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Sold – Circa 1900 Ghost Town in West Virginia Schoolhouse For Sale on 1 Rural Acre

Quiet and serene parcel located 15 minutes from Canaan Valley or Parsons. Comes with an1193 sqft school house that was built around 1900. Perfect location for a country retreat or hunting cabin on this level 1.13 acres property. There are no deed restrictions. No plumbing or bathroom in the building. Property sold as is .

  • 1bed
  • 1bath
  • Circa 1900

 

Hendricks, WV 26271   $35,000

 

 

History

Mill Run, now considered a ghost town,  had a smattering of families until about the 1920s. Brights Chapel and cemetery is just a two-minute drive up the road, and it is likely that many of those buried there attended this school. The Bright and Carr families had a big presence. The first Bright (Thomas) was compelled to come to America after he was released from prison in England in 1772. At that time, having a sentence that required transportation to America was considered a fate worse than death. The Brights settled in Mill Run, however, and raised a large family. Descendants of Thomas Bright, John Add and Mary Ann Teter Bright raised six children who more than likely were some of the students who attended the Mill Run school.

 

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