Editing Pendleton County, West Virginia

{{Short description|County in West Virginia, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox U.S. county
 | county               = Pendleton County
 | state                = West Virginia
 | seal                 = Seal of Pendleton County, West Virginia.svg
 | founded date         = May 1
 | founded year         = 1788
 | seat wl              = Franklin
 | largest city wl      = Franklin
 | city type            = town
 | area_total_sq_mi     = 698
 | area_land_sq_mi      = 696
 | area_water_sq_mi     = 2.1
 | area percentage      = 0.3%
 | population_as_of     = 2020
 | population_total     = 6143
 | pop_est_as_of        = 2021
 | population_est       = 6142 {{decrease}}
 | population_density_sq_mi  = auto
 | time zone            = Eastern
 | web                  = www.pendletoncounty.wv.gov/
 | ex image             = Pendleton County Courthouse, West Virginia.JPG
 | ex image cap         = Pendleton County Courthouse
 | ex image size        = 300px
 | named for            = [[Edmund Pendleton]]
 | district             = 2nd
}}

'''Pendleton County''' is a [[County (United States)|county]] located in the [[U.S. state]] of [[West Virginia]]. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population was 6,143,<ref name="QF">{{Cite web |title=State & County QuickFacts |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/pendletoncountywestvirginia/PST045221 |access-date=October 18, 2022 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> making it the second-least populous county in West Virginia. Its [[county seat]] is [[Franklin, West Virginia|Franklin]].<ref name="GR6">{{Cite web |title=Find a County |url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |access-date=June 7, 2011 |publisher=National Association of Counties}}</ref> The county was created by the [[Virginia General Assembly]] in 1788<ref>{{Cite web |title=Early History of Pendleton County |url=http://www.polsci.wvu.edu/wv/Pendleton/penhistory.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100613175812/http://www.polsci.wvu.edu/wv/Pendleton/penhistory.html |archive-date=June 13, 2010 |access-date=January 29, 2013}}</ref> from parts of [[Augusta County, Virginia|Augusta]], [[Hardy County, West Virginia|Hardy]], and [[Rockingham County, Virginia|Rockingham]] counties and was named for [[Edmund Pendleton]] (1721–1803), a distinguished Virginia statesman and [[jurist]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pendleton County |url=http://www.wvculture.org/history/counties/pendleton.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140101182650/http://www.wvculture.org/history/counties/pendleton.html |archive-date=January 1, 2014 |access-date=August 11, 2015 |publisher=West Virginia Division of Culture and History}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2003 |title=West Virginia: Individual County Chronologies |url=http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/WV_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151120035149/http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/WV_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm |archive-date=November 20, 2015 |access-date=August 11, 2015 |website=West Virginia Atlas of Historical County Boundaries |publisher=[[Newberry Library|The Newberry Library]]}}</ref>

[[Spruce Knob]], located in Pendleton County, is the highest point in the state and in the [[Allegheny Mountains|Alleghenies]], its elevation being 4,863 feet. Parts of the [[Monongahela National Forest|Monongahela]] and [[George Washington National Forest|George Washington]] National Forests are also located in Pendleton County.

==History==
By the 1740s, the three main valleys of what became Pendleton County had been visited and named by white hunters and prospectors. One of the hunters, a single man named Abraham Burner, built himself a log cabin about a half mile downstream of the future site of [[Brandywine, West Virginia|Brandywine]] in 1745. He was the county's first white settler. A local historian recorded that: <blockquote>The site ... [was] on the left bank of the river, and near the beginning of a long, eastward bend. From almost at his very door his huntsman's eye was at times gladdened by seeing perhaps fifty deer either drinking from the steam or plunging in their heads up to their ears in search of moss.<ref>Morton, Oren F. (1910), ''A History of Pendleton County, West Virginia'', [[Franklin, West Virginia]]. Reprint (1974) by [[Regional Publishing Company]], [[Baltimore]], pp 31-32.</ref></blockquote> By 1747, immigrants were impinging on the (future) borders of Pendleton from two directions: the larger community was mostly [[German American|Germans]] moving up the valley of the [[South Branch Potomac]]; the lesser consisted mainly of [[Scotch-Irish American|Scotch-Irish]] moving northwest from [[Staunton, Virginia|Staunton]] up into the headwaters of the [[James River]]. In an April 1758, surprise raid of Fort Seybert and nearby Fort Upper Tract occasioned by the [[French and Indian War]] (1754–63), most of the 60 white settlers sheltering there were massacred by [[Shawnee]] and [[Lenape|Delaware]] warriors and the forts were burned.

Pendleton County was created by the Virginia General Assembly in 1788 from parts of [[Augusta County, Virginia|Augusta]], [[Hardy County, West Virginia|Hardy]], and [[Rockingham County, Virginia|Rockingham]] counties and was named for [[Edmund Pendleton]], a distinguished Virginia statesman and [[jurist]]. Pendleton County was split between Northern and Southern sympathies during the [[American Civil War]]. The northern section of the county, including the enclave in the [[Smoke Hole Canyon|Smoke Hole community]] was staunchly Unionist. In June 1863, the county was included by the federal government in the new state of West Virginia against the wishes of many of the inhabitants. That fall, Union [[Brigadier General|General]] [[W.W. Averell]] swept up the South Branch valley, and destroyed the Confederate [[saltpetre]] works above Franklin.<ref>[[West Virginia Writers Project]] (1940), ''Smoke Hole and Its People: A Social-Ethnic Study''; [[Charleston, West Virginia]]: State Department of Education; Reprinted (pp 101-132) in: Shreve, D. Bardon (2005), ''Sheriff from Smoke Hole (and Other Smoke Hole Stories)'', [[Fredericksburg, Virginia]]: [[The Fredericksburg Press, Inc]], pg 118.</ref>

In the months following the state's establishment, West Virginia's counties were divided into [[civil township]]s, with the intention of encouraging local government. This proved impractical in the heavily rural state, and in 1872 the townships were converted into [[minor civil division|magisterial districts]].<ref>Otis K. Rice & Stephen W. Brown, ''West Virginia: A History'', 2nd ed., University Press of Kentucky, Lexington (1993), p. 240.</ref>  Pendleton County was divided into six districts: Bethel, Circleville, Franklin, Mill Run, Sugar Grove, and Union. Except for minor adjustments, these magisterial districts remained largely unchanged until the 1990s, when they were consolidated into three new districts: Central, Eastern, and Western.<ref>[[United States Census Bureau]], [[United States Census|U.S. Decennial Census]], Tables of Minor Civil Divisions in West Virginia, 1870–2010.</ref>

Pendleton County and the surrounding area were hit by severe flooding in November 1985. At [[Franklin, West Virginia|Franklin]], the [[county seat]], the South Branch of the [[Potomac River|Potomac]] crested at 22.6 feet, more than fifteen feet{{efn-lr|At Franklin, flood stage begins at only seven feet.}} above flood stage in the shallow riverbed.<ref name="dwhite">West Virginia Gazette: "Remembering the '85 floods" (D. White) November 4, 2010</ref>  Sixty-two people were killed in West Virginia, Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania, in what became known as the "[[1985 Election Day floods]]" in Virginia, or the "Killer Floods of 1985" in West Virginia. According to the [[National Weather Service]], thirty-eight of the deaths occurred in Pendleton and [[Grant County, West Virginia|Grant]] Counties, West Virginia.<ref name=dwhite/>  Twenty-two people were killed in [[Virginia]], and there was one fatality each attributed to the flooding in [[Maryland]] and [[Pennsylvania]].

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==Geography==
[[File:GermanyValley.wmg.jpg|thumb|[[Germany Valley]] lies west of [[North Fork Mountain]]]]
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|698|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|696|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|2.1|sqmi}} (0.3%) is water.<ref name="GR1">{{Cite web |date=August 22, 2012 |title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files |url=http://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/counties_list_54.txt |access-date=July 30, 2015 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> It is the fifth-largest county in West Virginia by area.<mapframe latitude="38.68" longitude="-79.36" zoom="9" width="300" height="300" align="right" />

===Major highways===
*{{Jct|state=WV|US|33}}
*{{Jct|state=WV|US|220}}
*{{Jct|state=WV|WV|28}}
*{{Jct|state=WV|WV|55}}

===Adjacent counties===
*[[Grant County, West Virginia|Grant County]] (north)
*[[Hardy County, West Virginia|Hardy County]] (northeast)
*[[Rockingham County, Virginia]] (east)
*[[Augusta County, Virginia]] (south)
*[[Highland County, Virginia]] (south)
*[[Pocahontas County, West Virginia|Pocahontas County]] (southwest)
*[[Randolph County, West Virginia|Randolph County]] (west)

===National protected areas===
*[[George Washington National Forest]] (part)
*[[Monongahela National Forest]] (part)
*[[Spruce Knob–Seneca Rocks National Recreation Area]] (part)
*[[United States National Radio Quiet Zone]] (part)

===National Natural Landmarks===
*[[Germany Valley|Germany Valley Karst Area]]
*[[Sinnett-Thorn Mountain Cave System]]

==Economy==
Pendleton County's economy consists mainly of small to medium-sized farms and small businesses. Most of these are in [[Franklin, WV|Franklin]], the county's only incorporated town. The North Fork Valley, on the western side of the county, has a number of businesses that cater to tourists who come for the area's outdoor recreation opportunities. These include motels, restaurants, and guide services. In recent years, maple syrup has emerged as a major growth industry in the county. Dry Fork Maple Works, the state's largest maple sugaring operation, is based in Pendleton County (though its sugaring operation occurs mainly in neighboring [[Randolph County, West Virginia|Randolph County]]).<ref>{{Cite news |date=December 8, 2014 |title=Maple syrup pouring out of West Virginia |url=http://wvpress.org/wvpa-sharing/maple-syrup-pouring-west-virginia/ |access-date=March 28, 2018 |work=West Virginia Press}}</ref>

The county is also home to a number of [[non-profits]] whose reaches extend well beyond the county lines. These include Almost Heaven Habitat for Humanity, Future Generations and [[Future Generations Graduate School]], [[The Mountain Institute]], and Mountain Springs Farm and Heritage Center.

[[Sugar Grove Station]], an electronic listening post for the [[National Security Agency]], is located near the southeast corner of the Pendleton County.<ref>e-WV: The West Virginia Encyclopedia. (2015). "Sugar Grove Naval Station." e-WV: The West Virginia Encyclopedia. Accessed January 28, 2016.</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1790= 2452
|1800= 3962
|1810= 4239
|1820= 4846
|1830= 6271
|1840= 6940
|1850= 5795
|1860= 6164
|1870= 6455
|1880= 8022
|1890= 8711
|1900= 9167
|1910= 9349
|1920= 9652
|1930= 9660
|1940= 10884
|1950= 9313
|1960= 8093
|1970= 7031
|1980= 7910
|1990= 8054
|2000= 8196
|2010= 7695
|2020= 6143
|estyear=2021
|estimate=6142
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2021">{{Cite web |title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2021 |url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-counties-total.html |access-date=October 18, 2022}}</ref>
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{Cite web |title=U.S. Decennial Census |url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html |access-date=January 11, 2014 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref><br />1790–1960<ref>{{Cite web |title=Historical Census Browser |url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu |access-date=January 11, 2014 |publisher=University of Virginia Library}}</ref> 1900–1990<ref>{{Cite web |title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990 |url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/wv190090.txt |access-date=January 11, 2014 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref><br />1990–2000<ref>{{Cite web |title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000 |url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-date=October 9, 2022 |access-date=January 11, 2014 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> 2010–2020<ref name="QF" />
}}
=== 2020 census ===
As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], there were 6,143 people and 2,299 households residing in the county. There were 3,666 housing units in Pendleton County. The racial makeup of the county was 95.1% [[White American|White]], 1.3% [[African American]], 0.2% [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]], 0.3% from [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#Race|other races]], and 2.9% from [[Multiracial American|two or more races]]. [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanics or Latinos]] of any race were 0.9% of the population.

Of the 2,299 households, 59.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 21.3% had a female householder with no spouse present, 16.8% had a male householder with no spouse present. The average household and family size was 3.16. The median age in the county was 50.8 years with 18.9% of the population under 18. The median income for a household in the city was $61,738 and the poverty rate was 16.3%.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Hardy_County,_West_Virginia?g=050XX00US54031 |access-date=January 17, 2025 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
===2000 census===
As of the census of 2000, there were 8,196 people, 3,350 households, and 2,355 families residing in the county. The [[population density]] was {{convert|12|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people}}. There were 5,102 housing units at an average density of {{convert|7|/mi2|/km2}}. The racial makeup of the county was 96.34% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 2.12% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.27% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.18% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.04% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.28% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.77% from two or more races.   0.89% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.

There were 3,350 households, out of which 28.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.40% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.70% were non-families. 25.80% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 2.87.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 21.80% under the age of 18, 7.30% from 18 to 24, 27.00% from 25 to 44, 26.10% from 45 to 64, and 17.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 101.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.50 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $30,429, and the median income for a family was $34,860. Males had a median income of $25,342 versus $16,753 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $15,805. About 8.00% of families and 11.40% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 13.60% of those under age 18 and 12.50% of those age 65 or over.

===2010 census===
As of the [[2010 United States census]], there were 7,695 people, 3,285 households, and 2,179 families residing in the county.<ref name="census-dp1">{{Cite web |title=DP-1 Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0500000US54071 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213013343/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0500000US54071 |archive-date=February 13, 2020 |access-date=April 3, 2016 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> The population density was {{convert|11.1|PD/sqmi}}. There were 5,132 housing units at an average density of {{convert|7.4|/sqmi}}.<ref name="census-density">{{Cite web |title=Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY07/0500000US54071 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213192800/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY07/0500000US54071 |archive-date=February 13, 2020 |access-date=April 3, 2016 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> The racial makeup of the county was 96.2% white, 1.9% black or African American, 0.3% Asian, 0.2% American Indian, 0.2% from other races, and 1.2% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 0.9% of the population.<ref name="census-dp1" /> In terms of ancestry, 30.1% were [[Germans|German]], 8.1% were [[Americans|American]], 7.3% were [[Irish people|Irish]], and 6.4% were [[English people|English]].<ref name="census-dp2">{{Cite web |title=DP02 SELECTED SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS IN THE UNITED STATES – 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP02/0500000US54071 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213032440/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP02/0500000US54071 |archive-date=February 13, 2020 |access-date=April 3, 2016 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>

Of the 3,285 households, 24.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.6% were married couples living together, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 33.7% were non-families, and 29.0% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.28 and the average family size was 2.80. The median age was 47.3 years.<ref name="census-dp1" />

The median income for a household in the county was $33,323 and the median income for a family was $49,613. Males had a median income of $38,190 versus $23,243 for females. The per capita income for the county was $19,401. About 11.0% of families and 15.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 17.3% of those under age 18 and 22.2% of those age 65 or over.<ref name="census-dp3">{{Cite web |title=DP03 SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS – 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0500000US54071 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213023417/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0500000US54071 |archive-date=February 13, 2020 |access-date=April 3, 2016 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>

==Politics==
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{{PresRow|2008|Republican|2,035|1,310|50|West Virginia}}
{{PresRow|2004|Republican|2,146|1,381|17|West Virginia}}
{{PresRow|2000|Republican|1,996|1,172|53|West Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1996|Democratic|1,431|1,591|286|West Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1992|Democratic|1,589|1,626|368|West Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1988|Republican|1,901|1,595|7|West Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1984|Republican|2,047|1,464|7|West Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1980|Democratic|1,677|1,724|103|West Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1976|Democratic|1,554|2,104|0|West Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|2,207|1,248|0|West Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1968|Republican|1,687|1,643|298|West Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1964|Democratic|1,296|2,498|0|West Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1960|Democratic|1,930|2,057|0|West Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1956|Democratic|1,959|1,999|0|West Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1952|Democratic|1,859|1,991|0|West Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1948|Democratic|1,592|1,944|7|West Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1944|Democratic|1,838|2,177|0|West Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1940|Democratic|1,977|2,710|0|West Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|1,800|2,637|13|West Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|1,502|2,530|15|West Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1928|Democratic|1,710|1,921|0|West Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1924|Democratic|1,462|2,037|9|West Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1920|Democratic|1,581|1,814|4|West Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1916|Democratic|888|1,276|9|West Virginia}}
{{PresFoot|1912|Democratic|475|1,162|451|West Virginia}}

==Communities==
[[File:Climbing Near Ketterman WV USA.JPG|thumb|Climbing near [[Ketterman, West Virginia]]]]
===Towns===
*[[Franklin, West Virginia|Franklin]] (county seat)

===Magisterial districts===
====Current====
*Central
*Eastern
*Western

====Historic====
*Bethel
*Circleville
*Franklin
*Mill Run
*Sugar Grove
*Union

===Census-designated place===
*[[Brandywine, West Virginia|Brandywine]]

===Unincorporated communities===
{{div col|colwidth=12em}}
*[[Big Run, Pendleton County, West Virginia|Big Run]]
*[[Brushy Run, West Virginia|Brushy Run]]
*[[Cave, West Virginia|Cave]]
*[[Cherry Grove, West Virginia|Cherry Grove]]
*[[Circleville, West Virginia|Circleville]]
*[[Dahmer, West Virginia|Dahmer]]
*[[Deer Run, West Virginia|Deer Run]]
*[[Dry Run, West Virginia|Dry Run]]
*[[Entry, West Virginia|Entry]]
*[[Fame, West Virginia|Fame]]
*[[Fort Seybert, West Virginia|Fort Seybert]]
*[[Harper, Pendleton County, West Virginia|Harper]]
*[[Judy Gap, West Virginia|Judy Gap]]
*[[Ketterman, West Virginia|Ketterman]]
*[[Kline, West Virginia|Kline]]
*[[Macksville, West Virginia|Macksville]]
*[[Miles, West Virginia|Miles]]
*[[Mitchell, West Virginia|Mitchell]]
*[[Moatstown, West Virginia|Moatstown]]
*[[Monkeytown, West Virginia|Monkeytown]]
*[[Moyers, West Virginia|Moyers]]
*[[Mozer, West Virginia|Mozer]]
*[[Oak Flat, West Virginia|Oak Flat]]
*[[Oak Grove, Pendleton County, West Virginia|Oak Grove]]
*[[Onego, West Virginia|Onego]]
*[[Propstburg, West Virginia|Propstburg]]
*[[Riverton, West Virginia|Riverton]]
*[[Ruddle, West Virginia|Ruddle]]
*[[Seneca Rocks, West Virginia|Seneca Rocks]]
*[[Simoda, West Virginia|Simoda]]
*[[Sugar Grove, West Virginia|Sugar Grove]]
*[[Teterton, West Virginia|Teterton]]
*[[Upper Tract, West Virginia|Upper Tract]]
*[[Zigler, West Virginia|Zigler]]
{{div col end}}

==Historic places==
{{Main|National Register of Historic Places listings in Pendleton County, West Virginia}}
The following sites are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].

{| class = "wikitable"
! Site
! Year Built
! Address
! Community
! Listed
|-
| align="left" | [[Ananias Pitsenbarger Farm]]
| align="left" | 19th century
| align="left" | 3576 Dry Run Road, Franklin
| align="left" | [[Dahmer, West Virginia|Dahmer]], near [[Franklin, West Virginia|Franklin]]
| align="left" | 2011
|-
| align="left" | [[Bowers House (Sugar Grove, West Virginia)|Bowers House]]
| align="left" | late 19th century
| align="left" | Brandywine-Sugar Grove Road
| align="left" | [[Sugar Grove, West Virginia|Sugar Grove]]
| align="left" | 1985
|-
| align="left" | [[Circleville School]]
| align="left" | 1930s
| align="left" | 81 Price Way, Circleville
| align="left" | [[Circleville, West Virginia|Circleville]]
| align="left" | 1995
|-
| align="left" | [[Cunningham-Hevener House]]
| align="left" | late 19th century
| align="left" | [[US 220]]
| align="left" | [[Upper Tract, West Virginia|Upper Tract]]
| align="left" | 1985
|-
| align="left" | [[Franklin Historic District (Franklin, West Virginia)|Franklin Historic District]]
| align="left" | 19th-20th centuries
| align="left" | [[US 33]], Main Street, [[Potomac River#South Branch Potomac River|South Branch Potomac River]], and High Street
| align="left" | [[Franklin, West Virginia|Franklin]]
| align="left" | 1986
|-
| align="left" | [[McCoy House (Franklin, West Virginia)|McCoy House]]
| align="left" | 1848
| align="left" | 17 South Main Street, Franklin
| align="left" | [[Franklin, West Virginia|Franklin]]
| align="left" | 1982
|-
| align="left" | [[McCoy Mill]]
| align="left" | early 19th century
| align="left" | 293 Thorn Creek Road, Franklin
| align="left" | [[Franklin, West Virginia|Franklin]]
| align="left" | 1986
|-
| align="left" | [[Old Judy Church]] (Old Log Church)
| align="left" | early 19th century
| align="left" | [[US 220]]
| align="left" | near [[Petersburg, West Virginia|Petersburg]]
| align="left" | 1976
|-
| align="left" | [[Old Propst Church]]
| align="left" | late 18th century
| align="left" | CR 21/9
| align="left" | [[Brandywine, West Virginia|Brandywine]]
| align="left" | 1986
|-
| align="left" | [[Pendleton County Poor Farm]]
| align="left" | early 20th century
| align="left" | [[US 220]]
| align="left" | [[Upper Tract, West Virginia|Upper Tract]]
| align="left" | 1986
|-
| align="left" | [[Priest Mill]]
| align="left" | early 20th century
| align="left" | Off [[US 220]], near Low-Water Bridge
| align="left" | [[Franklin, West Virginia|Franklin]]
| align="left" | 2000
|-
| align="left" | [[Sites Homestead]] (Wayside Inn)
| align="left" | early 19th century
| align="left" | Seneca Rocks Visitor Center
| align="left" | [[Seneca Rocks, West Virginia|Seneca Rocks]]
| align="left" | 1993
|}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
Pendleton Co WV Courthouse w Hot Rod Asilverstein 2013may26.jpg|Pendleton County Courthouse 
Seneca Rocks by Asilverstein Oct 2013 High Dynamic Range Merge from 7 Exposures.jpg|[[Seneca Rocks]]
Solomon's Chapel Pendleton Co WV Asilverstein 2011oct8 IMG 1450.JPG|Solomon's Chapel, one of the many smaller churches in Pendleton County, West Virginia
Mount Joel Schoolhouse Simoda WV Asilverstein 2011sept13 IMG 1179.JPG|Mount Joel Schoolhouse in [[Simoda West Virginia]]
</gallery>

==See also==
*[[National Register of Historic Places listings in Pendleton County, West Virginia]]
*[[Pendleton County Schools]]
*[[Thorn Creek Wildlife Management Area]]

==Footnotes==
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==References==
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==External links==
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*[http://www.pendletoncounty.net Guide to Pendleton County]
*[http://www.visitpendleton.com/ Pendleton County Chamber of Commerce]
*[http://www.pendletoncounty.com/ Pendleton County Economic & Community Development Authority]
*[http://www.pendletoncountyschools.com/ Pendleton County Schools]
*[http://www.visitpendleton.com/ Visit Pendleton County]

{{Geographic location
|Centre    = Pendleton County, West Virginia
|North     = [[Grant County, West Virginia|Grant County]]
|Northeast = [[Hardy County, West Virginia|Hardy County]]
|East      = [[Rockingham County, Virginia]]
|Southeast =
|South     = [[Highland County, Virginia]] and [[Augusta County, Virginia]]
|Southwest = [[Pocahontas County, West Virginia|Pocahontas County]]
|West      = [[Randolph County, West Virginia|Randolph County]]
|Northwest =
}}
{{Pendleton County, West Virginia}}
{{Eastern_Panhandle_of_West_Virginia}}
{{West Virginia}}
{{authority control}}

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[[Category:Populated places established in 1788]]
[[Category:West Virginia counties on the Potomac River]]