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Wood County Courthouse Scavenger Hunt winners

By Brett Dunlap 1 min read
The Wood County Commission honored the winners of the recent Wood County Courthouse Scavenger Hunt. Participants had 11 sites outside and inside the courthouse they had to search for, including a number of stone carvings on the exterior of the 1899 building. The current courthouse is the fifth; the original county officials met at the home of Hugh Phelps. First place winner, Bobbi Irbine, received a reprint of a photo taken Oct. 5, 1899, during the ceremony for the laying of the cornerstone at the courthouse. Second place winner, Roger Nedeff, was presented with a reprint of the Wood County history by Alvaro Gibbens. The participants also received certificates from Robin Yarzab, geneologist at the Parkersburg-Wood County Library. (Photo by Brett Dunlap)

PARKERSBURG -- The Wood County Commission honored the winners of the recent Wood County Courthouse Scavenger Hunt. Participants had 11 sites outside and inside the courthouse they had to search for, including a number of stone carvings on the exterior of the 1899 building. The current courthouse is the fifth; the original county officials met at the home of Hugh Phelps. First place winner, Bobbi Irbine, received a reprint of a photo taken Oct. 5, 1899, during the ceremony for the laying of the cornerstone at the courthouse. Second place winner, Roger Nedeff, was presented with a reprint of the Wood County history by Alvaro Gibbens. The participants also received certificates from Robin Yarzab, geneologist at the Parkersburg-Wood County Library. (Photo by Brett Dunlap)

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