Z. D. Ramsdell House, Kenova, West Virginia - Discussion

Anonymous · Oct. 30, 2025, 9:35 p.m.

Discussion thread for Z. D. Ramsdell House, Kenova, West Virginia.

Businessman Z.D. Ramsdell's home was completed in 1858, and rumor has it it was built on the site of an Adena Indian burial mound. It was said to have contained a hidden basement used in the Underground Railroad. Ramsdell died of tuberculosis in 1886, and although the restored house is now a...

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