Kanawha County Historic Marker on U. S. Route 119 in West Virginia
Date:
1951
Description:
"Kanawha County--Authorized, 1788 and organized, 1789, from Montgomery and Greenbrier. Named for Kanawha River bearing name of Indian tribe. Salt making brought early settlers into this valley and from it grew vast modern chemical plants."
Clay County Historic Marker on U. S. Route 119 in West Virginia
Date:
1951
Description:
"Clay County--formed in 1858 from Braxton and Nicholas. Named for the great Kentuckian, Henry Clay, who was so popular in western Virginia that in 1820 a monument was erected to him for his part in bringing the National Road to Wheeling. A man on left is George Eddy."
Logan County Historic Marker On U. S. Route 119 in West Virginia
Date:
1951
Description:
"Formed in 1824 from Cabell, Kanawha, Giles and Tazewell. Named for Logan, the famous chief of the Mingo Indians, whose "Lament" is most noted example of Indian eloquence. Logan County ranks second in State coal production."
Border Heroine Historic Marker on State Route 7 near Blacksville, W. Va.
Date:
1951
Description:
"During the Indian raids in 1779 upon the settlements on Dunkard Creek, savages attacked the cabin of John Bozarth. Armed only with an axe, in a brief hand-to-hand flight, Mrs. Bozarth killed three of the red men."
Valley Falls Historic Marker on U. S. Route 50 near Grafton, W. Va.
Date:
1951
Description:
"Beauty spot six miles north on the boundary of Taylor and Marion counties where Tygarts Valley River dashes through a mile-long gorge in series of lovely falls and rapids. Included in 1000-acre grant to Thomas Parkeson in 1773."
"This marks the site of the home of Richard Tennant, pioneer settler and Revolutionary War soldier, and Elizabeth Haught, his wife, and their children reared in this section."
Monongalia County Historic Marker on U. S. 119 between Morgantown and Grafton, W. Va.
Date:
1951
Description:
"Formed, 1776, from District of West Augusta. All or parts of 21 other counties, including three in Pennsylvania, were carved from it. Named for the Monongahela River, bearing an Indian name, which means the "River of Caving Banks."
Fairmont Historic Marker in Courthouse Square, Fairmont, W. Va.
Date:
1951
Description:
"Fairmont--Home of Francis H. Pierpont, whose services in the organization of this State are commissioned by his statue in Statuary Hall, Washington. He was governor under the Restored Government of the State of Virginia, 1861-1868."
Old Iron Works Historic Marker near the Walnut Street Bridge, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
1951
Description:
"Old Iron Works--Iron furnaces were busy in Monongalia County at early date. At Rock Forge, Samuel Hanway started work, 1798, and on Cheat River, Samuel Jackson built a furnace. The latter plant, under the Ellicotts, worked 1200 men."
Pruntytown Marker on U. S. Route 50 at Pruntytown, W. Va.
Date:
1951
Description:
Pruntytown: Settled by John and David Prunty about 1798. It was county seat 1844 to 1878, Site of old Rector College, Birthplace of John Barton Payne, Secretary of Interior under Wilson, and head of the American Red Cross.
Taylor County Marker on U. S. Route 119, between Morgantown and Grafton, W. Va.
Date:
1951
Description:
Taylor County: Formed in 1844 from Marion, Harrison, and Barbour. Named for John Taylor of Virginia. This county was the home of Bailey Brown, the first Union soldier killed in War between the States. He was shot, May 22, 1861, at Ferterman, now Grafton.
W. Va. Children's Home Marker on U. S. Route 219 between Elkins and Montrose, W. Va.
Date:
1951
Description:
W. Va. Children's Home: Established in 1909 to give a home for orphans and for neglected children. Children are kept here until 21 years old unless a home has been found for them. Educational advantages and home training are offered.
Monongalia County Marker on U. S. Route 19 at the West Virginia and Pennsylvania State Line
Date:
1951
Description:
Monongalia County: Found 1776 from District of West Augusta. All or parts of 21 other counties, including three in Pennsylvania were carved from it. Named for the Monongahela River bearing an Indian name, which means the "River of Caving Banks."
Morgan Morgan Marker on State Rt. 73, Between Morgantown and Fairmont, W. Va.
Date:
1951
Description:
Morgan Morgan: who was Captain of a Company of Virginia Militia at the opening of the Revolutionary War, is buried one mile North of this spot in the old Harperstown Cemetery. His grave marked by the colonel Morgan Morgan Chapter D. A. R.
Corrick's Ford: After the battles of Philippi, Laurel Hill and Rich Mountain. Gen. R. S. Garnett, new commander of the Confederates, led his army southward through the Tygarts Valley. His force was overtaken at Corrick's Ford, July 13, 1861 defeated and Garnett killed.
'Parsons- John Crouch pioneer settler established "tomahawk rights" here in 1766, but the town was not incorporated until 1893. Here Shavers Fork and Blackwater unite to form the Cheat River. Hu Maxwell, the historian, lived near.'
'William Robinson preempted Buffalo Flats, site of Grafton,in 1773. Here is only National cemetery in State. Former home of John T. McGraw, financier, and Melville Davisson Post, author. Anna Jarvis founder of Mother's Day, lived here.
'Named for Senator Stephen B. Elkins. Home of Senator Henry G. Davis. Headquarters for the Monongahela National Forest. Near site of Friend's Fort, built in 1772. Old Seneca Indian Trail crosses the campus of Davis and Elkins College.'
Jones Raid Marker on U. S. Route 19 at Monogahela and Marion County Line
Date:
1951
Description:
'Over this route through the Monongahela Valley, April 27-29, 1863, Gen. William E. Jones led his division of Gen. John D. Imboden's Confederate army. This raid concluded with the destruction of the oil fields on the Little Kanawha River.'
David Morgan Marker near Rivesville on U. S. Route in Marion County, W. Va.
Date:
1951
Description:
'Near this spot in 1779, David Morgan killed two Indians of whose attack on his two children he had been warned in a strange dream. Morgan lived on a farm on the Monongahela River between Paw Paw and Prickett creeks.'
Toll House Marker Between Wheeling, W. Va. and Washington, Pa. on U. S. Route 40
Date:
1951
Description:
'One of the six original toll houses on the Cumberland or National Road is on the hill a mile and a half SW. Built after the road was turned over to the State by the United States in 1835.'
'Named for Queen Henrietta Maria, the wife of Charles I, who gave a royal charter to Cecil Calvert, second Lord Baltimore, in 1632. First settlement at Saint Mary's City in 1634. It was one of the 13 original colonies.' The marker is between Terra Alta W.Va. and Oakland, Md.
Zachary Taylor Marker Between Wheeling and New Martinsville, W. Va. on Route 2
Date:
1951
Description:
'General Zachary Taylor, on his way to Washington to be inaugurated the twelfth President of the United States, found his steamer blocked by ice here. He left his boat and completed his trip over the National Pike.'
National Road Marker Between Wheeling, W. Va. and Washington, Pa
Date:
1951
Description:
'Our first national road; fathered by Albert Gallatin. Begun in 1811 at Cumberland, Md.; completed to Wheeling in 1818. Toll road under State control, 1835-1905. Rebuilt, it is present U.S. Route 40.'
Miller's Blockhouse Marker Between Wheeling, W .Va. and Washington, Pa. on U. S. Route 40
Date:
1951
Description:
'Site 3 miles north. Built about 1780 by Jacob Miller, Sr. Rendezvous for settlers of the Dutch Fork area. Here, March 31, 1782, Ann Hupp led a heroic defense against attacking Indians.'
A Pennsylvania highway marker stands between Wheeling, W. Va. and Washington, PA on the US Route 40. The marker reads: Pennsylvania--founded 1681 by William Penn ans a Quaker Commonwealth, Birthplace of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States.
The historic marker reads: Kingwood--Named for grove of big trees. Southeast is Dunkard Bottom settled by Thomas Eckarly 1754. Near by during Indian raids in 1778 and 1788. Many settlers were killed Martin Wetzel and William Morgan, noted frontier scouts, had narrow escapes.
Prickett's Fort historic marker stands on State Route 73 between Morgantown and Fairmont, W. Va. The marker reads: Prickett's Fort--To be north stood the fort built 1774 by Jacob Prickett. In 1777 Capt. William Haymond commanded a militia company here which guarded Monongahela Valley. In Prickett Cemetery are graves of Col. Zackquill Morgan and other pioneers.
Boone County Marker stands on the US Route 119. The marker reads: Boone County--Formed in 1847 from Cabell, Kanawha and Logan. Named for Daniel Boone noted hunter and explorer whose home was in the Great Kanawha Valley from 1788 to 1795. In 1791 he was a member of the Virginia Assembly from Kanawha county.
