1805
County-formation petitions propose a Bull Run boundary
Morton reports renewed petitions in 1805, including one proposal that used Bull Run as part of the boundary for the requested county.
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Bull Run
Bull Run’s history includes a rural store, plans for a school, and the surrounding creek and transportation landscape. The connected timeline also includes Bull Run boundary proposals and the Bull Run (Jenkinsburg) Bridge over the Cheat River; those references concern the broader area and do not establish that every event occurred at the postal site.
This overview draws on the connected timeline entries and the checked National Archives postal index. Follow the links below for sources and research qualifications.- Timeline entries
- 4
- Years represented
- 1805–2025
- Historical topics
- 3
Community timeline
Bull Run through time
- 1805
- 1912
1912
Bull Run (Jenkinsburg) Bridge is built over the Cheat River
The Canton Bridge Company of Canton, Ohio, constructed the steel bridge near the small logging community of Jenkinsburg. Carrying County Route 14/4 across the Cheat River, it is a 10-panel, pin-connected Pennsylvania…
Open event and sources - 1916
August 3, 1916
Valley District seeks bids to construct Bull Run School
The Valley District Board of Education advertised for sealed bids to construct a one-room frame school building near the Bull Run store. Bids were due August 11, 1916, and plans were available from board secretary H. M. Martin…
Open event and sources - 2025
March 17, 2025
WVDOH permanently closes Bull Run (Jenkinsburg) Bridge to vehicles
The West Virginia Division of Highways permanently closed the 1912 bridge to vehicular traffic, effective immediately, after an annual inspection found major deficiencies and severe safety concerns. WVDOH said the deficiencies…
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Bull Run postal history
Postal locations & maps
A 1900 application proposes the names Bull Run or Day and describes a country store rather than a village, serving about 100 people. It proposes mail supplied from Masontown. The accompanying map shows neighboring places and requests service three times weekly. These documents describe the proposed postal site, not the full extent of the community.
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Record dates are not necessarily office opening or closing dates. Applications and proposed moves retain their original qualifications.
National Archives · M1126, roll 651 · NARA pages 396, 397. View the original collection.