The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The town is named after David Black, a civil engineer from Virginia who came to the area in 1800. Black was eventually able to secure 100 acres (40 ha) of land for $50. Black then requested a patent in the summer of 1829, to lay out 160 acres of his land and sell plots in a move similar to creating a subdivision today. On February 3, 1830, the General Assembly of Virginia passed an act, establishing the town as a Municipal Corporation and naming it Blacksville. During the American Civil War, Blacksville became an unincorporated community on June 20, 1863. With the creation of the U.S. state of West Virginia, the West Virginia Legislature then re-incorporated the town in October 1897.
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Nothing in Blacksville is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Blacksville has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Ernest Thralls House in Wayne, 2.5 miles away.
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Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
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