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Centering around this historic old structure, a group of public-spirited Barbour County citizens have organized and planned a week-long series of events, beginning on May 28th and continuing through June 3rd, to observe most appropriately the centennial of the first land engagement of the Civil War at Philippi.
* 1861 – American Civil War: Battle of Philippi ( also called the Philippi Races ) – Union forces rout Confederate troops in Barbour County, Virginia, now West Virginia, in first land battle of the War.
* Barbour County, Alabama-northwest
Barbour County is a county located in north-central West Virginia, USA.
In 1871, a small part of Barbour County was transferred to Tucker County, West Virginia.
The Battle of Philippi, also known as the " Philippi Races ", was fought in Barbour County on June 3, 1861.
View of Philippi, West Virginia | Philippi, county seat of Barbour County, West Virginia, USA.
Barbour County is situated on the Allegheny Plateau at the western edge of the Allegheny Mountains ( represented by Laurel Mountain at the County's eastern boundary ).
Barbour County is divided into eight magisterial districts: Barker, Cove, Elk, Glade, Philippi, Pleasant, Union and Valley.
The first white settlement in present-day Barbour County was established in 1780 by Richard Talbott — along with his brother Cotteral and sister Charity — about three miles ( 5 km ) downriver from the future site of Philippi.
Over time, parts of the future Barbour County were included in Harrison, Lewis, and Randolph Counties.
Barbour County itself was finally and definitively formed in 1843 and named for the late Virginia politician and jurist Philip Pendleton Barbour ( 1783 – 1841 ).
In 1990, private developers offered Barbour County citizens $ 4M to $ 6M annually in host fees to accept out-of-state garbage into a County landfill over the following three decades.
** Barbour County Courthouse
Major employment in Barbour County is provided by health care and social service sectors, retail, education, accommodation and food services, logging and wood product manufacturing, trucking and construction.
Barbour County, Alabama is a county of the U. S. state of Alabama.
Barbour County was established on December 18, 1832, from former Creek Indian homelands and a portion of Pike County.
Barbour County is home to Lakepoint Resort State Park, Blue Springs State Park, and the Eufaula National Wildlife Refuge.
* National Register of Historic Places listings in Barbour County, Alabama
* Properties on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage in Barbour County, Alabama
Soil survey of Barbour County, Alabama.
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