Editing Hillsboro, West Virginia (section)

== History ==
[[Image:Hillsboro 1.jpg|300px|left|thumb|Old Town of Hillsboro]] [[Image:Hillsboro Academy.jpg|150px|left|thumb|Hillsboro Academy]]Hillsboro was named for pioneer John (Richard) Hill, from North Carolina, who built a log cabin near what is now [[Lobelia, West Virginia|Lobelia]]. Most of the early settlers were [[Scotch-Irish Americans|Scots-Irish]] and worked in agriculture and stock raising.

In the 1800s the town of Hillsboro centered on the educational institution Little Levels Academy. Established in 1842, the school closed 18 years later at the onset of the [[American Civil War|Civil War]]. In 1865, the county purchased the building and ran it as a public school through the 1880s, and it became a school of higher order for boys called Hillsboro Academy. The basement of the Methodist Church served as a school of high order for girls called Hillsboro College, or Little Levels Seminary. Eventually the brick Academy was torn down and replaced by a wood-frame school for both boys and girls. Later the school was rebuilt in brick as Hillsboro High School.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ptater.com/st7/Community%20Histories/target31.html |title=Dsc05120.JPG |access-date=October 26, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715130035/http://www.ptater.com/st7/Community%20Histories/target31.html |archive-date=July 15, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ptater.com/st7/Community%20Histories/target32.html |title=Dsc05121.JPG |access-date=October 26, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715130314/http://www.ptater.com/st7/Community%20Histories/target32.html |archive-date=July 15, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Millpoint, in northern Hillsboro, was once the site of a small industrial village, "including within its limits proper a store, a blacksmith shop, two flour mills, and three homes."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.scribd.com/document/12416891/Hillsboro-1940|title=Hillsboro 1940 - Mountains (162 views)|website=Scribd}}</ref> One of the mills has been restored and can be seen along [[U.S. Route 219 in West Virginia|Route 219]].

[[Image:Pearl Buck Birthplace 2.jpg|150px|left|thumb|Stulting House at the [[Pearl Buck Birthplace]]]]In 1892, the author [[Pearl S. Buck]] was born in a large white two-story house at the northern end of town. Shortly thereafter, her family, [[Presbyterianism|Presbyterian]] missionaries, returned to China, but her West Virginia roots nevertheless had a significant impact on Buck through her mother Carrie.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pearlsbuckbirthplace.com/|title=HOME|first=Greg|last=E|website=Pearl S Buck Birthplace}}</ref>

The Dutch-style "city house," now on the [[National Register of Historic Places]], has been restored into a museum, the [[Pearl S. Buck Birthplace]]. It displays an array of antiques from the 1892 period, including many family originals. Also on the National Register of Historic Places are the [[Richard Beard House]] and [[Locust Creek Covered Bridge (West Virginia)|Locust Creek Covered Bridge]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>

In late June, the town hosts the annual Little Levels Heritage Fair<ref name="littlelevelsheritagefair.com">{{Cite web|url=http://www.littlelevelsheritagefair.com/|title=Little Levels Heritage Fair|website=www.littlelevelsheritagefair.com}}</ref> to celebrate the history of the region.

Hillsboro is also featured in the movie ''[[Patch Adams (film)|Patch Adams]],'' where Dr. Patch Adams purchased land to build a medical clinic based on his philosophy of doctor-patient interaction. A medical clinic is planned but has not yet been constructed, as fund-raising is still underway. Currently, the [[Gesundheit Institute]] host people at the facility to engage in learning and volunteering.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.patchadams.org/gesundheit/on-the-land/|title=On the Land - Gesundheit! Institute|work=Gesundheit! Institute|access-date=June 28, 2018|language=en-US}}</ref>
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