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Philippi Historic District

108 North Main Street
Philippi, WV 26416
United States

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Philippi, West Virginia, was the site of the first land battle of the Civil War on June 3, 1861. It was the site of the first amputation of the Civil War caused by enemy fire. Philippi is home to many historic sites, as well as a historical museum containing Civil War-era artifacts.

Philippi Historic District: What's Nearby

Philippi, WV
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Birthplace
Hershel Woodrow "Woody" Williams
Quiet Dell, WV
Rev War  |  Marker
Lafayette Tour Marker, Point Marion, Pennsylvania (PA-4)
Point Marion, PA
Battlefield
Fort Necessity National Battlefield
Farmington, PA
Rev War  |  Marker
Lafayette Tour Marker, Uniontown, Pennsylvania (PA-74)
Uniontown, PA
Rev War  |  Marker
Lafayette Tour Marker, Brownsville, Pennsylvania (PA-88)
Brownsville, PA
Rev War  |  Marker
Lafayette Tour Marker, West Alexander, Pennsylvania (PA-96)
West Alexander, PA
Civil War  |  Museum
West Virginia Independence Hall Museum
Wheeling, WV
Rev War  |  Marker
Lafayette Tour Marker, Wheeling, West Virginia (WV-137)
Wheeling, WV
Rev War  |  Marker
Lafayette Tour Marker, Elizabeth, Pennsylvania (PA-90)
Elizabeth, PA
Civil War  |  Museum
New Market Battlefield State Historical Park and Hall of Valor Museum
New Market, VA
Civil War  |  Museum
Virginia Museum of the Civil War
New Market, VA
Rev War  |  Marker
Lafayette Tour Marker, Braddock, Pennsylvania (PA-91)
Braddock, PA
Museum
Braddock's Battlefield History Center
Braddock, PA
Civil War  |  Museum
Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall and Museum
Pittsburgh, PA
Civil War  |  Battlefield
Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Park
Middletown, VA
Civil War  |  Historic Site
Lewisburg National Register Historic District/Greenbrier County Visitor Center
Lewisburg, WV
Civil War  |  Museum
Virginia Military Institute Museum
Lexington, VA