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Historic Sites - West Virginia
Here are links to some notable historc sites found along Route 40.  Carr's Tavern (site) (Gilfillan's Tavern) (Valley Grove, WV)
"From Searight's The Old Pike (1894):
One mile distant from West Alexander on the north side of the road, Abram Carr kept a tavern as early as 1836. I......" |
Beck's Tavern (site) (Node's Tavern) (Valley Grove, WV)
"From Searight's The Old Pike (1894):
Two miles further west a large frame tavern on the north side of the road, was kept by Mrs. Sarah Beck as early ......" |
Rhodes's Tavern (site) (Beagle's Tavern) (Valley Grove, WV)
"From Searight's The Old Pike (1894):
A short distance, less than a mile further west, the widow Rhodes kept a popular wagon stand as early as 1830. A......" |
Jones's Tavern (site) (Valley Grove, WV)
"From Searight's The Old Pike (1894):
One mile further west Isaac Jones kept a tavern as early as 1835, and probably before that date. His house was a......" |
Bentley's Tavern (site) (Kimberley's Tavern) (Valley Grove, WV)
"From Searight's The Old Pike (1894):
One mile west of Roney's Point, on the south side, stood an old frame tavern, which, in the eventful days of the......" |
Fosters's Tavern (site) (Triadelphia, WV)
"From Searight's The Old Pike (1894):
One mile further west, Triadelphia is reached, a small village, and like many others, the outgrowth of the Natio......" |
Thompson's Tavern (site) (Barnes's Tavern) (Triadelphia, WV)
"From Searight's The Old Pike (1894):
Colonel Thompson also kept a tavern in Triadelphia in an early day. His house was a frame building, on the north......" |
 Henry Clay Monument (site) (Wheeling, WV)
"This monument to Henry Clay once stood at Moses and Lydia Shepherd's mansion in Wheeling, West Virginia. Clay was a very good friend of the Shepherds......" |
Gooding's Tavern (site) (Coding's Tavern) (Wheeling, WV)
"From Searight's The Old Pike (1894):
Three miles further west the old tavern of Mrs. Gooding, another widow, is reached. The site of this old tavern ......" |
Carter's Tavern (site) (Strawn's Tavern) (Wheeling, WV)
"From Searight's The Old Pike (1894):
A short distance west from widow Goodings, Samuel Carter kept a tavern as early as 1830. It was a brick house on......" |
Blackburn's Tavern (site) (Wheeling, WV)
"From Searight's The Old Pike (1894):
About one mile west of Carter's, Michael Blackburn kept a tavern in the olden time, and was well favored with cu......" |
Steenrod's Tavern (site) (Wheeling, WV)
"According to the Ohio County Public Library, this tavern is no longer standing.
From Searight's The Old Pike (1894):
Next comes Steenrod's, two mile......" |
 Old Watering Troughs (Wheeling, WV)
"Halfway up the eastern ascent of Wheeling Mountain is a roadside park with a pair of old watering troughs......." |
West Virginia Independence Hall (Wheeling, WV)
"Oringinally built as Wheeling's Custom House, it served as the seat of West Virginia's new government between 1861 and 1863. Later it served as a cou......" |
Ebenezer Zane Log Cabin (site) (Wheeling, WV)
"Constructed in 1769 by Ebenezer Zane, it was the first building in Wheeling. For a while it was used as a powder house for Fort Henry. It remained i......" |
Moses Mossier's Tavern (site) (Wheeling, WV)
"From Searight's The Old Pike (1894):
On upper Main street, in 1830, Moses Mossier kept a tavern........." |
Beamer's Tavern (site) (Wheeling, WV)
"From Searight's The Old Pike (1894):
On upper Main street, in 1830, Moses Mossier kept a tavern, and on the same street, and at the same time, a tave......" |
 Wheeling Suspension Bridge (Wheeling, WV)
"When it opened in 1849 the Wheeling Suspension Bridge was the longest bridge in the world. It was designed by Charless Ellet and the main span measur......" |
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Last updated: 2010-08-10 20:12:24 |
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