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Philippi Covered Bridge

Barbour County

 

Philippi Covered Bridge

 

 

GPS

N 39 09.18

N 80 02.59

 

built in 1852

 

Double Web Town Lattice

 

304 feet long

 

 

 

On the morning of June 3, 1861, Union troops charged down the hill
crossed over this covered bridge in the first land battle of the Civil War

 

 

Campaign Leaders

 

 

Railroad Station

the rail line the Union troops were trying to capture

 

railroad tie nails

 

Confederate Retreat

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Barbour County Courthouse

 

war memorial

 

 


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