Rippon, West Virginia

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Rippon is an unincorporated hamlet in Jefferson County, West Virginia south of Charles Town. The village of Rippon developed in the mid-1800s at the crossroads of the Berryville and Charles Town Turnpike (Route 340), Withers-LaRue Road, and Myetstown Road. A number of farms with large old homes still surround the village, as they have since the earliest settlement in the county. According to the 2000 census, the town has a population of 223 [1].

[edit] Historic sites

Ripon Lodge, listed on the National Register of Historic Places
Saint Johns Church

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Rippon, West Virginia is at coordinates 39°13′06″N 77°54′19″W / 39.2184361, -77.9052739 (Rippon, West Virginia)Coordinates: 39°13′06″N 77°54′19″W / 39.2184361, -77.9052739 (Rippon, West Virginia)

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County seat: Charles Town

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