Follansbee District

Follansbee District is a locality in Brooke, West Virginia. Follansbee District is situated nearby to the hamlet Arnold, as well as near Rabbit Hill.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Brooke Cemetery and Wellsburg Wharf.

Brooke Cemetery

Cemetery

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Brooke Cemetery is a historic rural cemetery located at Wellsburg, Brooke County, West Virginia. It was founded in 1857. It includes several notable examples of funerary art in its headstones, above ground crypts, and mausolea dating to the 19th and early 20th century.

Wellsburg Wharf

Park

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Wellsburg Wharf is a historic wharf located at Wellsburg, Brooke County, West Virginia. The public wharf was built in 1836 on the Ohio River. The site consists of remains of the wharf and the foundations of two warehouses. Wellsburg Wharf is situated 2 miles southwest of Follansbee District.

Brooke High School

School

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Brooke High School is a public high school in Wellsburg, West Virginia, United States. It is the only high school in the Brooke County Schools. Athletic teams compete as the Brooke Bruins in the WVSSAC Class AAA as well as the Ohio Valley Athletic Conference.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wellsburg and Mingo Junction.

Wellsburg

Town

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Wellsburg is a city in and the county seat of Brooke County, West Virginia, United States. The 2020 census recorded a population of 2,455. It is a part of the Weirton–Steubenville metropolitan area.

Mingo Junction

Village

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Mingo Junction is a village in Jefferson County, Ohio, United States, along the Ohio River. The population was 3,347 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Weirton–Steubenville metropolitan area. Mingo Junction is situated 2½ miles northwest of Follansbee District.

Fowlerstown

Hamlet

Fowlerstown is an unincorporated community in Brooke County, West Virginia, United States. It lies on West Virginia Route 27, east of Wellsburg. It was also known as Fowlerston. The Inn at Fowlerstown is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Follansbee District

Type: Locality
Also known as: “Follansbee Magisterial District”
Location: Brooke, West Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

40.2881° or 40° 17′ 17″ north

Longitude

-80.5831° or 80° 34′ 59″ west

Elevation

1,014 feet (309 metres)

Open location code

86GX7CQ8+6Q

GeoNames ID

5280287

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