Wellsburg Wharf

Wellsburg Wharf
Wellsburg Wharf, April 2011
Location 6th and Main Sts, Wellsburg, West Virginia
Coordinates 40°16′9″N 80°36′52″W / 40.26917°N 80.61444°W / 40.26917; -80.61444Coordinates: 40°16′9″N 80°36′52″W / 40.26917°N 80.61444°W / 40.26917; -80.61444
Area 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built 1836
NRHP reference #

79002572

[1]
Added to NRHP November 27, 1979

Wellsburg Wharf is a historic wharf located at Wellsburg, Brooke County, West Virginia. The public wharf was built in 1836. The site consists of remains of the wharf and the foundations of two warehouses. The wharf remains consist of cobblestones along the riverbank. One of the warehouses was built by Danforth Brown.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Rodney S. Collins (July 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Wellsburg Wharf" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-07-23.


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