Literary Hall
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Literary Hall is a museum in West Virginia, at a recorded elevation of 250 m. Black Rock stands 963 m to the west, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Taggart Hall Civil War Museum & Visitors Center, a museum 0.1 miles away. Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway passes 15 miles off.
The story
Literary Hall is a mid-19th-century brick library, building and museum located in Romney, a city in the U.S. state of West Virginia. It is located at the intersection of North High Street (West Virginia Route 28) and West Main Street (U.S. Route 50). Literary Hall was constructed between 1869 and 1870 by the Romney Literary Society. Founded in 1819, the Romney Literary Society was the first literary organization of its kind in the present-day state of West Virginia, and one of the first in the United States. In 1846, the society constructed a building which housed the Romney Classical Institute and its library. The Romney Literary Society and the Romney Classical Institute both flourished and continued to grow in importance and influence until the onset of the American Civil War in 1861. During the war, the contents of the society's library were plundered by Union Army forces, and many of its 3,000 volumes were either scattered or destroyed. After a reorganization in 1869, the society commenced construction of the present Literary Hall in downtown Romney. It transferred ownership of its Romney Classical Institute campus to the West Virginia Schools for the Deaf and Blind in 1870 and in that year completed Literary Hall, where the society reconstituted its library collection and revived its literary activities. The Romney Literary Society's last meeting was held at Literary Hall in 1886. From that point to 1973 the building was used as a meeting space by the Clinton Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons and the Order of the Eastern Star. In 1973, the building was purchased by prominent Romney lawyer Ralph Haines, who used it as a law office and museum. From 1937 to the early 1940s the building also housed a community library. Literary Hall was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 29, 1979.
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Wikidata Q6647604, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 250 m
- Inscription
- Literary Hall
How to reach it
- 15.5 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 18.3 mi off the Mountain Maryland Byway
- 20.8 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
- 19.9 mi off the Washington Heritage Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Banner's Overlook · 23 mi
- Warrior Mountain Overlook · 24 mi
- Monroe Run Valley · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Fort Mill Ridge Wildlife Management Area: 2.2 mi
- Hampshire Park: 3.6 mi
- Peterkin Camp and Conference Center: 3.7 mi
- Shanks Roadside Park: 3.9 mi
- Break Neck Over Look: 5.4 mi
- Slate Lick Knob: 5.8 mi
- Fairview Mountain: 6.0 mi
- Stony Mountain: 6.6 mi
- Little Cacapon Mountain: 7.8 mi
- Little Mountain: 8.1 mi
- Taggart Hall Civil War Museum & Visitors Center: 0.1 mi
- Taggart Hall Civil War Museum & Visitors Center: 0.1 mi
- Davis History House: 0.1 mi
- Davis History House: 0.1 mi
- The Irvin Allen/Michael Cresap Museum: 15.8 mi
- Homewood Preserve: 0.4 mi
- Gary A Yoder Fish Management Area: 13.6 mi
- McCoole Fish Management Area: 14.6 mi
- Fort Hill Heritage Conservation Fund Site: 14.7 mi
- Miltenberger CREP Easement: 18.1 mi
- Parsons Bell Tower: 0.5 mi
- Parsons Bell Tower: 0.5 mi
- Confederate Memorial: 0.5 mi
- Masonry Overfall: 14.9 mi
- Steam Pump: 16.0 mi
- Big Spring: 19.8 mi
- Winfred Tharp Spring: 22.2 mi
- Reed Farm Spring: 22.2 mi
- Arie Vankan Spring: 22.5 mi
- Roadside Spring: 22.6 mi
- Public River Access, Fishing: 1.1 mi
- River Beach: 6.8 mi
- Beach 3: 23.0 mi
- Beach 1: 23.1 mi
- Beach 2: 23.7 mi
- Potomac Eagle Scenic Railroad: 1.3 mi
- Moorefield Historic District: 22.3 mi
- eroded outcropping: 23.1 mi
- Almost Heaven Swing: 23.8 mi
- Almost Heaven Sign: 23.8 mi
- Hanging Rocks: 4.1 mi
- Hanging Rock: 20.7 mi
- Lovers Leap: 22.4 mi
- Dog Cliff: 23.2 mi
- Three High Heads: 24.5 mi
- Hooks Mill Falls: 18.0 mi
- Mountain Falls: 23.3 mi
- Ali Ghan Picnic Grounds: 22.6 mi
- Mountain View: 24.5 mi
- Herman Rubenstein Memorial Garden: 16.0 mi
- Art: 23.6 mi
- Frankville: 24.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.6 miles of Literary Hall. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Rock | W 270° | 963 m | 18.9 mi |
| Pinnacle | W 279° | 950 m | 17.4 mi |
| Dans Rock | NNW 336° | 883 m | 18.2 mi |
| Bald Knob | S 178° | 874 m | 17.0 mi |
| Short Mountain | S 177° | 874 m | 17.0 mi |
| Nathaniel Mountain | SSW 192° | 839 m | 9.4 mi |
| Wolf Rock | NNW 331° | 832 m | 17.5 mi |
| Fairview | NW 316° | 823 m | 16.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:52 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 20:06 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:39 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 16:13 | 16:56 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 34 | 41 | 52 | 62 | 70 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 54 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 2.4 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 2.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Romney 1 SW, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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