Family 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. Killed here while waving the Confederate battle flag in a last, vain attempt to rally his men. , Location. 38° 6.555′ N, 80° 16.136′ W. Marker is near Hillsboro, West Virginia, in Pocahontas County. ... More on HMDB

Inscription. With help from the Federal artillery, the 8th WV attacked the Confederate center by climbing up the cleared face of this ridge. There they were joined by the 2nd WV, overran the the breastworks and forced the defending ... More on HMDB

Inscription. The Cranberry Glades are the naturalist's paradise. In a great natural bowl in nearby mountain... More on HMDB

Nothing to dislike about WV unless you like crowds, condos and fun parks. More on Yahoo! Travel

Inscription. Protecting much of the Confederate army were seven artillery pieces, all of which were placed above the highway. Both smoothbore and rifled cannon were present and blocked efforts by the Union army to advance up the main ... More on HMDB

Inscription. This marks the spot where John D. Baxter, Orderly Sergeant, Co. F, 10th W. Va. Inft. Fell inside the Confederate line leading the last charge, November 6th, 1863. , Location. 38° 6.833′ N, 80° 16.182′ ... More on HMDB

Inscription. From behind breastworks and with artillery support, the 20th Va. occupied a strong position overlooking the highway at the Confederate center. In mid-afternoon, however, they were flanked on the left and overran in desperate ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Commanded Co. F. in the last charge that the 10th W. Va. Vol. Inft. made that broke the Confederate line at the bloody angle, where so many of the brave men of both armies fell, November 6th, 1863. , Location. 38° ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Nearly five months after West Virginia was admitted into the Union, the Confederate army of Brigadier General John Echols still occupied the prosperous Greenbrier Valley region of the ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Nearly five months after West Virginia was admitted into the Union, the Confederate army of Brigadier General John Echols still occupied the prosperous Greenbrier Valley region of the ... More on HMDB