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Wood County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 84,296, [1] making it West Virginia's fifth-most populous county. Its county seat is Parkersburg. [2] The county was formed in 1798 from the western part of Harrison County and named for James Wood, governor of Virginia from 1796 to 1799. [3]
Location of Wood County in West Virginia. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Wood County, West Virginia. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Wood County, West Virginia, United States. The locations of National Register ...
Historic districts in Wood County, West Virginia (5 P) Pages in category "National Register of Historic Places in Wood County, West Virginia" The following 49 pages are in this category, out of 49 total.
The Parkersburg Carnegie Library is a historic library building located at Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia. It was designed and built in 1905, with funds provided by the philanthropist Andrew Carnegie. It is one of 3,000 such libraries constructed between 1885 and 1919.
Several members were influential farmers who helped incorporate what is now Wood County, West Virginia, in 1798. [a] By the time of the 1826 marriage of George W. Henderson and Elizabeth Ann Tomlinson Henderson, the family controlled about 2,000 acres (810 ha) in Wood County alone, as well as more land in other parts of the region. [3]
Parkersburg High School–Washington Avenue Historic District, is a national historic district located at Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia. The Parkersburg High School was built in 1917 north of the Avery Street Historic District in the Jacobethan Revival style. It was designed by Ohio architect Frank Packard (1866-1923). [1] [2]