Call me crazy, but one thing I've done since we moved here two years ago is visit one county monthly that is within 300 miles (500 km.) of Morgantown. As much as possible, these are in alphabetical order. July 1, I visited Barbour County, the first alphabetically in West Virginia, and, so far, the closest to home. It's a pretty place, with a declining population. The main town, Philippi, has only a few thousand people, and not much life. There are signs about how the Confederates were chased out of town, but we saw Confederate flags on pickup trucks and in store windows. People seem unclear on the concept of West Virginia.
Here are some pics.
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| Audra State Park, at the south end of Barbour County on Middle Fork |
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| US 250 covered bridge, at the north entrance to Philippi, the oldest and longest covered bridge in West Virginia |
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| Barbour County Courthouse, Philippi |
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| Adaland Mansion, north of Philippi, 19th century |
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| Coal mine as seen from Adaland | | |
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