Wellsburg Wharf

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Wellsburg Wharf
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Wellsburg Wharf, April 2011
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Location6th and Main Sts, Wellsburg, West Virginia
Coordinates 40°16′9″N80°36′52″W / 40.26917°N 80.61444°W / 40.26917; -80.61444 Coordinates: 40°16′9″N80°36′52″W / 40.26917°N 80.61444°W / 40.26917; -80.61444
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1836
NRHP reference No. 79002572 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 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]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  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.