Category:Romney, West Virginia

English: Romney is a city in and the county seat of Hampshire County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 1,940 at the 2000 census, while the area covered by the city's ZIP code had a population of 5,873. It is a city with a very historic background dating back to the 1700s. Originally settled in 1725 by hunters and traders, Romney was known as Pearsall's Flats and was the site of the French and Indian War stockade Fort Pearsall. Romney holds the title of West Virginia's oldest town, chartered 23 December 1762. Named for the Cinque Ports city of Romney, Kent, England by Thomas Fairfax, 6th Lord Fairfax of Cameron, the town still bears placenames and symbols from its colonial past such as its Marsham Street, named for Robert Marsham, 2nd Baron Romney. It is also home to the West Virginia Schools for the Deaf and Blind and the nation's First Confederate Memorial in Indian Mound Cemetery.

Romney

city in Hampshire County, West Virginia, United States

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Location

Hampshire County, West Virginia

Head of government

Beverly C. Keadle (2024, mayor)

Inception

1725

Population

1,724 (2020)

Area

2.488182 km²
2.488864 km² (2010)

Elevation above sea level

820 ±1 m
250 m

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39° 20′ 42″ N, 78° 45′ 25″ W

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This category has the following 13 subcategories, out of 13 total.

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2011 Romney Railroad Days‎ (17 F)

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Big Run (South Branch Potomac River)‎ (6 F)
Breakneck (Romney, West Virginia)‎ (15 F)
Buildings in Romney, West Virginia‎ (38 C, 8 F)

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Fort Mill Ridge Civil War Trenches (Romney, West Virginia)‎ (25 F)
Fort Pearsall (Romney, West Virginia)‎ (4 F)

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Indian Mound (Romney, West Virginia)‎ (6 F)

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People of Romney, West Virginia‎ (28 C, 1 F)
Potomac Eagle Scenic Railroad‎ (1 C, 6 F)

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Road signs for Romney, West Virginia‎ (1 C, 3 F)
Roads in Romney, West Virginia‎ (1 C, 19 F)

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Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Romney, Hampshire County, West Virginia‎ (5 C, 2 F)

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Virginia Argus and Hampshire Advertiser‎ (6 F)

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Romney, West Virginia

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Entryway sign at the Indian Mound Cemetery in Romney, West Virginia LCCN2015631520.tif 7,115 × 3,785; 154.16 MB
Four Years in the Stonewall Brigade (1906) page 17 crop.jpg 668 × 299; 144 KB
Hampshire County West Virginia Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Romney Highlighted.svg 502 × 279; 454 KB
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St. Stephens Episcopal Church, Romney, W.V.jpg 329 × 341; 57 KB
Statue honoring those Hampshire County men killed fighting for their country in World War I. Romney, West Virginia LCCN2015631519.tif 4,791 × 7,179; 196.9 MB
The Hampshire County Courthouse in Romney, West Virginia LCCN2015631517.tif 4,398 × 3,587; 90.33 MB
The Hampshire County Courthouse in Romney, West Virginia LCCN2015631518.tif 4,912 × 4,059; 114.15 MB
The mound for which the Indian Mound Cemetery in Romney, West Virginia, is named LCCN2015631525.tif 7,360 × 4,912; 206.94 MB
The National Building in downtown Romney, West Virginia LCCN2015631516.tif 7,122 × 4,529; 184.64 MB
The Parsons Bell Tower at the Indian Mound Cemetery in Romney, West Virginia LCCN2015631526.tif 7,072 × 4,912; 198.84 MB
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