Murphy Park

Murphy Park is a park in Wood County, West Virginia. Murphy Park is situated nearby to the locality OR Junction, as well as near the neighborhood Newport.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Wood County Courthouse and St. Francis Xavier Church.

Wood County Courthouse

Courthouse

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The Wood County Courthouse is a public building in downtown Parkersburg, West Virginia, in the United States. The courthouse was built in 1899 at a cost of $100,000 in the Richardsonian Romanesque style by local contractors Caldwell & Drake, according to the plans of architect L.

St. Francis Xavier Church

Church

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St. Francis Xavier Church is a historic church at 532 Market Street in Parkersburg, West Virginia. This church was built in 1869 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.

Blennerhassett Hotel

Hotel

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Blennerhassett Hotel is a historic hotel located at Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia. It opened in 1889 and is in the Queen Anne style. The hotel was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Parkersburg and Newport.

Parkersburg

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Parkersburg is a city of 30,000 people in West Virginia. It was known as "Newport" when it was founded, later to be renamed Parkersburg in 1810. The city sits where the Little Kanawha River meets the Ohio river; the town of Belpre lies just across the river in Ohio.