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| - History
Hampshire County
is the oldest county in West Virginia was formed in 1754. The formation was authorized
by an act of the General Assemby of Virginia, passed on December 13, 1753 and
effective May 1, 1754.
The history of Hampshire County dates back more than
two centuries to 1725 when the first explorer, Indian trader, and hunters traversed
the area. It was their glowing reports of fertile valleys, spreading forests,
and navigable waters that encouraged the Coburn, Howard, Walker, Rutledge, and
Foreman families to settle along the South Branch River before 1735, near the
present town of Springfield. These first five families to establish residences
in the valley were followed three years later by two brothers, Job and John Pearsall,
who build their homes near the present site of Romney. A few years later other
families followed including: Parker, Rogers, Hunter, Good, Blue, Kuykendall, and
Johnson to settle in which was then know as Pearsall's Flats, Romney. - Tourism
The Hampshire Review publishes a complete tourism guide for
Hampshire County each year. This publication is called the Visitors Guide. To
view an online version of the Visitors Guide in a .pdf (acrobat reader) format
click here. - Links:
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