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The county seat of Barbour County, Philippi, WV, was originally chartered in 1844 and named for Phillip Pendleton Barbour, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States 1836-1841. The first land battle of the Civil War, the Battle of Philippi, was fought at Philippi on June 3, 1861. During that engagement Federal troops commanded by General B. F. Kelley, surprising and routing the Confederate forces under Colonel George A. Porterfield. The Philippi Covered Bridge is the oldest and longest covered bridge in West Virginia.
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Philippi, WV
Philippi, WV is located about: 13 miles northwest of Belington, WV; 15 miles south of Grafton, WV; 22 miles northwest of Buckhannon, WV; 26 miles southeast of Clarksburg, WV and Bridgeport, WV; and 30 miles west of Parsons, WV.
Attractions
Parks
Audra State Park
Tygart Lake State Park
Historic Districts
Philippi Historic District
Schools
Philippi, WV is the location of Alderson-Broaddus College (map (http://www.wvamaps.com/maps/index.php?place=Alderson%20Broaddus%20College&state=WV&lon=-80.0481&lat=39.1581&pop=0&county=Barbour&elev=0&scale=3)), established in 1901, formed by merger of two schools established earlier in West Virginia -- Broaddus Female College at Clarksburg, and Alderson Academy, at Alderson, WV.
Public Schools: Barbour County Schools (http://www.bc-net.org/barbour/Barbour+Schools.nsf?OpenDatabase)
Elevation: 1307 feet
Population: 2,870 (2000 Census)
Longitude: -80.0406
Latitude: 39.1522
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 (http://www.wvamaps.com/maps/index.php?place=Philippi&state=WV&pop=2870&county=Barbour&lat=39.1522&lon=-80.0406&elev=1307)
Map of Philippi, WV (http://www.wvamaps.com/maps/index.php?place=Philippi&state=WV&pop=2870&county=Barbour&lat=39.1522&lon=-80.0406&elev=1307) showing streets and highways, and nearby airports, parks, hospitals, buildings, churches, cemeteries, trails and more; with link to driving directions.
Topo map (http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?lat=39.1522&lon=-80.0406) of Philippi, WV and vicinity
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