West Virginia, United States · North America
Parsons is worth a stop: 25 minutes from Belington, 29km from Dolly Sods Wilderness.
Parsons is a town located in West Virginia, United States. With a population of 1,431, it is an important destination in North America.
On a road trip, Parsons sits in United States, where you drive on the right. It's in the America/New York time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Parsons to your route.
The Tucker County Courthouse and Jail in Parsons, West Virginia was built between 1898 and 1900 in a combination of Flemish Renaissance and Romanesque Revival styles. The red pressed-brick structure is flanked by a "jail and jailer's residence" built in 1896 in a similar style.
The main courthouse was designed byRead more
architect Frank P. Milburn and built by P.O. Shrake. Milburn was a prolific designer of courthouses in West Virginia and across the southern United States. The jail was designed by Franzeim, Geisey and Faris and was built by William D. Bumgarner.
The Tucker County Courthouse was established in the wake of the Tucker County Seat War (1893). The historic jail is no longer used to confine inmates. Since 2005 the Tygart Valley Regional Jail in Randolph County has also served Tucker County.
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Parsons is located in West Virginia, United States, North America. The coordinates are 39.0965 latitude, -79.6809 longitude.
Parsons has a population of approximately 1,431 people, making it a town in United States.
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Full driving guide for United States2 notable places within an hour's drive.
waterfall
The Blackwater River drops 62 feet in an amber-brown curtain stained by tannins leached from upstream red spruce and hemlock bogs. A wooden stairway of just over 200 steps drops to the viewing platforms.
16 km · about 20 min drive
natural wonder
A windswept high plateau of heath barrens, sphagnum bogs and one-sided 'flagged' spruce that feels transplanted from northern Canada onto West Virginia's 39th parallel. Forest Route 75 along the eastern edge closes to vehicles roughly January to mid-April.
29 km · about 35 min drive
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