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In 1740, Dr. John McCormick, a Scots (Scotch)-Irish immigrant, bought 395 acres from Jost Hite and established White House Farm. The stone barn built by McCormick is the oldest standing in West Virginia. The house served as a tavern and inn in the early 1800s. In 1863, Major Harry Gilmor of the 7th Va. Cavalry, CSA, shot and killed Captain George Somers of the US Army in a skirmish here. In 1979, White House Farm was listed in the National Register.
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