Things To Do in Hillsboro, West Virginia

The Union Army was victorious here at the site of an 1863 Civil War battle. Droop Mountain Battlefield Stat... More on Heritage

Droop Mountain was one of the largest engagements of the Civil War in West Virginia and the state has prese... More on TripAdvisor

Inscription. Pearl Sydenstricker Buck, author of 85 books, one of them "The Good Earth, " for which she was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Literature (1932), was born here at Stulting Place, June 2... More on HMDB

Born on this farm in 1892, Pearl S. Buck grew up to become the first American woman to receive both the Nobel and the Pullitzer Prize for Literature. This house was built by the Stulting family who... More on Heritage

Inscription. John D. Sutton, 10th West Virginia Infantry, wrote, "The army went into camp in the levels between Mill Point and Hillsboro." These fields were later owned by 2nd Lt. Matthew John McNeel, Company F, 19th Virginia Cavalry, ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Originally placed behind a hill to the rear, the 22nd Va. was moved here, in front of the Confederate artillery, where they overlooked the highway. Companies A, E, and I were later detached and sent to reinforce Col. ... More on HMDB

Inscription. William L. "Mudwall" Jackson and the main body of the 19th Virginia Cavalry were in camp near Mill Point on November 3, 1863, when they received a message from Lt. George W. Siple, a Pocahontas County native in Capt. ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Here in 1750 Stephen Sewell, a pioneer settler, camped. It was site of Fort Day, 1774. To the north James and John Bridger were killed in the Indian raids, 1778. Here James E. A. Gibbs invented the chain stitch sewing ... More on HMDB

Welcome to Hillsboro, West Virginia The town of Hillsboro is located in the southern end of Pocahontas County, West Virginia and is the county�s oldest incorporated town. Hillsboro was chartered in... More on Townofhillsboro.wv.gov

Inscription. Here Gen. W. W. Averell camped before the Battle of Droop Mountain and after his raid to Salem, Virginia, in 1863. Settlements were made in the vicinity in the 1760s by John McNeel and... More on HMDB

Inscription. First stationed across the highway and on the extreme right of the Confederate line, the 23rd Battalion was later moved to support the 19th Va. Cavalry on the left flank. After an initial charge that temporarily halted ... More on HMDB

(Denmar or Locust Creek, 115', 1870, 48-38-01) across Locust Creek SW of Hillsboro , Little Levels Township, Pocahontas County, WV. US219 SW 2.1 miles from jct with Main St. in Hillsboro, S. on CR ... More on dalejtravis.com

Beartown State Park is a natural area of 107 acres located on the eastern summit of Droop Mountain, seven miles southwest of Hillsboro, West Virginia. Development of the park has been minimal in order to preserve ... More on familydaysoutusa