Wellsburg Wharf Explained

Wellsburg Wharf
Coordinates:40.2692°N -80.6144°W
Built:1836
Added:November 27, 1979
Refnum:79002572

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.[1]

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Wellsburg Wharf. July 1978. 2011-07-23 . Rodney S. Collins. State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation.