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Attractions
Peter Tarr furnace
In 1794, Peter Tarr built the first iron furnace west of the Alleghenies on
Kings Creek near Weirton, in Hancock County. As well as making cooking
utensils and iron grates, this furnace also cast the cannonballs used by
Commodore Oliver H. Perry in the 1813 Battle of Lake Erie
The Marshall House - Hancock County Historical Museum
In 1887 Oliver Sheridan Marshall built this home using materials from Hancock
County. Only some of the hardware - nails and door hinges - came from down
river in Wheeling. His youngest daughter, Virginia, died in the house in 1996,
at the age of 98. Only the Marshall family lived in this house.
It is a fine example of Victorian life.
Mr. Marshall was an attorney and served as President of the West Virginia
Senate in 1899. His son, John, was Assistant Attorney General under Calvin
Coolidge. The family was influential in West Virginia history.
The museum houses a collection of vintage clothing.
The house is available for special events. Please call to make arrangements.
The
Marshall House
Hancock County Historical Museum
1008 Ridge Avenue
New Cumberland, WV
(304) 304-564-4800
Open Sundays beginning in June 1:00 - 4:00 pm
And by appointment
Weirton Area Museum and Cultural Center
3393 Main St, Weirton, WV 26062
The Museum has various displays, including old photographs,
Weirton Steel history, old local advertising, and high school yearbooks.
There is also have a large collection of old movies, filmed in Weirton, of the people
and places as they appeared in the 1930's through the 1950’s. There are DVDs of old photographs, available for viewing in the Museum.
The Museum is open Monday through Friday 9:00am – 4:00pm,
and other hours by appointment.
More Historical Places of Interest
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Brooke County Museum
600 Main Street
Wellsburg, WV
(304) 737-0506
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Drovers Inn
Washington Pike
Wellsburg, WV
(304) 737-0188
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Log Cabin
Wellsburg, WV
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Old Main Bethany College
www.bethanywv.edu
(304) 829-7000
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Alexander Campbell Mansion
Bethany College
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Patrick Gas Statue
Wellsburg
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Tri-State Genealogical & Historical Society Library
Wells Building, Newell
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Patrick Gas Burial Site
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Brooke County Cemetery
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