Philippi, West Virginia - Mummies of the Insane
Field Report by the Roadsideamerica.com Team
- Address:
- 200 N. Main St., Philippi, WV [Show Map]
- Directions:
- Junction of US 119 and 250. At the south end of the wooden bridge across the Tygart Valley River, on the left. Barbour County Historical Museum
- Hours:
- May-Oct. (Call to verify)
- Phone:
- 304-457-4846
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The bathroom in the Barbour County Historical Museum holds a surprise -- two mummies preserved by a local Dr. Frankenstein. Roadsideamerica.com Report...
Museum containing two mummies preserved by Graham Hamrick in 1888. The mummies have survived two floods and a century of curious tourists. Roadsideamerica.com Report...
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Also in the Barber County Historical Museum are several other unique artifacts, including a bio of Lurch from Adams Family, replicas of the one-of-a-kind covered bridge around the corner, and the drum that "ended the Civil War." [Heather and Eric, 04/26/2007]
Philippi, West Virginia - Mummies of the Insane Mummies of the Insane: On my birthday, Wednesday, July 26, we pulled into Philippi and stopped by the Barbour County Museum to see the mummies.
They are still there, available for a peek for a dollar. Since your
visit, you will notice someone has taken it upon themselves to drape
their breasts with garlands of flowers, for additional modesty. [David Hansen, 08/12/2000]
My grandmother had the pleasure of seeing the mummies when she was a little girl in the '20s in Phillipi... she passed away in '87. [Mark A. Justus, 07/31/1999]
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