National Historic Landmark - Adventuress (Schooner Yacht)

A schooner yacht and pilot boat, she is a significant example of the "fisherman profile" design of the yachts of Bowdoin B. Crowninshield, a noted early 20th-century American naval architect whose work was influential in the development of American yachts ...

National Historic Landmark - Wheeling Suspension Bridge

Oldest major long-span suspension bridge in the world, with a span of more than 1,000 feet. This bridge is possibly the Nation's most significant extant ante-bellum engineering structure. Its construction established American leadership in the building of suspension bridges.

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National Historic Landmark - Alexander Wade House

Wade, a teacher and superintendent in the West Virginia school system, lived here from 1872 to 1904. He introduced important innovations in grading, promotion, and graduation procedures in 1874. These received such rave reviews from the National Education Association that ...

National Historic Landmark - Traveller's Rest

The limestone main house and two contributing outbuildings of this farmstead derive their primary significance from their association with General Horatio Gates, a major Revolutionary War figure who made his home here from 1773 to 1790. In October 1777 Gates ...

National Historic Landmark - Reber Radio Telescope

Designed and built in 1937 by Grote Reber, this is the first parabolic antenna specifically designed and built to do research in the newly emerging field of radio astronomy. An amateur astronomer and electronics expert, Reber was from 1937 until ...

National Historic Landmark - Old Main, Bethany College

Old Main has been the dominant building at this small, rural college in West Virginia's panhandle since it was erected between 1858 and 1871. The building also represents the college's pivotal historical role as the headquarters of Alexander Campbell (1788-1866), ...

National Historic Landmark - Matewan Historic District

The Matewan Historic District is exceptionally significant in the history of labor organization in America. It was the scene of the "Matewan Battle" of May 19, 1920 where coal company officials tried to remove union workers from company housing. The ...

National Historic Landmark - The Greenbrier

One of the country's oldest resorts, the Greenbrier (1820) was originally built to cater to wealthy Southerners. Known from its beginnings as the "Queen of the Southern Spas," the large complex of sulphur springs, luxury accommodations, formal gardens, and golf ...

National Historic Landmark - Grave Creek Mound

Dating to c. 500 BC, this is one of the largest and oldest mounds in the United States representative of the burial mound tradition of the Adena Culture, which preceded the Hopewell Culture.

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National Historic Landmark-Elkins Coal & Coke Co. Historic District

The Elkins Coal and Coke Company Historic District consists of 140 beehive coke ovens that were the nation's last known operating beehive ovens. The coke Elkins produced was essential for the production of iron and steel.

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