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Celebrate a Colonial ChristmasNovember 20, 2020History comes to life at Pricketts Fort State Park in Fairmont, and this holiday season, see how our ancestors celebrated this time... -
Civil War ItineraryNovember 19, 2020Learn about Marion County’s connection to the Civil War and its role in West Virginia’s statehood path. Take a self-guided... -
Holiday RemixNovember 17, 2020"It was the best of times; it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was... -
Pioneers to Pepperoni Rolls: 200 Years of History in the Middle of EverywhereNovember 9, 2020No matter where your interests lie, Marion County has historical locations, each with a wealth of information. Travel through 200... -
History of the Jacobs-Hutchinson BlockOctober 19, 2020Jacobs-Hutchinson Block, also known as Peoples' National Bank and Friendly Furniture Store, is a historic commercial building located in downtown... -
History of the Barrackville Covered BridgeSeptember 29, 2020Barrackville is the home to the second oldest covered bridge in West Virginia and the first such bridge in Marion... -
History of the Million Dollar BridgeSeptember 24, 2020Early in 1916, Manufacturers Record announced that Fairmont was about to promote a $400,000 bond issue to be used for... -
History of High Gate Carriage HouseBuilt by James Edwin Watson in 1910-1913 at the height of a local economic boom, High Gate was named for... -
History of Morris ParkSeptember 23, 2020On January 6, 1903, the City of Fairmont purchased 31 acres of hilltop land known to the old-timers in the... -
History of Woodlawn CemeteryWoodlawn Cemetery was established in the early spring of 1875. The story has it that Joseph R. Hamilton was climbing...
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