Wellsburg Wharf

Wellsburg Wharf is a historic wharf located at Wellsburg, Brooke County, West Virginia. The public wharf was built in 1836. The site consists of remains of the wharf and the foundations of two warehouses. The wharf remains consist of cobblestones along the riverbank. One of the warehouses was built by Danforth Brown.[2]

Wellsburg Wharf
Wellsburg Wharf, April 2011
Wellsburg Wharf is located in West Virginia
Wellsburg Wharf
Wellsburg Wharf is located in the United States
Wellsburg Wharf
Location6th and Main Sts, Wellsburg, West Virginia
Coordinates40°16′9″N 80°36′52″W
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1836
NRHP reference No.79002572 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 27, 1979

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Rodney S. Collins (July 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Wellsburg Wharf" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-07-23.


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