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History · Enterprise

Enterprise’s history is
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The public archives hold no old photos of Enterprise. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Enterprise is a census-designated place (CDP) in Harrison County, West Virginia, United States, along the West Fork River. The population was 805 at the 2020 census (down from 961 at the 2010 census).

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 961 to 805 (-16%). Half of its homes were built before 1979.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Enterprise yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Famous people close to Enterprise

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Stonewall JacksonStonewall JacksonClarksburg · 11 miCyrus VanceCyrus VanceClarksburg · 11 miJoe ManchinJoe ManchinFarmington · 7 miMary Lou RettonMary Lou RettonFairmont · 8 miJohn William DavisJohn William DavisClarksburg · 11 miJohnnie JohnsonJohnnie JohnsonFairmont · 8 mi
By decade

Enterprise, decade by decade

Before
2000
No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Enterprise is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Enterprise has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Shinnston Historic District in Shinnston, 1.9 miles away.

Enterprise and the nearest listed places

Dashed line = Enterprise. Tap a dot.
Shinnston Historic DistrictLevi Shinn HouseClelland HouseHamilton Round BarnSimpson Creek Covered BridgeColonial Apartments

Closest to Enterprise

Shinnston Historic DistrictShinnston · District1.9miLevi Shinn HouseShinnston · Building2.7miClelland HouseWhite Hall · Building7.2miHamilton Round BarnMannington · Built 19117.3miSimpson Creek Covered BridgeBridgeport · Structure7.7mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Shinnston Historic District’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Enterprise?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Enterprise’s story, or a memory of it.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.

Stories next door

nearby towns’ history
📜 Shinnston📜 Worthington📜 Monongah📜 Lumberport
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