Mrs Riggs Spring

Mrs Riggs Spring is a spring in Marshall, West Virginia. Mrs Riggs Spring is situated nearby to the village Glendale, as well as near the hamlet Zitko Terrace.

Places of Interest

Highlights include West Virginia Penitentiary and Grave Creek Mound.

West Virginia Penitentiary

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The West Virginia Penitentiary, located in Moundsville, West Virginia is now a withdrawn and retired gothic-style prison that operated from 1866 to 1995. The site is now being maintained as a tourist attraction, museum, training facility, and filming location. West Virginia Penitentiary is situated 1½ miles southwest of Mrs Riggs Spring.

Grave Creek Mound

Archaeological site

Photo: Malepheasant, CC BY-SA 2.5.

The Grave Creek Mound in the Ohio River Valley in West Virginia is one of the largest conical-type burial mounds in the United States, now standing 62 feet high and 240 feet in diameter. Grave Creek Mound is situated 1½ miles southwest of Mrs Riggs Spring.

Bushrod Washington Price House

Building

Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.

Bushrod Washington Price House, also known as the Price-Burley House, is a historic home located at Moundsville, Marshall County, West Virginia. It was built about 1830, and is a five-bay, L-shaped brick dwelling in a Greek Revival / I-house style.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Moundsville and Glendale.

Moundsville

Photo: Malepheasant, CC BY-SA 2.5.

Moundsville is a city in and the county seat of Marshall County, West Virginia, United States, along the Ohio River. The population was 8,122 at the 2020 census.

Glendale

Village

Glen Dale is a city in Marshall County, West Virginia, United States, along the Ohio River. It is part of the Wheeling metropolitan area. The population was 1,514 at the 2020 census. Glendale is situated 2 miles northwest of Mrs Riggs Spring.

Shadyside

Village

Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.

Shadyside is a village in eastern Belmont County, Ohio, United States, along the Ohio River. The population was 3,454 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Wheeling metropolitan area. Shadyside is situated 3 miles northwest of Mrs Riggs Spring.

Mrs Riggs Spring

Type: Spring
Category: body of water
Location: Marshall, West Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

39.93341° or 39° 56′ 0″ north

Longitude

-80.72147° or 80° 43′ 17″ west

Elevation

1,184 feet (361 metres)

Open location code

86FXW7MH+9C

GeoNames ID

4816063

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Localities in the Area

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