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"Huntersville--Established in 1821. Early trading post here brought hunters and trappers and gave name to the town. In 1822, first county court met here at the home of John Bradshaw. Gen. Lee was encamped here in 1861.

37. Huntersville Historic Marker on Knapp Creek, Pocahontas County, W. Va.

IDNO:
030880
Title:
Huntersville Historic Marker on Knapp Creek, Pocahontas County, W. Va.
Date:
1952
Description:
"Huntersville--Established in 1821. Early trading post here brought hunters and trappers and gave name to the town. In 1822, first county court met here at the home of John Bradshaw. Gen. Lee was encamped here in 1861.

38. Greenbrier Military School Marker

IDNO:
031058
Title:
Greenbrier Military School Marker
Date:
1952
Hillsboro marker below Marlinton on U.S Route 219. 'Hillsboro, Here Gen. W. W. Averell camped before the Battle of Droop Mountain after his raid to Salem, Virginia in 1863. Settlements were made in the vicinity in the 1760s by John McNeel and the Kinnisons. Birthplace of Pearl Buck.'

39. Hillsboro Historic Marker

IDNO:
031104
Title:
Hillsboro Historic Marker
Date:
1952
Description:
Hillsboro marker below Marlinton on U.S Route 219. 'Hillsboro, Here Gen. W. W. Averell camped before the Battle of Droop Mountain after his raid to Salem, Virginia in 1863. Settlements were made in the vicinity in the 1760s by John McNeel and the Kinnisons. Birthplace of Pearl Buck.'

40. Cranberry Glades Marker at Mill Point, Pocahontas County, W. Va.

IDNO:
031125
Title:
Cranberry Glades Marker at Mill Point, Pocahontas County, W. Va.
Date:
1952

41. George Washington Bicentennial Class, 32 Scottish Rite, Fall Reunion, Clarksburg, W. Va.

IDNO:
031266
Title:
George Washington Bicentennial Class, 32 Scottish Rite, Fall Reunion, Clarksburg, W. Va.
Date:
1952

42. George Washington Bicentennial Class, 14 Scottish Rite, Fall Reunion, Clarksburg, W. Va.

IDNO:
031267
Title:
George Washington Bicentennial Class, 14 Scottish Rite, Fall Reunion, Clarksburg, W. Va.
Date:
1952
The marker is on US Rt. 219: Here, November 6, 1863, Union troops, commanded by Gen. W. W. Averell, defeated Confederate forces under Gen. John Echols. This has been considered the most extensive engagement in this State and the site was made a State park in 1929.

43. Droop Mountain Marker in Pocahontas County, W. Va.

IDNO:
031307
Title:
Droop Mountain Marker in Pocahontas County, W. Va.
Date:
1952
Description:
The marker is on US Rt. 219: Here, November 6, 1863, Union troops, commanded by Gen. W. W. Averell, defeated Confederate forces under Gen. John Echols. This has been considered the most extensive engagement in this State and the site was made a State park in 1929.
'West Virginia was long a part of Virginia. Morgan Morgan began the settlement of the region in 1727. A great battle with the Indians took place at Point Pleasant, 1774. West Virginia became a separate state of the Union in 1863.'

44. West Virginia Historic Marker Between Monterey, Va. and Durbin, W. Va.

IDNO:
031308
Title:
West Virginia Historic Marker Between Monterey, Va. and Durbin, W. Va.
Date:
1952
Description:
'West Virginia was long a part of Virginia. Morgan Morgan began the settlement of the region in 1727. A great battle with the Indians took place at Point Pleasant, 1774. West Virginia became a separate state of the Union in 1863.'
'On this knoll, General Robert E. Lee maintained headquarters from July to September, 1861 after taking command of the Confederate forces in West Virginia. His army on Valley Mountain guarded the road leading south into Virginia,' The maker stands on US 219 in Linwood in Pocahontas Co.

45. Lee's Headquarters Marker on U. S. Route 219, Linwood, W. Va.

IDNO:
031309
Title:
Lee's Headquarters Marker on U. S. Route 219, Linwood, W. Va.
Date:
1952
Description:
'On this knoll, General Robert E. Lee maintained headquarters from July to September, 1861 after taking command of the Confederate forces in West Virginia. His army on Valley Mountain guarded the road leading south into Virginia,' The maker stands on US 219 in Linwood in Pocahontas Co.
'Memorial road to Col. Claudius Crozet, leader in building the Northwestern and the Staunton and Parkersburg turnpikes. Here was the home of Lemuel Chenoweth, who designed and built many wooden bridges in W. Va. which became famous.'

46. Crozet-Chenoweth Marker at Beverly, W. Va.

IDNO:
031310
Title:
Crozet-Chenoweth Marker at Beverly, W. Va.
Date:
1952
Description:
'Memorial road to Col. Claudius Crozet, leader in building the Northwestern and the Staunton and Parkersburg turnpikes. Here was the home of Lemuel Chenoweth, who designed and built many wooden bridges in W. Va. which became famous.'
Pontiac's War: Massacre of the Clendenins by Shawnee Indians under Cornstalk. 1763, three miles southwest of Lewisburg after Muddy Creek massacre, completed the destruction of early settlements in the Greenbrier Valley.

47. Pontiac's War Marker, Greenbrier County, W. Va.

IDNO:
031313
Title:
Pontiac's War Marker, Greenbrier County, W. Va.
Date:
1952
Description:
Pontiac's War: Massacre of the Clendenins by Shawnee Indians under Cornstalk. 1763, three miles southwest of Lewisburg after Muddy Creek massacre, completed the destruction of early settlements in the Greenbrier Valley.
Terra Alta: Half a mile high Famed as a health resort resort. Once known as Cranberry for extensive cranberry glades found near. North is Cranesville Swamp, noted for its wild life. In that vicinity, Lewis Wetzel killed several Indians.

48. Terra Alta Marker, Preston County, W. Va.

IDNO:
031314
Title:
Terra Alta Marker, Preston County, W. Va.
Date:
1952
Description:
Terra Alta: Half a mile high Famed as a health resort resort. Once known as Cranberry for extensive cranberry glades found near. North is Cranesville Swamp, noted for its wild life. In that vicinity, Lewis Wetzel killed several Indians.