Fort Mill Ridge
Fort Mill Ridge is an archaeological site in Hampshire, West Virginia. Fort Mill Ridge is situated nearby to the hamlet Vanderlip, as well as near Mechanicsburg.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Literary Hall and Romney Academy.
Literary Hall
Museum
Photo: Justin A. Wilcox, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Literary Hall is a mid-19th-century brick library, building and museum located in Romney, a city in the U.S. state of West Virginia. It is located at the intersection of North High Street and West Main Street. Literary Hall is situated 2½ miles northeast of Fort Mill Ridge.
Romney Academy
Archaeological site
Romney Academy was an institution for higher education in Romney, Virginia, United States. Romney Academy was first incorporated by the Virginia General Assembly on January 11, 1814, and was active until 1846 when it was reorganized as the Romney Classical Institute. Romney Academy is situated 2½ miles northeast of Fort Mill Ridge.
Taggart Hall
Museum
Photo: Quercus montana, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Taggart Hall is a late 18th-century residence that houses the Fort Mill Ridge Foundation and its Fort Mill Ridge Civil War Trenches museum. It is at 91 South High Street, Romney, West Virginia. Taggart Hall is situated 2½ miles northeast of Fort Mill Ridge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Vanderlip and Mechanicsburg.
Vanderlip
Hamlet
Vanderlip is an unincorporated community in Hampshire County in the U.S. state of West Virginia. Vanderlip is located west of Romney along the Northwestern Turnpike and the South Branch Valley Railroad.
Mechanicsburg
Hamlet
Photo: Justin A. Wilcox, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mechanicsburg, also known as Mechanicsville, is an unincorporated community in Hampshire County, West Virginia, United States. It is located on the Northwestern Turnpike west of Romney at Mill Creek Gap.
Romney
Photo: Justin A. Wilcox, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Romney is a town in Hampshire County, West Virginia, United States, and its county seat. The population was 1,722 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Winchester, Virginia metropolitan area.
Fort Mill Ridge
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Hampshire, West Virginia, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.32375° or 39° 19′ 26″ northLongitude
-78.79374° or 78° 47′ 38″ westOpen location code
87F386F4+GGOpenStreetMap ID
node 1917503744OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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