Communities, Towns, and Area Histories


Harrison County Communities and Towns: GNIS listing of 102 communities and towns in
Harrison County, WV.

The City of Shinnston, onlineThe official website for Shinnston, West Virginia. Gives a brief
area history; lists community information.

Enterprise, WV : Information on Enterprise, WV. Includes history and the Enterprise of today.

Clarksburg, WV : Official Clarksburg website, with community calendar and more

City Guide- Clarksburg

Town of Nutter Fort, online

City of Salem, online: Community information from the Salem Chamber of Commerce.

Harrison County Courthouse:  Article from Clarksburg Exponent-Telegram

Covered Bridges of Harrison County: Information on the two remaining covered bridges 
  in Harrison County, Simpson Creek and Fletcher.

Chalkleys : Harrison County was a part of Augusta County and the Augusta District from 1739-1776. 
                  Chalkleys' records include Harrison Co residents during that time period.

Hardesty's 1882 Biographical Atlas of Harrison County: Hardesty's early history of the 
  following  Magisterial Districts of Harrison County, includes list of early settlers:
  Clay District, Grant District, Elk District, Ten-Mile  District, and Eagle District.

History of Anmoore:  Article from Clarksburg Exponent Telegram, 3/22/2000.

History of Bristol, WV and Bristol United Methodist Church:  Donated by William Boggess

History of Brown, WV:  by Lowell Smith; donated by Diane Zimmerman.

History of Good Hope Community

Indian Cave at Good Hope- Article from Clarksburg Exponent-Telegram

Early settlers of Isaac's Creek- article from Clarksburg Exponent-Telegram

Historical Comments on the Maken community, 1830 – 1926: by Susan Ritter Lynch; donated 
   by William S. Boggess.

History of Prospect Valley, Eagle District

History of Prospect Valley by William E. Piggot:  from "History of Prospect Valley", 
     by Nattie B. Cooper, 1879 - 1951.

Rinehart, WV, ca 1920:  Names of residents of Rinehart, WV, found on a quilt made by Ira & 
     Martha Harbert in the 1920's.  Submitted by Barb Charles.

Churches

Bethyl Society Class Book:  List of Bethyl Society class members from 1856-1866. 
  Donated by George Van Syckel and Garrett Graham.

Broad Oaks United Methodist Church: Article from Clarksburg Exponent-Telegram 

Christ Episcopal Church - Article from Clarksburg Exponent-Telegram

Point Pleasant Methodist Church- by Susan Ritter Lynch, 1953; Donated by William Boggess.

Point Pleasant Cemetery Restoration- by William Boggess.

History of the First Presbyterian Church of Clarksburg

History of Ten Mile Baptist Church: Donated by Mariana Zuelsdorf

History of West Milford Methodist Episcopal Church-  Article from Clarksburg Exponent-Telegram

History of Upper Indian Run grade school:   Article that appeared in the Clarksburg
        Exponent Telegram, August 20, 2000;  Donated by Mariana Zuelsdorf. 

Harrison County History:  Brief history of Harrison County.

West Virginia Harrison Co  Histories Homepage:  Listing of history books published about
        Harrison County.

List of local histories for Harrison County:  by Karen Griggs. This is a listing of histories
       written about different communities of Harrison County, as well as general county history.

Notes from the Clarksburg Telegram newspaper, January 20 through April 28, 1893:
        Transcribed & donated by Nanci Headley Kotowski

Notes from the Clarksburg Telegram newspaper, May 5 through August 25, 1893 Issues:
        Transcribed & donated by Nanci Headley Kotowski

Notes from the Clarksburg Telegram newspaper, 9/18/1896 – 12/11/1896:  Transcribed 
  & donated by Nanci Headley Kotowski

1958 Telephone Directory, Clarksburg, WV; partial listing:  Transcribed & donated by Susan Ritter

Graduating class of 1900, Clarksburg Colored School:  Transcribed & donated by Nanci 
         Headley Kotowski.

Unidis High School, West Milford, graduating class of 1926.  Transcribed & donated by Nanci
      Kotowski.

Washington Irving High School- Article from the Clarksburg Exponent Telegram

Harrison County Poor House information:  Article that appeared in the Clarksburg Exponent
   Telegram, 11/17/2002.

The Shinnston Tornado

The Shinnston Tornado:  Article from the Clarksburg Exponent Telegram, 6/23/2000

WV Coal Mines - Special WVGenWeb project on the Coal Mines of WV.

WV Mine Disasters, 1884 - Present - Listing of date, mine, company, number of casualties, and nature of accident.
 


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