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{{see also|List of Registered Historic Places in West Virginia}}
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This article includes a '''List of [[National Historic Landmark]]s in [[West Virginia]]''', as well as a list of National Park Service administered areas in West Virginia.
This article includes a '''List of [[National Historic Landmark]]s in [[West Virginia]]'''.


==National Historic Landmarks in West Virginia==
==National Historic Landmarks in West Virginia==


There are 16 National Historic Landmarks in the state. The following is a complete list.
There are 17 National Historic Landmarks in the state. The following is a complete list.
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! width="1%" {{NHL color}}|<ref>Numbers represent an ordering by first significant word in landmark name. Various colorings, defined [[Wikipedia:NRHP colors legend|here]], differentiate the [[National Historic Park]], [[National Historic Landmark Districts]] and other higher designations from NHL buildings, structures, sites or objects.</ref>
|pos=1
! width="20%" {{NHL color}} | Landmark name<ref name="NHLlist">{{Cite web | last=National Park Service | date=June 2011 | title = National Historic Landmarks Survey: List of National Historic Landmarks by State | url=http://www.cr.nps.gov/nhl/designations/Lists/LIST11.pdf | publisher= | format=PDF| accessdate=2011-07-04}}.</ref>
|article=International Mother's Day Shrine
! class="unsortable" {{NHL color}} | Image<br />
|name=Andrews Methodist Episcopal Church
!date width="3%" {{NHL color}}|'''Date of designation'''<ref name = "NHLlist"/>
|image=Andrews Methodist Episcopal Church, the International Mother's Day Shrine. Grafton, West Virginia LCCN2015631665.tif
! width="14%" {{NHL color}} | Locality<br /><ref name = "NHLlist"/><ref name = "NHLDB071104">{{cite web | last = National Park Service | first = | authorlink = National Park Service | coauthors = | title = National Historic Landmark Program: NHL Database | work = | publisher = | date = | url = http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/default.cfm | format = | doi = | accessdate = 2007-11-04 }}</ref>
|alt=Andrews Methodist Episcopal Church
! width="8%" {{NHL color}} | County<br /><ref name = "NHLlist"/>
|date=1992-10-05
! class="unsortable" width="51%" {{NHL color}} | Description<br /><ref name = "NHLDBvar">Except as otherwise noted, descriptions are drawn from {{cite web | last = National Park Service | first = | authorlink = National Park Service | coauthors = | title = National Historic Landmark Program: NHL Database | work = | publisher = | date = | url = http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/default.cfm | format = | doi = | accessdate = }} Retrieved on various dates.</ref>
|address=[[Grafton, West Virginia|Grafton]]
|-
|lat=39.3388548502
! {{NRHPlegend|NHL|1}}
|lon=-80.0185436005
| [[International Mother's Day Shrine|Andrews Methodist Episcopal Church]]
|county=[[Taylor County, West Virginia|Taylor]]
| [[File:International Mothers Day Shrine.jpg|100 px|Andrews Methodist Episcopal Church]]
|description=Where the [[Mother's Day]] holiday was started.
| {{dts|link=off|1992|10|5}}
|refnum=70000667
| [[Grafton, West Virginia|Grafton]] <br /> <small>{{coord|39.3388548502|-80.0185436005 |format=dms |name=Andrews Methodist Church |region:US-WV_type:landmark}}
}}
| [[Taylor County, West Virginia|Taylor]]
{{NRHP row|NHL
| Where the [[Mother's Day]] holiday was started.
|pos=2
|-
|article=Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Martinsburg Shops
! {{NRHPlegend|NHL|2}}
| [[Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Martinsburg Shops]]
|name=Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Martinsburg Shops
| [[Image:Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Martinsburg West Roundhouse, East End of Race & Martin Streets, Martinsburg (Berkeley County, West Virginia).jpg|100px|1970 HAER photo]]
|image=Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Martinsburg West Roundhouse, East End of Race & Martin Streets, Martinsburg (Berkeley County, West Virginia).jpg
|alt=1970 HAER photo
| {{dts|link=off|2003|7|31}}
|date=2003-07-31
| [[Martinsburg, West Virginia|Martinsburg]] <br /> <small>{{coord|39.460833|-77.959444 |format=dms |name=Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Martinsburg Shops |region:US-WV_type:landmark}}</small>
|address=[[Martinsburg, West Virginia|Martinsburg]]
|lat=39.460833
| [[Berkeley County, West Virginia|Berkeley]]
|lon=-77.959444
| Architecturally significant railway buildings, also where the [[Great Railroad Strike of 1877]] began.
|county=[[Berkeley County, West Virginia|Berkeley]]
|-
|description=Architecturally significant railway buildings, also where the [[Great Railroad Strike of 1877]] began.
! {{NRHPlegend|NHL|3}}
|refnum=03001045
| [[Alexander Campbell Mansion|Campbell Mansion]]
|commonscat=Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Martinsburg Shops
| [[File:Alexander Campbell Mansion.jpg|100px|Front of the house]]
}}
| {{dts|link=off|1994|4|19}}
{{NRHP row|NHL
| [[Bethany, West Virginia|Bethany]] <br /> <small>{{coord|40.2057321567|-80.5476076794 |format=dms |name=Campbell Mansion |region:US-WV_type:landmark}}</small>
|pos=3
| [[Brooke County, West Virginia|Brooke]]
|type=NHLD
| Home of [[Alexander Campbell (Restoration movement)|Alexander Campbell]], founder and president of [[Bethany College (West Virginia)|Bethany College]]
|article=Alexander Campbell Mansion
|-
|name=Campbell Mansion
! {{NRHPlegend|NHL|4}}
|image=Alexander Campbell Mansion.jpg
| [[Clover Site]]
|alt=Front of the house
| <span style="color:#fcfcfc">image pending</span>
|date=1994-04-19
| {{dts|link=off|1992|4|27}}
| [[Lesage, West Virginia|Lesage]] <br />
|address=[[Bethany, West Virginia|Bethany]]
|lat=40.2057321567
| [[Cabell County, West Virginia|Cabell]]
|lon=-80.5476076794
| Archaeological site.
|county=[[Brooke County, West Virginia|Brooke]]
|-
|description=Home of [[Alexander Campbell (Restoration movement)|Alexander Campbell]], founder and president of [[Bethany College (West Virginia)|Bethany College]]
! {{NRHPlegend|NHLD|5}}
|refnum=70000651
| [[Davis and Elkins Historic District]]
|commonscat=Alexander Campbell Mansion
| <span style="color:#fcfcfc">image pending</span>
}}
| {{dts|link=off|1998|6|7}}
{{NRHP row|NHL
| [[Elkins, West Virginia|Elkins]] <br /> <small>{{coord|38.9289808836|-79.8492664145 |format=dms |name=Davis and Elkins Historic District |region:US-WV_type:landmark}}
|pos=4
| [[Randolph County, West Virginia|Randolph]]
|article=Clover site
| Historic district including [[Graceland (Elkins, West Virginia)]] and [[Senator Stephen Benton Elkins House|Senator Stephen Benton Elkins House (Halliehurst)]] mansions
|name=Clover site
|-
|image=Green Bottom WMA looking toward Clover Site.jpg
! {{NRHPlegend|NHLD|6}}
|date=1992-04-27
| [[Elkins Coal and Coke Company Historic District]]
|address=[[Lesage, West Virginia|Lesage]]
| [[Image:Elkins Coal & Coke Company, Bretz vicinity (Preston County, West Virgina).jpg|100px|1970 HAER photo]]
|county=[[Cabell County, West Virginia|Cabell]]
| {{dts|link=off|1983|5|4}}
|description=Archaeological site.
| [[Bretz, Preston County, West Virginia|Bretz]] <br /> <small>{{coord|39|32|42|N|79|58|35|W |format=dms |name=Elkins Coal and Coke Company Historic District}}</small>
|refnum=92001881
| [[Preston County, West Virginia|Preston]]
|lat=38.590000
| 140 beehive coke ovens, the last operated in the United States.
|lon=-82.231667
|-
}}
! {{NRHPlegend|NHL|7}}
{{NRHP row|NHL
| [[Grave Creek Mound]]
|type=NHLD
| [[Image:Grave Creek Mound.jpg|100px]]
|pos=5
| {{dts|link=off|1964|7|19}}
|article=Davis and Elkins Historic District
| [[Moundsville, West Virginia|Moundsville]] <br /> <small>{{coord|39.91676|-80.744978 |format=dms |name=Grave Creek Mound |region:US-WV_type:landmark}}</small>
|name=Davis and Elkins Historic District
| [[Marshall County, West Virginia|Marshall]]
|image=Davis and Elkins Gate House.jpg
| The United States' largest cone-shaped burial mound, {{convert|62|ft|m}} tall, {{convert|240|ft|m}} diameter at base.
|date=1998-06-07
|-
|address=[[Elkins, West Virginia|Elkins]]
! {{NRHPlegend|NHL|8}}
|lat=38.9289808836
| [[The Greenbrier]]
|lon=-79.8492664145
| [[Image:2008-0831-TheGreenbrier-North.jpg|100px|North Entrance of The Greenbrier from inside]]
|county=[[Randolph County, West Virginia|Randolph]]
| {{dts|link=off|1990|6|21}}
|description=Historic district including [[Graceland (Elkins, West Virginia)|Graceland]] and [[Senator Stephen Benton Elkins House|Halliehurst]] mansions
| [[White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia|White Sulphur Springs]] <br /> <small>{{coord|37.7854|-80.3083 |format=dms |name=The Greenbrier |region:US-WV_type:landmark}}</small>
|refnum=96001129,82004329
| [[Greenbrier County, West Virginia|Greenbrier]]
|commonscat=Davis and Elkins Historic District
| Hotel and emergency relocation center for U.S. presidents
}}
|-
{{NRHP row|NHL
! {{NRHPlegend|NHLD|9}}
|type=NHLD
| [[Matewan Historic District]]
|pos=6
| [[Image:Matewan Historic District; Matewan, West Virginia .JPG|100px|View of Matewan Historic District]]
|article=Elkins Coal and Coke Company Historic District
| {{dts|link=off|1997|2|18}}
|name=Elkins Coal and Coke Company Historic District
| [[Matewan, West Virginia|Matewan]] <br /> <small>{{coord|37.623056|-82.166389 |format=dms |name=Matewan Historic District |region:US-WV_type:landmark}}</small>
| [[Mingo County, West Virginia|Mingo]]
|image=Elkins Coal & Coke Company, Bretz vicinity (Preston County, West Virginia).jpg
|alt=1970 HAER photo
| Site of bloody 1920 coal miners' strike depicted in [[John Sayles]]' film ''[[Matewan]]''
|date=1983-05-04
|-
|address=[[Bretz, Preston County, West Virginia|Bretz]]
! {{NRHPlegend|NHL|10}}
|lat=39.545000
| [[Old Main (Bethany College)|Old Main, Bethany College]]
|lon=-79.809722
| [[File:Old Main at Bethany College, eastern front.jpg|100px|Eastern front of Old Main]]
|county=[[Preston County, West Virginia|Preston]]
| {{dts|link=off|1990|6|21}}
|description=140 beehive coke ovens, the last operated in the United States.
| [[Bethany, West Virginia|Bethany]] <br /> <small>{{coord|40.2038891197|-80.5603100305 |format=dms |name=Old Main, Bethany College |region:US-WV_type:landmark}}</small>
|refnum=83003249
| [[Brooke County, West Virginia|Brooke]]
|commonscat=Elkins Coal and Coke Company
| Historic main building on [[Bethany College (West Virginia)|Bethany College]] campus.
}}
|-
! {{NRHPlegend|NHL|11}}
{{NRHP row|NHL
|pos=7
| [[Reber Radio Telescope]]
|article=Grave Creek Mound
| [[Image:Grote Antenna Wheaton.gif|100px]]
|name=Grave Creek Mound
| {{dts|link=off|1989|12|20}}
|image=Grave Creek Mound.jpg
| [[Green Bank, West Virginia|Green Bank]] <br /> <small>{{coord|38.428307822|-79.8179043296 |format=dms |name=Reber Radio Telescope |region:US-WV_type:landmark}}</small>
|date=1964-07-19
| [[Pocahontas County, West Virginia|Pocahontas]]
|address=[[Moundsville, West Virginia|Moundsville]]
| First parabolic radio telescope, built by amateur astronomer [[Grote Reber]].
|lat=39.91676
|-
|lon=-80.744978
! {{NRHPlegend|NHL|12}}
| [[Traveller's Rest (Kearneysville, West Virginia)|Traveller's Rest (West Virginia)]]
|county=[[Marshall County, West Virginia|Marshall]]
|description=The United States' largest cone-shaped burial mound, {{convert|62|ft|m}} tall, {{convert|240|ft|m}} diameter at base.
| [[Image:Traveler's Rest WV1.jpg|100px]]
|refnum=66000751
| {{dts|link=off|1972|11|28}}
|commonscat=Grave Creek Mound
| [[Kearneysville, West Virginia|Kearneysville]] <br /> <small>{{coord|39.388056|-77.900833 |format=dms |name=Traveller's Rest |region:US-WV_type:landmark}}</small>
}}
| [[Jefferson County, West Virginia|Jefferson]]
{{NRHP row|NHL
| Homestead of General [[Horatio Gates]] and a rare surviving example of Virginia architect [[John Ariss]]'s work.
|pos=8
|-
|type=NHLD
! {{NRHPlegend|NHL|13}}
|article=The Greenbrier
| [[Alexander Wade House]]
|name=The Greenbrier
| [[File:Alexand Wade.JPG|100px|Alexander Wade House]]
|image=2008-0831-TheGreenbrier-North.jpg
| {{dts|link=off|1965|12|21}}
|alt=North Entrance of The Greenbrier from inside
| [[Morgantown, West Virginia|Morgantown]] <br /> <small>{{coord|39.625271|-79.958328 |format=dms |name=Wade, Alexander, House |region:US-WV_type:landmark}}</small>
|date=1990-06-21
| [[Monongalia County, West Virginia|Monongalia]]
|address=[[White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia|White Sulphur Springs]]
| Home of innovative educator [[Alexander Wade]].
|lat=37.7854
|-
|lon=-80.3083
! {{NRHPlegend|NHL|14}}
| [[West Virginia Independence Hall]]
|county=[[Greenbrier County, West Virginia|Greenbrier]]
|description=Hotel and emergency relocation center for the U.S. congress.
| [[Image:WVIndependenceHall.jpg|100px|West Virginia Independence Hall, 2006]]
|refnum=74002000
| {{dts|link=off|1988|6|20}}
|commonscat=The Greenbrier
| [[Wheeling, West Virginia|Wheeling]] <br /> <small>{{coord|40.064742|-80.722142 |format=dms |name=West Virginia Independence Hall |region:US-WV_type:landmark}}</small>
}}
| [[Ohio County, West Virginia|Ohio]]
{{NRHP row|NHL
| Site of 1861-1863 pro-Union government of Virginia.
|pos=9
|-
|refnum=100009833, 73001910
! {{NRHPlegend|NHL|15}}
|type=NHL
| [[Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum|Weston Hospital Main Building]]
|article=Jefferson County Courthouse (West Virginia)
| [[Image:Weston State Hospital.jpg|100px|Weston State Hospital]]
|name=Jefferson County Courthouse
| {{dts|link=off|1990|6|21}}
|address=[[Charles Town, West Virginia|Charles Town]]
| [[Weston, West Virginia|Weston]] <br /> <small>{{coord|39|02|19|N|80|28|17|W |format=dms |name=Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum |region:US-WV_type:landmark}}</small>
| [[Lewis County, West Virginia|Lewis]]
|county=[[Jefferson County, West Virginia|Jefferson]]
|date=2023-12-11
| One of the largest hand-cut [[stone masonry]] buildings in the United States.
|image=2016-09-27 12 32 38 The Jefferson County Court House at the intersection of West Virginia State Route 115 (George Street) and West Virginia State Route 51 (Washington Street) in Charles Town, Jefferson County, West Virginia.jpg
|-
|lat=39.2892
! {{NRHPlegend|NHL|16}}
|lon=-77.8603
| [[Wheeling Suspension Bridge]]
|description=
| [[Image:WheelingSuspBridge.jpg|100px|View from the Wheeling Suspension Bridge from 1977.]]
|commonscat=Jefferson County Courthouse (West Virginia)
| {{dts|link=off|1975|5|15}}
}}
| [[Wheeling, West Virginia|Wheeling]] <br /> <small>{{coord|40.0682684288|-80.7273516865 |format=dms |name=Wheeling Suspension Bridge |region:US-WV_type:landmark}}</small>
{{NRHP row|NHL
| [[Ohio County, West Virginia|Ohio]]
|type=NHLD
| World's first long suspension bridge.
|pos=10
|-
|article=Matewan Historic District
|name=Matewan Historic District
|image=Matewan_Historic_District;_Matewan,_West_Virginia.JPG
|alt=View of Matewan Historic District
|date=1997-02-18
|address=[[Matewan, West Virginia|Matewan]]
|lat=37.623056
|lon=-82.166389
|county=[[Mingo County, West Virginia|Mingo]]
|description=Site of bloody 1920 coal miners' strike depicted in [[John Sayles]]' film ''[[Matewan]]''
|refnum=93000303
|commonscat=Matewan Historic District
}}
{{NRHP row|NHL
|pos=11
|article=Old Main (Bethany College)
|name=Old Main, Bethany College
|image=Old Main at Bethany College, eastern front.jpg
|alt=Eastern front of Old Main
|date=1990-06-21
|address=[[Bethany, West Virginia|Bethany]]
|lat=40.2038891197
|lon=-80.5603100305
|county=[[Brooke County, West Virginia|Brooke]]
|description=Historic main building on [[Bethany College (West Virginia)|Bethany College]] campus.
|refnum=70000652
|commonscat=Old Main (Bethany College)
}}
{{NRHP row|NHL
|pos=12
|article=Reber Radio Telescope
|name=Reber Radio Telescope
|image=Grote Antenna Wheaton.gif
|date=1989-12-20
|address=[[Green Bank, West Virginia|Green Bank]]
|lat=38.428307822
|lon=-79.8179043296
|county=[[Pocahontas County, West Virginia|Pocahontas]]
|description=First parabolic radio telescope, built by amateur astronomer [[Grote Reber]].
|refnum=72001291
|commonscat=Grote Reber Radio Telescope
}}
{{NRHP row|NHL
|pos=13
|article=Traveller's Rest (Kearneysville, West Virginia)
|name=Traveller's Rest
|image=Traveler's Rest WV1.jpg
|date=1972-11-28
|address=[[Kearneysville, West Virginia|Kearneysville]]
|lat=39.388056
|lon=-77.900833
|county=[[Jefferson County, West Virginia|Jefferson]]
|description=Homestead of General [[Horatio Gates]] and a rare surviving example of Virginia architect [[John Ariss]]'s work.
|refnum=72001288
|commonscat=Traveller's Rest (Kearneysville, West Virginia)
}}
{{NRHP row|NHL
|pos=14
|article=Alexander Wade House
|name=Alexander Wade House
|image=Alexand Wade.JPG
|alt=Alexander Wade House
|date=1965-12-21
|address=[[Morgantown, West Virginia|Morgantown]]
|lat=39.625271
|lon=-79.958328
|county=[[Monongalia County, West Virginia|Monongalia]]
|description=Home of innovative educator [[Alexander Wade]].
|refnum=66000752
|commonscat=Alexander Wade House
}}
{{NRHP row|NHL
|pos=15
|article=West Virginia Independence Hall
|name=West Virginia Independence Hall
|image=WVIndependenceHall.jpg
|alt=West Virginia Independence Hall, 2006
|date=1988-06-20
|address=[[Wheeling, West Virginia|Wheeling]]
|lat=40.064742
|lon=-80.722142
|county=[[Ohio County, West Virginia|Ohio]]
|description=Site of 1861–1863 pro-Union government of Virginia.
|refnum=70000660
|commonscat=West Virginia Independence Hall
}}
{{NRHP row|NHL
|pos=16
|article=Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum
|name=Weston Hospital
|image=Weston State Hospital.jpg
|alt=Weston State Hospital
|date=1990-06-21
|address=[[Weston, West Virginia|Weston]]
|lat=39.03861
|lon=-80.4713889
|county=[[Lewis County, West Virginia|Lewis]]
|description=One of the largest hand-cut [[stone masonry]] buildings in the United States.
|refnum=78002805
|commonscat=Weston State Hospital
}}
{{NRHP row|NHL
|pos=17
|article=Wheeling Suspension Bridge
|name=Wheeling Suspension Bridge
|image=WheelingSuspBridge.jpg
|alt=View from the Wheeling Suspension Bridge from 1977.
|date=1975-05-15
|address=[[Wheeling, West Virginia|Wheeling]]
|lat=40.0682684288
|lon=-80.7273516865
|county=[[Ohio County, West Virginia|Ohio]]
|description=World's first long suspension bridge.
|refnum=70000662
|commonscat=Wheeling Suspension Bridge
}}
|}
|}

==National Park Service Areas in West Virginia==
Also of historical interest is:
*[[Harpers Ferry National Historical Park]]

Other National Park Service-administered areas in West Virginia are:
*[[Bluestone National Scenic River]]
*[[Gauley River National Recreation Area]]
*[[New River Gorge National River]]

There are no National Battlefields or other National Park Service units in West Virginia besides these.


==See also==
==See also==
*[[National Register of Historic Places listings in West Virginia]]
*[[National Register of Historic Places listings in West Virginia]]
*[[List of National Historic Landmarks by state]]
*[[List of National Historic Landmarks by state]]
*[[List of National Natural Landmarks in West Virginia]]


==References==
==References==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
*{{cite web|publisher=National Park Service|url=http://www.cr.nps.gov/nhl/designations/Lists/WV01.pdf |format=PDF|title=National Historic Landmarks Survey: List of National Historic Landmarks by State--West Virginia (16)|accessdate=2007-11-14}}
*{{cite web|publisher=National Park Service|url=http://www.cr.nps.gov/nhl/designations/Lists/WV01.pdf |format=PDF|title=National Historic Landmarks Survey: List of National Historic Landmarks by State--West Virginia (16)|access-date=2007-11-14}}
* [http://www.nps.gov/history/nhl/ National Historic Landmarks Program, at National Park Service]
* [http://www.nps.gov/history/nhl/ National Historic Landmarks Program, at National Park Service]
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[[Category:Lists of National Historic Landmarks by state|West Virginia]]
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[[Category:West Virginia-related lists|National Historic Landmarks]]
[[Category:Lists of National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia|*National Historic Landmarks]]

Latest revision as of 14:27, 2 August 2024

See also: List of Registered Historic Places in West Virginia

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West Virginia National Historic Landmarks (clickable map)
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This article includes a List of National Historic Landmarks in West Virginia.

National Historic Landmarks in West Virginia

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There are 17 National Historic Landmarks in the state. The following is a complete list.

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[1] Landmark name Image Date designated[2] Location County Description
1 Andrews Methodist Episcopal Church
Andrews Methodist Episcopal Church
Andrews Methodist Episcopal Church
 October 5, 1992
(#70000667) 		Grafton
39°20′20″N 80°01′07″W / 39.3388548502°N 80.0185436005°W / 39.3388548502; -80.0185436005 (Andrews Methodist Episcopal Church) 		Taylor Where the Mother's Day holiday was started.
2 Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Martinsburg Shops
1970 HAER photo
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Martinsburg Shops
More images
 July 31, 2003
(#03001045) 		Martinsburg
39°27′39″N 77°57′34″W / 39.460833°N 77.959444°W / 39.460833; -77.959444 (Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Martinsburg Shops) 		Berkeley Architecturally significant railway buildings, also where the Great Railroad Strike of 1877 began.
3 Campbell Mansion
Front of the house
Campbell Mansion
More images
 April 19, 1994
(#70000651) 		Bethany
40°12′21″N 80°32′51″W / 40.2057321567°N 80.5476076794°W / 40.2057321567; -80.5476076794 (Campbell Mansion) 		Brooke Home of Alexander Campbell, founder and president of Bethany College
4 Clover site
Clover site
Clover site
 April 27, 1992
(#92001881) 		Lesage
38°35′24″N 82°13′54″W / 38.590000°N 82.231667°W / 38.590000; -82.231667 (Clover site) 		Cabell Archaeological site.
5 Davis and Elkins Historic District
Davis and Elkins Historic District
Davis and Elkins Historic District
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 June 7, 1998
(#96001129) 		Elkins
38°55′44″N 79°50′57″W / 38.9289808836°N 79.8492664145°W / 38.9289808836; -79.8492664145 (Davis and Elkins Historic District) 		Randolph Historic district including Graceland and Halliehurst mansions
6 Elkins Coal and Coke Company Historic District
1970 HAER photo
Elkins Coal and Coke Company Historic District
More images
 May 4, 1983
(#83003249) 		Bretz
39°32′42″N 79°48′35″W / 39.545000°N 79.809722°W / 39.545000; -79.809722 (Elkins Coal and Coke Company Historic District) 		Preston 140 beehive coke ovens, the last operated in the United States.
7 Grave Creek Mound
Grave Creek Mound
Grave Creek Mound
More images
 July 19, 1964
(#66000751) 		Moundsville
39°55′00″N 80°44′42″W / 39.91676°N 80.744978°W / 39.91676; -80.744978 (Grave Creek Mound) 		Marshall The United States' largest cone-shaped burial mound, 62 feet (19 m) tall, 240 feet (73 m) diameter at base.
8 The Greenbrier
North Entrance of The Greenbrier from inside
The Greenbrier
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 June 21, 1990
(#74002000) 		White Sulphur Springs
37°47′07″N 80°18′30″W / 37.7854°N 80.3083°W / 37.7854; -80.3083 (The Greenbrier) 		Greenbrier Hotel and emergency relocation center for the U.S. congress.
9 Jefferson County Courthouse
Jefferson County Courthouse
Jefferson County Courthouse
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 December 11, 2023
(#100009833) 		Charles Town
39°17′21″N 77°51′37″W / 39.2892°N 77.8603°W / 39.2892; -77.8603 (Jefferson County Courthouse) 		Jefferson
10 Matewan Historic District
View of Matewan Historic District
Matewan Historic District
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 February 18, 1997
(#93000303) 		Matewan
37°37′23″N 82°09′59″W / 37.623056°N 82.166389°W / 37.623056; -82.166389 (Matewan Historic District) 		Mingo Site of bloody 1920 coal miners' strike depicted in John Sayles' film Matewan
11 Old Main, Bethany College
Eastern front of Old Main
Old Main, Bethany College
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 June 21, 1990
(#70000652) 		Bethany
40°12′14″N 80°33′37″W / 40.2038891197°N 80.5603100305°W / 40.2038891197; -80.5603100305 (Old Main, Bethany College) 		Brooke Historic main building on Bethany College campus.
12 Reber Radio Telescope
Reber Radio Telescope
Reber Radio Telescope
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 December 20, 1989
(#72001291) 		Green Bank
38°25′42″N 79°49′04″W / 38.428307822°N 79.8179043296°W / 38.428307822; -79.8179043296 (Reber Radio Telescope) 		Pocahontas First parabolic radio telescope, built by amateur astronomer Grote Reber.
13 Traveller's Rest
Traveller's Rest
Traveller's Rest
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 November 28, 1972
(#72001288) 		Kearneysville
39°23′17″N 77°54′03″W / 39.388056°N 77.900833°W / 39.388056; -77.900833 (Traveller's Rest) 		Jefferson Homestead of General Horatio Gates and a rare surviving example of Virginia architect John Ariss's work.
14 Alexander Wade House
Alexander Wade House
Alexander Wade House
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 December 21, 1965
(#66000752) 		Morgantown
39°37′31″N 79°57′30″W / 39.625271°N 79.958328°W / 39.625271; -79.958328 (Alexander Wade House) 		Monongalia Home of innovative educator Alexander Wade.
15 West Virginia Independence Hall
West Virginia Independence Hall, 2006
West Virginia Independence Hall
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 June 20, 1988
(#70000660) 		Wheeling
40°03′53″N 80°43′20″W / 40.064742°N 80.722142°W / 40.064742; -80.722142 (West Virginia Independence Hall) 		Ohio Site of 1861–1863 pro-Union government of Virginia.
16 Weston Hospital
Weston State Hospital
Weston Hospital
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 June 21, 1990
(#78002805) 		Weston
39°02′19″N 80°28′17″W / 39.03861°N 80.4713889°W / 39.03861; -80.4713889 (Weston Hospital) 		Lewis One of the largest hand-cut stone masonry buildings in the United States.
17 Wheeling Suspension Bridge
View from the Wheeling Suspension Bridge from 1977.
Wheeling Suspension Bridge
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 May 15, 1975
(#70000662) 		Wheeling
40°04′06″N 80°43′38″W / 40.0682684288°N 80.7273516865°W / 40.0682684288; -80.7273516865 (Wheeling Suspension Bridge) 		Ohio World's first long suspension bridge.

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References

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  1. ^ Numbers represent an alphabetical ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
  2. ^ The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.
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  • "National Historic Landmarks Survey: List of National Historic Landmarks by State--West Virginia (16)" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved November 14, 2007.
  • National Historic Landmarks Program, at National Park Service
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