McCoy House - Franklin, WV - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

The McCoy House was built in 1848 by William McCoy who was active in state and local politics as well as serving the area as a Deputy Sheriff. During the Civil War, prior to the Battle of McDowell, Company A of the 54th Ohio Volunteers strung a telegraph line between Moorefield and Franklin. At Franklin the Telegraph Office occupied a room on the second floor of this home. After the Battle of McDowell, Union Forces under the command of General John C. Fremont was force to retreat to Franklin where 6-day after the battle Fremont set up command here. While there were no Civil War Battles fought in Pendleton County, but the area around Franklin was valuable for both the Union who often occupied the Tygart Valley to the West and the Confederates who control the Valley of Virginia to the East. As a result at various times during the war both sides established command posts in the area. It is known that both General Fremont and Confederate General Stonewall Jackson occupied this house during the early years of the war.

Today the McCoy House is used at office space for the Town of Franklin. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.

Source/Credit:http://www.wvculture.org/shpo/nr/pdf/pendleton/82004328.pdf

Street address: 101 South Main Street Franklin, WV United States 26807 County / Borough / Parish: Pendleton County Year listed: 1982 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event, Architecture, Engineering, Person Periods of significance: 1825 - 1849 Historic function: Domestic, Single Dwelling Current function: Education, Library, Office Privately owned?: no Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Secondary Website 1: [Web Link] Season start / Season finish: Not listed Hours of operation: Not listed Secondary Website 2: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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