National Register of Historic Places - West Virginia (WV), Pocahontas County

Pocahontas County West Virginia (Historic Districts) has 5 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 3 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Camp Bartow Historic District, Cass Historic District and Cass Scenic Railroad, Cass Historic District.

The famous person Jackson, Gen. Henry R. and et al. is associated with one of more of the Pocahontas County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Pocahontas County places including James Elliott, Peter D. Yeager and Ephraim Shay. Prominent architectural styles found in Pocahontas Country are Gothic and Rustic.

Camp Bartow Historic District (added 1996 - - #95001325)

Also known as Traveller's Repose;Camp Bartow;Battle of Greenbrier River

Jct. of US 250 and WV 92 and WV 28 , Bartow

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential, Event, Person

Historic Person:

Jackson, Gen. Henry R., et al.

Significant Year:

1912, 1869, 1861

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Military, Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Exploration/Settlement

Cultural Affiliation:

American Military

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private, Federal

Historic Function:

Defense, Domestic, Funerary, Government, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Battle Site, Cemetery, Post Office, Road-Related, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Funerary, Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Cemetery, Graves/Burials, Road-Related, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Cass Historic District (added 1980 - - #80004038)

SR 1 and SR 7 , Cass

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Gothic

Area of Significance:

Industry, Community Planning And Development, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private, Local

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Cass Scenic Railroad (added 1974 - - #74002019)

Also known as West Virginia Pulp and Paper Company Railroad

Along railroad tracks from Cass to Bald Knob , Cass

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Industry, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Rail-Related

Current Function:

Landscape, Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Park, Rail-Related

New Deal Resources in Seneca State Forest Historic District (added 2018 - - #100002854)

10135 Browns Creek Road, Dunmore

Owenusa, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Rustic

Area of Significance:

Social History, Politics/Government, Conservation

Period of Significance:

1933-1938 AD

New Deal Resources in Watoga State Park Historic District (added 2011 - - #10001227)

HC 82 (9 mi. SW. of WV 39), Marlinton

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Social History, Politics/Government, Conservation, Entertainment/Recreation, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949