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Delve into Junction in United States
Junction in the region of West Virginia is a city in United States - some 102 mi or ( 164 km ) West of Washington , the country's capital .
Current time in Junction is now 04:23 PM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " America/New York " with a UTC offset of -4 hours. Depending on your travel modalities, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: McCoole, Cumberland, Hagerstown, Chambersburg, and Philadelphia. While being here, make sure to check out McCoole . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Junction ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
South Branch Valley Bluegrass Festival 2011
Video coverage of the 2011 South Branch Valley Bluegrass Festival held Saturday, June 25 at Wapacoma Campgrounds in Romney, WV. Journalist Greg Larry covered the event that set an attendance record fo ..
A Night at The Fair
Hampshire Review journalist Greg Larry takes his camera to The 2009 Hampshire County Fair in Augusta, WV. He files this report filled with the sights, sounds and color of this years Fair. ..
Aerial Photographer flies over RES - Part 1
Journalist Greg Larry flies with a pilot and aerial photographer, Greg Cromer, over Romney Elementary School on April 29, 2010. A 1980 Bellanca Citabria was used to fly over the students as they stood ..
Aerial Photographer flies over RES - Part 2
Pilot Greg Cromer took journalist Greg Larry aboard for a fly-over of Romney Elementary School in Romney, WV. This is part 2 of the story. Cromer is an aerial photographer and the pilot of a 1980 Bell ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Piss Pot Island
Piss Pot Island is an island on the South Branch Potomac River west of Romney in Hampshire County, West Virginia. Piss Pot Island received its unflattering name before 1755, the year it was included on Joshua Fry's and Peter Jefferson's Carte de la Virginie et du Maryland. Uncommon for islands of its size and geologic nature, Piss Pot Island has remained approximately the same size since the eighteenth century. The island is forested primarily with American sycamores and silver maples.
Located at 39.33 -78.78 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Fort Pearsall
Fort Pearsall was an early frontier fort constructed in 1756 in Romney, West Virginia (then known as Pearsall's Flats, Virginia) to protect local settlers in the South Branch Potomac River valley against Native American raids. The area around present-day Romney had been settled as early as 1725 by hunters and traders in the valley.
Located at 39.34 -78.77 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Indian Mound Cemetery
Indian Mound Cemetery is a cemetery located along the Northwestern Turnpike on a promontory of the "Yellow Banks" overlooking the South Branch Potomac River and Mill Creek Mountain in Romney, West Virginia, United States. The cemetery is centered around a Hopewellian mound, known as the Romney Indian Mound. Indian Mound Cemetery is also the site of Fort Pearsall, the First Confederate Memorial, Parsons Bell Tower, and reinterments from Romney's Old Presbyterian Cemetery.
Located at 39.34 -78.77 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
First Confederate Memorial
The Confederate Memorial in Indian Mound Cemetery at Romney, West Virginia, is considered the first official memorial to Confederate dead to be erected anywhere in the United States of America.
Located at 39.34 -78.77 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Taggart Hall
Taggart Hall Civil War Museum & Visitors Center is home to the Fort Mill Ridge Foundation and its Fort Mill Ridge Civil War Trenches museum, the Hampshire County Visitors Bureau, and the Hampshire County Chamber of Commerce. It is located in Romney, West Virginia at 91 South High Street. Nextdoor to Taggart Hall on Gravel Lane stands Romney's oldest structure, the Wilson-Wodrow-Mytinger House (c. 1760).
Located at 39.34 -78.76 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
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