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THE McKINNEY BRIDGE, Cairo, WV
Constructed in 1878; with a 110 foot long arch type design on the Hughes River at Cairo, Ritchie County, WV. The bridge collapsed on September 3, 1970.
HARRISVILLE SCHOOL BUILDING, Harrisville, WV
Built in 1878 and enlarged in 1904, was owned by the Ritchie County Bd. of Education. It served as a grade school from 1878 to 1965, & high school from 1890 to 1924. Also was used as a board of education office from 1965-1994. The Board donated the building to a new organization ( Ritchie County Historical Museum). This group was incorporated June 28, 1995. The building was entered on the National Register of Historic Places on Jan.9, 1997, and is now known as the General Thomas M. Harris School Museum.
RITCHIE COUNTY OLD STONE HOUSE MUSEUM, Pennsboro, West Virginia
The Old Stone House is considered to be Ritchie County's most historical and oldest landmark, being the first house to be built in the county. It was completed and furnished in April of 1815. It was the only stagecoach stop between Clarksburg, WV and Marietta, OH, known as Martin's Inn along the Northwestern Turnpike. After many fund raisers and donations the house was purchased by the Ritchie County Historical Society, on June 20, 1977. There are many items on exhibit that are relative to early life in Ritchie County. The Old Stone House Museum was placed on the National Register of Historical Places in 1978.
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