Wellsburg is a city in and the county seat of brooke county, west virginia, united states. From the book industrial wellsburg published in 1899 by ralph s kerr wellsburg, west virginia. National register of historic places listings in brooke. Whitepages is the largest and most trusted online phone book and directory. The brooke county genealogy organization has been a link to the past since it was. The town of charlestown, ohio county, virginia, was laid out probably in the fall of 1790, as at the january term, 1791, of the county court of ohio county, virginia, charles. Wellsburg, wv in 1886 ohio county west virginia public library. Our goal at genealogy trails is to help you track your ancestors through time by transcribing genealogical and historical data and placing it online for the free use of all researchers. Wellsburg white pages phone books in west virginia wv. Mcfaddens memory by upgrading williams public record with words and pictures, signing williams memory book, recording an audio memory or lighting a candle. Visitors will find charming, affordable bed and breakfasts all across the mountain state. Cipriani, sponsored by the friends of brooke county photos courtesy of elliotthubbard of brooke county genealogy additional text information in italics is from katherine marsh fizer and eileen irvin avery. Wellsburg, one among the oldest towns on the ohio river, takes her name in honor of bazaleel or alexander wells. Industrial wellsburg past brooke county, wv genealogy.
Brooke high school alumni in wellsburg, west virginia. Timeline of west virginia womens history compiled by the west virginia state archives 1755. West virginia genealogy trails a part of genealogy trails. Page 204 army, shall be considered as a common fund for the use and benefit of such of the united states as have become, or shall become members of the confederation or federal alliance of the said states, virginia inclusive, according to their usual respective proportions in the general charge and expenditure, and shall be faithfully and bona fide disposed of for that purpose, and for no. Guide to brooke county, west virginia ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records. Reunite with old classmates, learn about class reunions and take a look back at your yearbook photos. Previous to 1816, the town was known as charlestown, but its name was changed by an act of legislature, dated december 16, 1816. The wellsburg chamber of commerce is organized for the purpose of advancing the growth of the community. The county was created in 1797 from part of ohio county and named in honor of robert brooke, governor of virginia from 1794 to 1796. Brooke county history sources west virginia division of culture. Dont forget to check the brooke county archives provided by rootsweb. It lies along the ohio river, about 15 miles 24 km north of wheeling, west virginia, and opposite brilliant, ohio.
West virginia s natural beauty may be priceless, but you dont have to pay a fortune to soak it all in. Local histories are available for brooke county, west virginia genealogy. Chambers funeral home wellsburg obituary william mushet was born on sunday, april 12, 1936. William was a resident of wellsburg, west virginia. Wellsburg, brooke county, west virginia genealogy familysearch. It is one of the ohio valleys oldest surviving examples of federal architecture. The diverse economy includes one paper mill, a glass gift outlet, several telemarketing facilities, and a factory that does metal fabrication plus plastics molding. Additional records are listed on the county and state pages. Find local wellsburg wv aarp programs and information. The above three paragraphs are from the book history of the wv coal industry. Brooke county is a county in the northern panhandle of the u. The most famous mingo in west virginia history was known to the european.
Get to know the real possibility of aarp in wellsburg. Wellsburg genealogy in brooke county, wv usa 1,015,348 west virginia 19,826 brooke county 336 wellsburg 32. Located in the northern panhandle along the ohio river, brooke county was. Wellsburg, city, seat 1797 of brooke county, in the northern panhandle of west virginia, u. Mullins antique market and rare books, elkins, wv by mcclain printing company, 1974. Zillow has 31 homes for sale in wellsburg wv matching. The story detail contained in this book is from the wellsburg walking tour written by anthony j. Wellsburg, west virginia phone book listings, including common wellsburg, west virginia phone scams plus local white pages and yellow pages. For more information about local histories see the wiki page section west virginia local histories. In honor of robert brooke, governor of va from 1794 to 1796. Brooke county history sources west virginia division of. This is a list of the national register of historic places listings in brooke county, west virginia this is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the national register of historic places in brooke county, west virginia, united states. Pharmacy at wellsburg, west virginia wellsburg, west virginia wv, the county seat of brooke county, was chartered on the ohio river in 1791 as charlestown but was renamed wellsburg in 1816 in honor of alexander wells, the soninlaw of charles prather, who built a large flour warehouse east of the town. Millers tavern, now known as brooke county historical museum, is a historic inn and tavern located at wellsburg, brooke county, west virginia.
This change in name was made on account of there being a charlestown elsewhere in the state. This page primarily lists records kept at the city level. About brooke county genealogy brooke county, wv genealogy. The diverse economy includes several telemarketing facilities, and a factory that does metal fabrication plus plastics molding. Brooke county west virginia genealogy trails history group. Wellsburg, west virginia directory of historic places. Upon its creation, brooke county became the northernmost county in the state of virginia until the creation of hancock county from brookes territory in 1848. A history is widely considered one of the finest books ever written about our state. Kevin barksdale marshall university and ken foneswolf west virginia university assembled this collection of essays, mostly from the journal they edit, west virginia history, to serve as a reader for courses on the mountain states history. William mushet was a resident of wellsburg, west virginia at the time of passing. On july 8, a settlement at drapers meadows presentday radford, virginia along the new river was attacked by shawnee indians. The locations of national register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may. Wellsburg real estate wellsburg wv homes for sale zillow. Riverside glass works of wellsburg, west virginia, 18791907.
Get all the local information you need on wellsburg, west virginia, wv community history, demographics, local search and more at epodunk wellsburg postcard post card seventh street, wellsburg, wv see more. West virginia atlas of historical county boundaries. The west virginia archives and history web site offers detailed information on the states history, outlines the documents available in the state archives, and provides assistance in conducting genealogical research. Brown is professor of history at west virginia institute of technology. Dora was born on april 11, 1918 and passed away on tuesday, august 20, 2019 dora was a resident of wellsburg, west virginia at the time of passing. Please take the time to explore our site and let us know how we can better serve our community through this medium. In the early history of wellsburg, a number of schooners were built near.
In his clear, eminently readable style, williams organizes the tangled strands of west virginias past around a few dramatic eventsthe battle of point pleasant, john browns insurrection in harpers ferry, the paint. Wellsburg chamber of commerce, wellsburg, west virginia. Wellsburg history book is labor of love, wheeling news register, 1261992. Brooke high school bruins alumni wellsburg, west virginia. Wellsburg primary school wellsburg, west virginia wv. Whitepages provides the top free people search and tenant screening tool online with contact information for over 250 million people including cell phone numbers and complete background check data compiled from public records, white pages and other directories in all 50 states. New mines included the carnegie wellsburg coal company mine at goldie, the consumers fuel company at louise. For this second edition, the authors have added a new chapter, bringing the original material up to date and carrying the west virginia story through the presidential election of 1992. We welcome donations of books, historical materials, and other materials of value. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. It is part of the weirtonsteubenville, wvoh metropolitan statistical area. This website is intended to provide you with an overview of our citys government and the unique opportunities our city has to offer.
County histories may include biographies, church, school and government history, and military information. It was built in 1797, and is a twostory, rectangular brick building with a hipped roof. Wellsburg, brooke county, west virginia family records family history library wellsburg newspapers and obituaries. Both wellsburg and wheeling were finalists for the ending point for the. According to the national census of 1800, brooke county had 4,706 residents, the 6th largest population of the counties then in existence within the present state of west virginia.
Settled in 1772, it was chartered as charlestown in 1791 but was renamed in 1816 to. Sanborn fire insurance map from wellsburg, brooke county, west virginia. Brooke county, west virginia genealogy genealogy familysearch. Wellsburg, west virginia, brooke county historical society, 1975. Welcome to the official website of the city of wellsburg. William mcfadden obituary wellsburg, west virginia. Amy burch was a resident of wellsburg, west virginia at the time of passing.
Rice is professor emeritus of history and stephen w. Discover wellsburg, west virginia with the help of your friends. Riverside glass works of wellsburg, west virginia, 18791907 gorham, c. The town of charlestown, ohio county, virginia, was laid out probably in the fall of 1790, as at the january term, 1791, of the county court of ohio county, virginia, charles prather produced, in open court, the plat of the town of charlestown, in ohio county. Wellsburg, wv in 1886 ohio county west virginia public. Wellsburg primary school located in wellsburg, west virginia wv.
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