County Route 8 (Hampshire County, West Virginia)

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type=Secondary
alternate_name = South Branch River Road
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direction_b=South
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counties=Hampshire

County Route 8 is a road in Hampshire County, West Virginia known as South Branch River Road.South Branch River Road (or referred to simply as River Road) runs south from the Northwestern Turnpike (U.S. Route 50) at Romney's Town Hill parallel to the eastern bank of the South Branch Potomac River. The road ends at the Hardy County line where it becomes Trough Road.

River Road passes by many of Hampshire County's most historic homes and sites located on the original tracts of Thomas Fairfax, 6th Lord Fairfax of Cameron land grants along the South Branch. "Breakneck", a scenic overlook on the cliffs overlooking the South Branch is also located along this route. River Road passes through the community of Glebe at the northern entrance of the Trough where Sawmill Ridge separates the road from the South Branch. Hampshire Park, a public park and site of the county's 4-H camp facilities, is also located along the route.

Historic sites

Historic sites located along South Branch River Road are listed from north to south.

*Sycamore Dale (Gibson-Wirgman-Williams House) (1836)
*Parker-Scanlon House (Little Meadows)
*Hickory Grove (1838)
*Riverview Farm (Pancake-Kuykendall House) (1872)
*Pancake Schoolhouse
*Peterkin Camp and Conference Center
*The Buffalo House at Fern Cliff (1800s)
*Kuykendall-Hicks House (Mid-1700s)
*Fort Van Meter (1754)
*Kuykendall Polygonal Barn (1900s)
*Bethesda Church (1800s)
*Arnold Farm (1770)
*County Poor Farm (Old Glebehouse) (late 1700s)
*Saint Luke's Presbyterian Church (1896)

External links

* [http://www.lhway.com/arnoldfarm/index.htm Arnold Farm]