Parkersburg High School

The Parkersburg High School is a secondary school located in Parkersburg, West Virginia, United States. It serves grades nine through twelve, and is part of the Wood County Schools.

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Type: School
Description: high school in Parkersburg, West Virginia, United States
Also known as: “Central Junior-Senior High School”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Avery Street Historic District and Cook House.

Avery Street Historic District

Park

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Avery Street Historic District, is a national historic district located at Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia. It is to the east of the Julia-Ann Square Historic District and south of the Parkersburg High School-Washington Avenue Historic District.

Cook House

Historic building

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Cook House is a historic home located at Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia. It was built in 1825, and consists of a center section with two flanking wings in the Federal style. Cook House is situated 3,300 feet southwest of Parkersburg High School.

Oakland

Protected area

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"Oakland," also known as the James M. Stephenson House, is a home located in Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia. Although a slaveholder and sympathizing with the Confederacy, Stephenson was also married to the sister of Unionist Arthur Boreman, and allowed then Union Army Col. Oakland is situated 1 mile south of Parkersburg High School.