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  Lehigh Location within the state of West Virginia  Lehigh Lehigh (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 39°2′10″N79°57′40″W / 39.03611°N 79.96111°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  West Virginia |
| County |  Barbour |
| Elevation | 1,700 ft (500 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| GNIS ID | 1697102 [1] |
Lehigh was an unincorporated community in Barbour County, West Virginia, United States.
Barbour County is a county in north central West Virginia, United States. At the 2020 census, the population was 15,465. The county seat is Philippi, which was chartered in 1844. Both county and city were named for Philip P. Barbour (1783–1841), a U.S. Congressman from Virginia and Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. The county was formed in 1843 when the region was still part of the state of Virginia. In 1871, a small part of Barbour County was transferred to Tucker County, West Virginia.
Barbour County is a county in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2020 census, the population was 25,223. Its county seat is Clayton. Its largest city is Eufaula. Its name is in honor of James Barbour, who served as Governor of Virginia.
Philippi ('FILL-uh-pea') is a city in and the county seat of Barbour County, West Virginia, United States, along the Tygart Valley River. The population was 2,929 at the 2020 census. In 1861, the city was the site of the Battle of Philippi, known as the "Philippi Races". Although a minor skirmish, this is considered the earliest notable land action of the American Civil War. It is also known as the home of Alderson Broaddus University, a four-year liberal-arts college affiliated with the American Baptist Churches. The city has a weekly newspaper, The Barbour Democrat.
Lehigh may refer to:
James Barbour was an American politician, planter, and lawyer. He served as a delegate from Orange County, Virginia, in the Virginia General Assembly and as speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates. He was the 18th Governor of Virginia and the first Governor to reside in the current Virginia Governor's Mansion. After the War of 1812, Barbour became a U.S. Senator and the United States Secretary of War (1825–1828).
West Virginia's 2nd congressional district consists of the northern half of the state. It contains Barbour, Berkeley, Brooke, Doddridge, Grant, Hampshire, Hancock, Hardy, Harrison, Jefferson, Lewis, Marion, Marshall, Mineral, Monongalia, Morgan, Ohio, Pleasants, Preston, Randolph, Ritchie, Taylor, Tucker, Tyler, Upshur, Wetzel, and Wood counties.
Independence is an unincorporated community in Barbour County, West Virginia, United States. Independence is located south of Philippi on County Route 30 near the Tygart Valley River. The community is centered on and named for the Independence School there.
Elk City is an unincorporated community in Barbour County in the U.S. state of West Virginia. Elk City lies along West Virginia Route 57.
The Chestnut Ridge people (CRP) are a mixed-race community concentrated in an area northeast of Philippi, Barbour County in north-central West Virginia, with smaller related communities in the adjacent counties of Harrison and Taylor. They are often referred to as "Mayles", or "Guineas".
Stuart Felix Reed was an American lawyer and Republican politician who became the Secretary of State of West Virginia (1909–1917) and represented West Virginia's 3rd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives (1917–1925).
Bear Mountain may refer to:
Hopewell is an unincorporated community in Barbour County, West Virginia, United States. It lies at an elevation of 1,388 feet.
Alfred Madison Barbour was a Virginia lawyer, one-term delegate in the Virginia House of Delegates and also in the Virginia Secession Convention of 1861. He may be best known for his role as Superintendent of the Harpers Ferry Armory in Harpers Ferry, Virginia during John Brown's raid. Although Barbour voted against secession, he became a major in the Confederate States Army and served as a quartermaster during the American Civil War.
John Strode Barbour was a Virginia lawyer, businessman, and politician.
This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Barbour County, West Virginia.
Talbott is an unincorporated community in Barbour County, West Virginia, United States.
Brownton is an unincorporated community and coal town in Barbour County, West Virginia, United States. Brownton is located along County Route 16, 3.35 miles (5.39 km) south-southwest of Flemington. Brownton had a post office, which closed on January 24, 2004.
Bear Mountain is an unincorporated community in Barbour County, West Virginia, United States. Bear Mountain is located along County Route 16, 3.9 miles (6.3 km) south-southwest of Flemington.
Laurel was an unincorporated community in Barbour County, West Virginia, United States.
Chris Phillips is an American politician who was elected to the West Virginia House of Delegates in 2018 as a Republican. He represents District 47.
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