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Sketch of Parkersburg during Civil War. Gateway to the interior by water and rail, it was a busy military forwarding center during the war. Terminal of the Northwestern Virginia Railroad, branch of the Baltimore and Ohio from Grafton, river port, and headquarters of the U.S. Navy tin-clad patrol boats it was a key point in the western defense. The long, low building along the river was the railroad freight station. See Boyd Stutler's 'WV in the Civil War.'

1. Parkersburg During the Civil War

Sketch 'View of Parkersburg, Virginia from the south side of the Kanawha River, looking up the Ohio.' Parkersburg, Virginia later became Parkersburg, West Virginia.

2. Parkersburg, W. Va.

3. Parkersburg, W. Va. - View of the Point from Fort Boreman

An aerial view of Parkersburg, West Virginia from the City Building.

4. Parkersburg, W. Va. - View from the City Building

5. Aerial View of Parkersburg, W. Va.

Postcard of bird's eye view of Parkersburg, West Virginia.

6. Bird's Eye View of Parkersburg, W. Va.

7. Aerial View of Parkersburg, W. Va.

8. Aerial View of Parkersburg, W. Va.

Drawing of the city of Parkersburg with labels on streets and buildings.

9. Fowler Map of Parkersburg, W. Va.

A view of Parkersburg, West Virginia and Belpre, Ohio in the 1890s.

10. Parkersburg, W. Va. and Belpre, Ohio