coal & Coke Co. Historic District

The Elkins Coal and Coke Company Historic District consists of 140 beehive coke ovens that were the nation's last known operating beehive ovens. The coke Elkins produced was essential for the production of iron and steel.

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National Historic Landmark - Davis & Elkins Historic District

Halliehurst and Graceland, a pair of mansions on the grounds of Davis and Elkins College, are the key surviving buildings associated respectively with two of the Gilded Age's most important business and political figures, Stephen Benton Elkins and Henry Gassaway ...

National Historic Landmark - Clover Site

These are the extraordinarily well-preserved remains of an Indian town dating to about 400 years ago. The site pertains to the Fort Ancient culture, who were the descendants of the cosmopolitan Hopewell trading societies and related to the other great ...

National Historic Landmark - Campbell Mansion

From 1811 until his death, this was the home of Alexander Campbell (1788-1866), founder of Bethany College, and the leading influence in America's largest indigenous religious movement. Campbell, called the "Sage of Bethany," was an educational pioneer, renowned debater, political ...

National Historic Landmark-Baltimore & Ohio RR Martinsburg Shops

The shops are a unique example of innovative 19th century engineering and industrial architecture. The roundhouse is supported by an early cast-iron framing system devised by renowned railroad engineer and manager, Albert Fink. These shops were also the center of ...

National Historic Landmark - Andrews Methodist Episcopal Church

From Philadelphia, Anna M. Jarvis sent 500 carnations to this church, which she had attended as a youth, to be distributed at morning services on Sunday, May 10, 1908 to honor mothers. Philadelphia merchant John Wanamaker, who had joined her ...