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Romney
 
 
Population 2010 Census: 1,848 
Median Age: 41.9 years
Courthouse: Completed 1922 
Architect: Holmboe and Pogue
 
  
 
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Formed: 1754 
Land in Square Miles: 640.25 
Named: For the English Shire of the same name. 
County Seat: Romney  
Land in Square Miles: 640.25 
Population 2010 Census: 23,709 
Persons per Square Mile 2010: 37.4
Primary Sources Online 
Hampshire County Militia, Foreman's Massacre 
Claypool's Rebellion 
An Act for the Establishment of the West Virginia Schools for the Deaf and Blind 
First Annual Report of the West Virginia Schools for the Deaf and Blind, 1870 
1960 Presidential Campaign in Hampshire County 
 
Civil War 
Meeting in Romney, 1861 
Descent upon Romney, including affairs at Mechanicsburg Gap and Hanging Rock Pass, 1861 
Engagement Near Romney, 1861 
Letter from Romney, 1861 
Letter from Romney, 1861 
Skirmish at Blue's Gap, 1862 
Conditions at Romney, 1862 
Union Restorers in Hampshire County, 1862 
Escape of Important Prisoner, 1862 
Fight at Grass Lick, 1862 
Death of Sam High, 1862 
Meeting in Romney, 1863 
Capture of Forage Train, 1863 
Letter from Mechanicsburg Gap, 1863 
Hampshire County Convention, 1863 
Union Scout into Hampshire County, 1863 
Letter from Mechanicsburg Gap, 1863 
Scout in Hampshire and Other Counties, 1863 
Letter from James Carskadon, 1863 
Operations in Hampshire and Hardy Counties, 1864 
Biographical Sketch of James J. Barrick 
Biographical Sketch of James Carskadon 
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