Things To Do in Romney, West Virginia

'Wilson-Wodrow-Mytinger House' is believed to be the oldest house in Romney and the oldest public office building in the U.S. state of West Virginia. An assemblage of three separate buildingsa kitchen, a dwelling and an officethe ... More on Wikipedia

'Washington Place' ('William Washington House') is one of the first homes built by freed slaves after the Emancipation Proclamation of 1863 in Hampshire County, West Virginia, United States. Washington Place was built by William and ... More on Wikipedia

'Sycamore Dale' (also known as the 'Gibson-Wirgman-Williams House') is a 19th-century Greek Revival plantation home overlooking the South Branch Potomac River southwest of Romney, West Virginia. Sycamore Dale is one of several historic ... More on Wikipedia

'Old Methodist District Parsonage' is a 19th century Italianate residence in Romney, West Virginia, United States. It was constructed between 1868 and 1882 to serve as the district parsonage for the area's Methodist churches. After ... More on Wikipedia

'Wappocomo' is a late 18th-century Georgian mansion overlooking the South Branch Potomac River north of Romney, West Virginia, United States. Wappocomo lies along West Virginia Route 28 and the South Branch Valley Railroad. The train ... More on Wikipedia

'Taggart Hall Civil War Museum & Visitors Center' is home to the Fort Mill Ridge Foundation and its Fort Mill Ridge Civil War Trenches museum, the Hampshire County Visitors Bureau, and the Hampshire County Chamber of Commerce. ... More on Wikipedia

Inscription. Literary Society of Romney organized in 1819, oldest in the state and one of the first in America. A splendid Public Library was accumulated which by 1850 was the largest in West Virgi... More on HMDB

'Literary Hall' is the historic former site of the Romney Literary Society and currently serves as a museum featuring ... More on Wikipedia

Inscription. Romney in 1861–1865. Sitting astride the natural invasion route from the Shenandoah Valley to the Potomac and the B&O Railroad, Romney was scourged by both armies. No great battles were fought here, but during the ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Romney. Incorporated as a town, 1762. Owned and laid off as a town by Lord Fairfax. Named for one of the five English Channel ports. Not far away was Fort Pearsall, built, 1756, as Indian defense. Town changed military ... More on HMDB

Inscription. The Presbyterians established a church near here in 1792. At first called the Mountain Church in 1808, it became the nucleus of Presbyterian work in Hampshire County under the auspices of the Rev. John Lyle. The Rev. ... More on HMDB