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Philippi
 Chartered in 1844 by the Virginia General Assembly after part of the farm of William Wilson was laid into lots and streets in 1843.
 
Population 2010 Census: 2,966Median Age: 36.4 years
 
Courthouse: Completed 1905Architect: J. Charles Fulton
 
Home of Alderson Broaddus University
 
 
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 | Formed: 1843 Named: In honor of Philip Pendleton Barbour, distinguished jurist of Virginia
 County Seat: Philippi
 Land in Square Miles: 341.06
 Population 2010 Census: 16,589
 Persons per Square Mile 2010: 48.6
 
Primary Sources Online
Century Mine Disaster, March 22, 1906
 1960 Presidential Campaign in Barbour County
 Philippi Bridge Centennial
 
 
Civil WarBattle of Philippi
 Fight at Laurel Hill
 Abduction of Sheriff Trahorn
 Capture And Destruction Of A Government Train
 Proceedings of the Barbour County Convention
 Meeting in Barbour County
 Barbour County  Union Militia Letters, Folder 1
 Barbour County  Union Militia Letters, Folder 1a
 Barbour County  Union Militia Letters, Folder 2
 Barbour County Union Militia Letters, Folder 4
 Barbour County Union Militia Letters, Folder 7
 Barbour County Union Militia Letters, Folder 10
 
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