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History. Parsons was named for Ward Parsons, described by one source as having once owned the land on which the town was built, and by another as having been an aged wilderness pioneer in the area. [7] The West Virginia Central and Pittsburg Railway was built into Parsons in 1888.
This well-researched History of Parsons, West Virginia is a great overview of how the town got it's start and where it is now.
Parsons is the county seat of Tucker County. It is located at the head of Cheat River, at the intersection of U.S. 219 and State Route 72. Parsons became an incorporated town on June 12, 1893, and an incorporated city on February 18, 1907. Parsons was built on the route of the West Virginia Central & Pittsburg [sic] Railway, which was ...
Parsons was named after Ward Parsons, not the first settler, but the most prominent and largest landowner. The Battle of Corricks Ford, a Confederate defeat, took place in Parsons on July 13, 1861; one of the first land battles of the Civil War.
Tucker County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 6,762, [3] making it West Virginia's fourth-least populous county. Its county seat is Parsons. [4] The county was created in 1856 from a part of Randolph County, then part of Virginia.
Parsons, West Virginia (WV), the county seat of Tucker County, was settled in 1766 by John Crouch and incorporated in 1893 and named for Ward Parsons, who owned the land on which the town was built. The Black Fork and Shavers Fork of the Cheat River unite at Parsons.
Tucked away between the mountains with flowing rivers at its side, Parsons is a charming town where natural beauty meets history. The town of Parsons, named for the prominent landowner, Ward Parsons, who built the town in the late 1880s, boomed after the railroad’s arrival in 1888.
