Top 10 Monuments & Statues in West Virginia, United States

January 28, 2022 Etsuko Causey

As you would expect, The Mountain State displays rustic charm with dramatic river gorges, large limestone caverns and spectacular mountain views. West Virginia hosts outdoor enthusiasts and family vacationers looking for fresh-air activities and serene mountain atmosphere. If stimulating city holidays are your preference, Charleston combines warm hospitality with a lovely riverside location. A family-friendly destination, you’ll discover children’s theatre, river park recreation and popular Bridge Road for shopping and dining. Smaller towns blend outdoor adventure with quaint village atmospheres. Set between the New, Greenbrier and Bluestone Rivers, Hinton is an historic rail town filled with turn-of-the-century architecture and a host of water activities at its doorstep – rafting, fishing, kayaking and more. In the heart of West Virginia, Summersville is a “Mountain Water Playground.” Its lakeside location encourages outdoor recreation from swimming and boating to scuba diving and rafting. And history buffs can trace Civil War battles throughout the states historic sites and state parks. Hiking or horseback riding along trails through deep hardwood forests is another family favorite, especially when you stop for a picnic along a clear mountain stream.
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1. West Virginia Veterans Memorial

Greenbrier Street, Charleston, WV http://www.wvculture.org/history/wvmemory/wvvets.html
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5.0 based on 107 reviews

West Virginia Veterans Memorial

Site where sculptor Joe Mullins' work is displayed.

Reviewed By JenniferandAlan - Easton, United States

Every May my husband and I visit West Virginia to put flowers on a friend's grave in Princeton. We always visit the state capital and the veterans memorial on its grounds. The memorial is beautiful with the statues of soldiers and sailors of WWl, WWll, Korean War and Viet Nam wars. The memorial is tear wrenching--all those names all those lives lost. I believe the pool represents all our tears. Thank you for remembering.

2. Upper Big Branch Miners Memorial

38233 Coal River Road, Whitesville, WV http://www.ubbminersmemorial.com
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5.0 based on 6 reviews

Upper Big Branch Miners Memorial

3. Polish-American War Memorial

45th and Eoff Streets, Wheeling, WV 26003
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5.0 based on 2 reviews

Polish-American War Memorial

4. Memorial Arch

Memorial Park, Huntington, WV 25701
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4.5 based on 6 reviews

Memorial Arch

5. Collis P. Huntington Statue

935 7th Ave, Huntington, WV 25701-2313
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4.5 based on 2 reviews

Collis P. Huntington Statue

6. Madonna of the Trail

in Wheeling Park, Wheeling, WV
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4.5 based on 10 reviews

Madonna of the Trail

7. Kimball War Memorial

Welch, WV
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4.0 based on 1 reviews

A memorial for black veterans of World War I.

8. Iron Horse Statue

Sycamore Street, Elkins, WV 26241 +1 304-635-7803 http://elkinsrandolphwv.com/place/iron-horse-statue/
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4.0 based on 7 reviews

Iron Horse Statue

This statue of Senator Henry Gassaway Davis, a.k.a. the Iron Horse Statue, stands at the intersection of Sycamore St. and Randolph Ave.

9. John Brown Monument

Shenandoah Street and Potomac Street, Harpers Ferry, WV http://stonesentinels.com/harpers-ferry/tour-battlefield/lower-town-harpers-ferry/monument-john-browns-fort/
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John Brown Monument

Reviewed By 866TaylorB - Chicago, United States

The John Brown Monument is a stone obelisk that marks the original site of the engine house where the abolitionist made his last stand during his historic raid at Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, in 1859. The engine house, by then popularly referred to as John Brown's Fort, was moved to the World Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1891. In 1895, the B&O Railroad erected an obelisk on the spot where the engine house once stood. Over the years, it was moved, dismantled and reassembled on several occasions. Storer College relocated Brown's Fort to its campus for many years. In 1968, the National Park Service moved the fort a final time to Arsenal Square, about 150 feet south of the spot where it first stood. The John Brown Monument remains at that original location today.

10. Monument to Heyward Shepherd

Potomac Street Near Shenandoah Street, Harpers Ferry, WV http://stonesentinels.com/harpers-ferry/tour-battlefield/lower-town-harpers-ferry/monument-hayward-shepherd/
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4.0 based on 15 reviews

Monument to Heyward Shepherd

Reviewed By jenaranb - Suffolk, United States

history buffs delight, we enjoyed all the items to be found around Harpers Ferry. This stone will be missed if you are not looking for it.

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