Rowlesburg, West Virginia
Rowlesburg is a town in southern Preston County, West Virginia, United States, along the Cheat River. The population was 438 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Morgantown metropolitan area. A former railroad town, it is home to the Downtown Rowlesburg Historic District, and was the site of action during the American Civil War.
The former Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and Amtrak station in March 2017
Shenandoah entering Rowlesburg, November 1978
Preston County, West Virginia
Preston County is a county located in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 34,216. Its county seat is Kingwood. The county was formed from Monongalia County in 1818 and named for Virginia Governor James Patton Preston.
Image: Cheat River Rowlesburg
Image: Cranesville Swamp Bog
Image: James Clark Mc Grew House
Image: lossy page 1 The Preston County Courthouse in Kingwood, West Virginia LCCN2015631570.tif