Fostoria Glass Museum

Fostoria Glass Museum is a museum in Marshall, West Virginia which is located on Tomlinson Avenue. Fostoria Glass Museum is situated nearby to the building Ferrell-Holt House, as well as near the archaeological site Grave Creek Mound.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Grave Creek Mound and West Virginia Penitentiary.

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 1,000 feet south of Fostoria Glass Museum.

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The West Virginia Penitentiary, located in Moundsville, West Virginia is now a withdrawn and retired gothic-style prison that operated from 1866 to 1995.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 1,500 feet southeast of Fostoria Glass Museum.

Ferrell-Holt House

Building

Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.

Ferrell-Holt House, also known as "Kirkside," is a historic home located at Moundsville, Marshall County, West Virginia. It was built in 1877, and is a two-story masonry dwelling in the Italianate style. Ferrell-Holt House is situated 620 feet southeast of Fostoria Glass Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Moundsville and Dilles Bottom.

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.

Dilles Bottom

Hamlet

Dilles Bottom is an unincorporated community in Southeastern Mead Township, Belmont County, Ohio, United States. The community is located along the Ohio River five miles south of Shadyside, Ohio. It is the proposed site for an ethane cracker plant. Dilles Bottom is situated 2 miles west of Fostoria Glass Museum.

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 north of Fostoria Glass Museum.

Fostoria Glass Museum

Type: Museum
Address: 511 Tomlinson Avenue, Moundsville, WV 26041
Categories: building, tourism, and tourist attraction
Location: Marshall, West Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

39.91953° or 39° 55′ 10″ north

Longitude

-80.74535° or 80° 44′ 43″ west

Elevation

689 feet (210 metres)

Open location code

86FXW793+RV

OpenStreetMap ID

way 838827530

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=museum

GeoNames ID

9672068

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