The Northern Panhandle is a region in the U.S. state of West Virginia. It is the state's northernmost extension, bounded by the Ohio River on the west and the state of Pennsylvania on the east.
The following counties, listed from north to south, are universally accepted as being part of the Northern Panhandle:
Hancock County
Brooke County
Ohio County
Marshall County
Most West Virginians also include Wetzel County, directly to the south of Marshall County, as a part of the Northern Panhandle, although it does not lie strictly within the northern extension.
In the late 19th century, the Northern Panhandle developed as a mostly industrial area. It still largely retains its industrial character, although many of its factories have closed down or fallen on hard times like others in the Rust Belt.
Hugging the Ohio River, the slender NorthernPanhandle whispers with history: of the ancient Adena people; of the pioneers who traveled west along the National Road; of the debates that gave birth to West Virginia during the Civil War; of the turn-of-the-century boom that spawned extravagant homes in Wheeling and Sistersville.
The 1783 mansion of Alexander Campbell - statesman, businessman, editor, preacher and philosopher - is a historic jewel in the town of Bethany.
The NorthernPanhandle remains a lively crossroads - of highways and rivers, of fanciful Victorian architecture and down-home jamboree, of city treasures and country pleasures...
The Idaho Panhandle is the northern region of the U.S. State of Idaho that encompasses the ten northernmost counties of Benewah, Bonner, Boundary, Clearwater, Idaho, Kootenai, Latah, Lewis, Nez Perce, Shoshone.
The panhandle is bordered by Washington state to the west, Montana to the east and British Columbia, Canada to the north.
The Idaho Panhandle became infamous in 1992 with the siege at Ruby Ridge between Randy Weaver and federal authorities.
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