Philippi, Barbour County, West Virginia, USA

Philippi is a city and the county seat of Barbour County in north-central West Virginia. It lies along the Tygart Valley River amid the hills of the Appalachian Plateau. The settlement became the county seat in 1843 and was chartered in 1844. Its covered bridge, built in 1852, is a prominent landmark. The city was the site of an early Civil War battle on June 3, 1861.