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History. Settlement and early history. Civil War. Postwar industrialization. Mountaineer Militia. Geography. Climate. Nearby places. Demographics. 2020 census. 2010 census. 2000 census. Belgians. Economy. Akro Agate Company. Hazel-Atlas Glass Company. Rolland Glass Company. Other Notable Glass Companies. Federal Bureau of Investigation. Culture.
On April 22, 1861, Clarksburg held the first meeting in the process leading to the formation of the state of West Virginia in 1863. Clarksburg’s economy—formerly based on coal mining, oil and natural-gas production, and agriculture—has shifted more toward light manufactures and services.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
To teach, inspire, and strengthen connections to history for everyone in Clarksburg, Harrison County, West Virginia and beyond.
Historical Landmarks & Sites. Some historical points of interest in and around Clarksburg are: Indian Mounds located along the road to the city's Veteran Memorial Park, these mounds were probably constructed by the Hopewell culture between A.D. 1 and 1,000. They are thought to be burial mounds.
Clarksburg was named in 1778 for General George Rogers Clark and incorporated in 1785. Clarksburg Downtown Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. During the Civil War, Clarksburg served as a supply depot of the Union Army from 1861 to 1865.
Historic Buildings. Unlike many of the small cities of North Central West Virginia, Clarksburg saw prosperity before the Civil War thanks to the commerce brought by the connecting road systems and the Baltimore & Ohio Railway. Many century old buildings, that go well back into the 1850s to the 1880s and before, have survived and can still be seen.
April 12, 1982. Clarksburg Downtown Historic District is a national historic district located at Clarksburg, Harrison County, West Virginia. The district encompasses 119 contributing buildings in 16 blocks of the central business district of Clarksburg.
