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Memorial for two early settlers, Windle Millar and Patrick McCarty who were killed by Indians in 1761.

1. Historic Marker Memorial For Windle Millar and Patrick McCarty, Mineral County, W. Va.

tall length of gun is 57 in. and weight 12lb, 6oz.

2. Muzzle Loading Rifle Used by Adam Poe

Color print of a marker which indicates the area on the Gibson-Packette-Todd property, where John Brown was executed.

3. John Brown Historical Marker, Charles Town, W. Va.

Marker indicates location of a Civil War battle between Confederate General Jubal Early and Federal General Philip Sheridan, 1864/08/21

4. Confederate Marker at Locust Hill, Jefferson County, W. Va.

Grant shift and tablet, a memorial to Captain Hugh Stephenson and his company of Virginia Riflemen. Erected by the Pack Horse Ford Chapter - Daughters of the American Revolution near Shepherdstown, W. Va.

5. Captain Hugh Stephenson Marker in Jefferson County, W, Va.

The last picture taken of the old jail in which John Brown was confined at Charles Town, W. Va.

6. Old Jail in Charles Town, W. Va.

Pictured around a cannon: U. S. Sergent A. S. Morgan; U. S. Captain H. C. Getzendanner; Former Confederate Colonel W. A. Morgan; B. D. Gibson; Mrs, Getzendanner; and unidentified small boy.

7. Visiting 'High Water Mark' at Gettysburg Battlefield, Gettysburg, Pa.

Marker on the Gibson property, site of John Brown's execution

8. John Brown Execution Marker, Charles Town, W. Va.

The historic marker of Carnifex Ferry reads: Scene of battle, Sept. 10 1861 between Federal army of Gen. W. S. Rosecrans and Confederate army of Gen. John B. Floyd.  This engagement followed defeat of Federal troops at Cross Lanes, Aug. 28, 1861.  State acquired title to site, Oct. 29, 1935.

9. Carnifex Ferry Historic Marker

The historic marker of Lebanon, Missouri.

10. Lebanon, Missouri Historic Marker

The marker of Rollins College, Florida's oldest institution of higher education.

11. Rollins College, Florida Historic Marker

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.

12. Boone County Marker on US Route 119, W. Va.

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.

13. Prickett's Fort Historic Marker, W. Va.

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.

14. Kingwood, W. Va. Historic Marker

Cairo Illinois or Mound City, Illinois or Kentucky.  The marker reads: The Prince of the French Explorers--Commissioned by Louis XIV of France the Sieur Robert De La Salle, sweeping down the Mississippi with his Flotilla of canoes stopped in 1882 at this place.  In his quest for the mouth of the Mississippi and an outlet for the French fur trade.  This river called Ohio by the Iroquois and Quabache (Wabash) by the Algonquins was proclaimed by La Salle on April 9, 1882 to be the Northern watershed of the New Province of Louisiana of the French Colonial Empire.

15. Prince of the French Explorers Historic Marker

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.

16. Pennsylvania Historic Marker on U. S. Route 40

'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.'

17. Miller's Blockhouse Marker Between Wheeling, W .Va. and Washington, Pa. on U. S. Route 40

'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.'

18. National Road Marker Between Wheeling, W. Va. and Washington, Pa

'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.'

19. Zachary Taylor Marker Between Wheeling and New Martinsville, W. Va. on Route 2

20. Wilderness Road Marker Between Wheeling, W. Va, and Washington, Pa.

'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.

21. State of Maryland Historic Marker

'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.'

22. Toll House Marker Between Wheeling, W. Va. and Washington, Pa. on U. S. Route 40

'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.'

23. David Morgan Marker near Rivesville on U. S. Route in Marion County, W. Va.

'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.'

24. Jones Raid Marker on U. S. Route 19 at Monogahela and Marion County Line

'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.'

25. Historic Marker in Elkins, W. Va.

'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.

26. Historic Marker on U.S. Route 50, Grafton, W.Va.

'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.'

27. Historic Marker in Parsons, W. Va.

'Leaving Morgantown, Home of West Virginia University. Founded in 1867, Erected by Student Council 1946-47'

28. Historic Marker at Dorsey 's Knob on Route 119 Near Morgantown, W. Va.

Millpoint: Here Stephen Sewell, pioneer settler, camped in 1750.  This was the site of Fort Day, 1774.  To the north, James and John Bridger were killed in the Indian raids of 1778.  Here James E. A. Gibbs invented chain-stitch sewing machine.

29. Millpoint Marker on U. S. Route 219, Pocahontas County, W. Va.

Arthurdale: This is the old plantation of Col. John Fairfax, once superintendent of Mt. Vernon and aide to Washington in the Revolution.  The mansion was built in 1818.  Original Federal homestead project here was model for others.

30. Arthurdale, Marker on State Route 92, Preston County, W. Va.

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.

31. Corrick's Ford Marker, Parsons, W. Va.

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.

32. Morgan Morgan Marker on State Rt. 73, Between Morgantown and Fairmont, W. Va.

Marlinton: The old Seneca Indian Trail from New York, to Georgia may be seen at this point.  During the French and Indian War, 18 settlers lost lives in vicinity.  During Indian raids in 1779, 13 were killed and many were taken captive.

33. Marlinton Marker, Pocahontas County, W. Va.

Marlinton: Settled 1749 by Sewell and Marlin.  The oldest recorded settlement on western waters.  Here stood oak, marking corner of first survey west of Alleghenies.  Here was Fort Greenbrier, built, 1755, and garrisoned by Andrew Lewis.

34. Marlinton Marker on U. S. Route. 219, Pocahontas County, W. Va.

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."

35. Monongalia County Marker on U. S. Route 19 at the West Virginia and Pennsylvania State Line

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.

36. W. Va. Children's Home Marker on U. S. Route 219 between Elkins and Montrose, W. Va.

Col. John Stuart: Col John Stuart built Stuart Manor, 1789, near Fort Stuart.  He was a military and civil leader and led a company in the Battle of Point Pleasant.  As clerk of Greenbrier County, he left many historic records.  His first office is standing.

37. Col. John Stuart Marker, Greenbrier County, W. Va.

Frankford: Col. John Stuart, who came here in 1769 with McClanahan, the Renicks, and companions bought out earlier claims of William Hamilton.  "The Cliffs" to the east offer one of the celebrated beauty spots of Greenbrier Valley.

38. Frankford Marker, Greenbrier County, W. Va.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

41. Taylor County Marker on U. S. Route 119, between Morgantown and Grafton, W. Va.

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.

42. Pruntytown Marker on U. S. Route 50 at Pruntytown, W. Va.

'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.'

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

'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.

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

'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.'

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

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.

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

'The first pottery in West Virginia was founded here about 1785 and the making of pottery was important before 1800.  John Scott, Jacob Foulk, John Thompson, and Francis Billingsley were among first potters.'

47. First Pottery Marker

'Hawks Nest Rock was so named because in earlier days fish hawks built their nets on this site.  The elevation of the rock above New River is 585 feet.  The elevation above sea level is 1270 ft.  The Dam below has been constructed in conjunction with a tunnel to divert a portion of New River for power creation purposes.  This tunnel beginning at the west end of the dam is approximately 3 miles long and has a fall of 160 ft. to create electric power, which is used for industrial purposes at Glen ferris and Alloy.  The railroad opposite is the main line of the Chesapeake and Ohio.'

48. Hawks Nest Overlook Marker

49. Wetzel County Marker on State Route 2 Between Wheeling and New Martinsville, W. Va.

50. Charles Friend's Home Marker on State Route 7 Between Terra Alta, W. Va. and Oakland, Md.

51. Morgantown Marker on Court House Square, Morgantown, W. Va.

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

53. Williamson Marker on U.S. 119 in Mingo County, W. Va.

54. McCulloch's Path Marker Between Terra Alta, W. Va. and Oakland, Md. on State Route 7

55. Border Heroine Marker

56. Adam Poe Grave Marker

57. Garard's Fort Marker

58. Boy Standing Next to the Fort Paw Paw Marker

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.'

59. Hillsboro Historic Marker

'Harrison County, Formed, 1784, from Monongalia. It included all or parts of 17 other counties.  Named for Benjamin Harrison, signer of Declaration of Independence and the governor of Virginia, 1781-84.  Birthplace of Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson.'

60. Harrison County Historic Marker

61. Dr. Earl Core and Others at the Monument for the Site of Old Fort Morris

62. Historical Marker for the Pringle Tree, Upshur County, W. Va.

63. Monongalia County Marker

64. Monument at the Site of Old Fort Morris

65. Historic Marker for Dunkard Bottom, Preston County, W. Va.

66. Historic Marker for the End of Mason-Dixon Survey

67. Historic Marker for the Grave of Meshak Browning

68. Historic Marker for Charles Friend's Home

69. Historic Marker for Statler's Fort

70. Historic Marker for Lumberport, W. Va.

71. Oak Mounds Historic Marker on Route 19 in Clarksburg, W. Va.

72. First Pottery Historic Marker, Morgantown, W. Va.

73. Monument for Colonel Zackquill Morgan

74. Historic Marker at Philippi, W. Va.

75. Historic Marker for Charles Friend's Home

76. Historic Marker for McCulloch's Path

77. Old Iron Works Historic Marker, Monongalia County, W. Va.

78. Fort Martin Historic Marker

79. Battle of Point Pleasant Historic Marker

80. Monument for Colonel Andrew Lewis at Point Pleasant, W. Va.

81. Monument for the Organization of the Virginia Army at the Battle of Point Pleasant

82. Monument for the Virginians Wounded at the Battle of Point Pleasant

83. Monument for the Battle of Point Pleasant

84. Monument for the Virginians Killed at the Battle of Point Pleasant

85. Monument to Major General Adam Stephen, Berkeley County, W. Va.

86. Site of Belle Boyd Home Historic Marker

87. Stone S Bridge Historic Marker Between Wheeling, W. Va. and Washington, PA on U.S. Route 40

88. Rice's Fort Marker Between Wheeling, W. Va. and Washington, PA on U.S. Route 40

89. Taylor County Marker on Route 250 Between Grafton and Philippi, W. Va.

90. Washington Marker on U.S. Route 40 at Washington, PA.

91. Fort Donnally Marker on State Route 2 Between Wheeling and New Martinsville, W. Va.

92. Rosby's Rock Marker on State Route 2 Between Wheeling and New Martinsville, W. Va.

93. George Rogers Clark Marker on State Route 2 Between Wheeling and New Martinsville, W. Va.

94. Border Heroes Marker on State Route 2 Between Wheeling and New Martinsville, W. Va.

95. Wolfe's Fort Marker Between Wheeling, W. Va. and Washington, PA on U.S. Route 40

96. Lewisburg Marker, Greenbrier County, w. Va.