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Morgantown, WV is rich with national and local history! With attractions such as the West Virginia University Mountaineer Week, a walking audio tour of Downtown Morgantown, memorials to historical figures, you’ll gain a better understanding of how the area became what it is today. Many memorials and landmarks are free and open to the public during business hours.

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15 ResultsCharles C. Wise Library

Cook Hayman Pharmacy Museum

Dent’s Run Covered Bridge

Easton Roller Mill

Forks of Cheat Baptist Church Cemetery

JFK Memorial
A 27-foot wide memorial featuring bronze statues of JFK and John Jr., three tall granite pillars and a granite bench as you walk near the riverfront on the Rail Trail in Star City.
Learn MoreMason-Dixon Historical Park

Mason-Dixon Line
“Where Men Are Free” Mason-Dixon Line symbolizes a cultural boundary between the North and South (Dixie). 119S Pa./W.Va. state line
Learn MoreMorgantown History Museum

Old Morgantown Glass Collector’s Guild Glass Museum

Royce J. and Caroline B. Watts Museum
Royce J. and Caroline B. Watts Museum – dedicated to the Mining and Petroleum Industries features a wide collection of mining paraphernalia. Items represent different eras in mining and oil/gas drilling, and features a wide array of coal mining artifacts, books, scrip, photographs, etc. Free admission. Located in the Mineral Resources Building – Evansdale Campus […]
Learn MoreScott’s Run Museum and Trail

Seneca Center

West Virginia Botanic Garden

West Virginia Geological and Economic Survey
The Survey is housed in a converted state park lodge that overlooks Cheat Lake. There is a mini-museum displaying minerals, fossils, casts of T-Rex, Triceratops, Stegasaurous and Allosaurus skulls and a full-sized Edmontosaurus dinosaur mounted on the wall.
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