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Ripley Historic District is a national historic district located at Ripley, Jackson County, West Virginia.It encompasses 110 contributing buildings, one contributing site (the Early Settlers Cemetery), and one contributing structure that include the commercial and civic core of the town, and surrounding residential buildings.
Miss West Virginia, First lady of West Virginia, 1989-90 Ella Dee Kessel Caperton (February 26, 1943 – September 1, 2000), best known as Dee Kessel Caperton , [ 1 ] was an American politician who served as First Lady of West Virginia , served a term in the West Virginia House of Delegates and was once Miss West Virginia .
People from Ripley, West Virginia (12 P) Pages in category "People from Jackson County, West Virginia" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total.
West Virginia History. West Virginia Historical Society. ISSN 0043-325X. Delf Norona (1958). West Virginia Imprints, 1790-1863: A Checklist of Books, Newspapers, Periodicals and Broadsides. Moundsville: West Virginia Library Association. OCLC 863601 – via Internet Archive. G. Thomas Tanselle (1971). "General Studies: West Virginia".
Ripley District, formerly Ripley Magisterial District, is one of five historic magisterial districts in Jackson County, West Virginia, United States.The district was originally known as Mill Creek Township, one of five civil townships established in Jackson County after West Virginia became a state in 1863; it was renamed "Ripley Township" after its chief town in 1871, and the following year ...
The people listed below were born in or otherwise closely associated with the city of Ripley, West Virginia. Pages in category "People from Ripley, West Virginia" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total.
Location of Ripley in Jackson County, West Virginia. Coordinates: 38°49′16″N 81°42′51″W / 38.82111°N 81.71417°W / 38.82111; -81 Country
In 1897, the paper, under editor Henry Deem, covered the last public execution in the state of West Virginia, the Ripley hanging of John Morgan. [4] In addition to eyewitness accounts and local commentary, the paper published the extensive coverage of the hanging written by special representative of the New York Sun sent down to observe it.