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National Register of Historic Places listings in West Virginia facts for kids

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The National Register of Historic Places is like a special list of important historical places across the United States. These places could be buildings, areas, or even old archaeological sites that tell us about the past. In West Virginia, there are many amazing places on this list – in fact, every one of its 55 counties has at least one!

These special spots range from really old places, like the Grave Creek Mound which is a prehistoric site, to Cool Spring Farm, one of the state's very first homesteads. You'll also find more recent, but still historic, homes and even whole neighborhoods listed.


Contents: Counties in West Virginia


Historic Places in West Virginia Counties

West Virginia is full of history, and you can find important historic places in every single county! The table below shows how many places are listed on the National Register of Historic Places for each county. These numbers change over time as new places are added to the list.

County Number of Historic Sites
1 Barbour 10
2 Berkeley 119
3 Boone 4
4 Braxton 10
5 Brooke 23
6 Cabell 39
7 Calhoun 1
8 Clay 1
9 Doddridge 9
10 Fayette 25
11 Gilmer 10
12 Grant 7
13 Greenbrier 43
14 Hampshire 27
15 Hancock 10
16 Hardy 25
17 Harrison 21
18 Jackson 10
19 Jefferson 76
20 Kanawha 82
21 Lewis 12
22 Lincoln 2
23 Logan 3
24 Marion 22
25 Marshall 11
26 Mason 12
27 McDowell 17
28 Mercer 17
29 Mineral 11
30 Mingo 8
31 Monongalia 44
32 Monroe 24
33 Morgan 13
34 Nicholas 13
35 Ohio 50
36 Pendleton 13
37 Pleasants 2
38 Pocahontas 21
39 Preston 21
40 Putnam 6
41 Raleigh 8
42 Randolph 34
43 Ritchie 6
44 Roane 4
45 Summers 8
46 Taylor 6
47 Tucker 9
48 Tyler 10
49 Upshur 7
50 Wayne 4
51 Webster 7
52 Wetzel 4
53 Wirt 6
54 Wood 46
55 Wyoming 4
(duplicates) (5)
Total: 1,032

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