Charles Friend's Home Historic Marker between Terra Alta, W. Va. and Oakland, Md.
Date:
1955
Description:
"Charles Friend's Home--George Washington Stopped here Sept. 26, 1784 on his trip to determine a feasible passage between the Potomac and the Ohio for a canal or east portage between these rivers as a passage to the Western Territory."
Randolph County Historic Marker between Parsons and Montrose, W. Va.
Date:
1955
Description:
"Randolph County--Formed from Harrison in 1787. Named for Edmund Jennings Randolph. Virginia statesman and soldier. Largest county in the State. Federal dominance of the Tygarts Valley in War between the States largely determined control of W. Va."
First Land Battle Historic Marker on U. S. Route 250 at Philippi, W. Va.
Date:
1953
Description:
"First Land Battle--First land battle between the North and South here, June 3, 1861. Confederates under Col. Porterfield were dislodged by Federal troops from Gen. McClellan's army under Col. Kelley. The old covered bridge here was used by both armies."
Edray Historic Marker on U. S. Route 219 in Pocahontas County, W. Va.
Date:
1952
Description:
"Site of early settlement and fort of Thomas Drinnon. Scene of attacks by Indians in 1774 and 1778. To the east, on the land of Jacob Warwick, stood Fort Clover Lick, garrisoned during the Revolutionary War by Augusta County militia."
Pocahontas County Historic Marker in West Virginia
Date:
1952
Description:
"Formed from Bath. Pendleton, and Randolph in 1821. It bears name of Pocahontas, Indian princess, the friend of the Jamestown settlers. Site of Droop Mountain Battle, Nov. 6, 1863. The famous Cranberry Glades are here."
Greenbrier County Historic Marker in West Virginia
Date:
1952
Description:
"Formed in 1778 from Botetourt and Mongomery. named for the river which drains it. This county had many pioneer forts and saw many bloody Indian battles. World-famed mineral springs at White Sulphur and elsewhere in Greenbrier Valley."
"Settled about 1753 by Robert Files and David Tygart. Files' family was massacred near by. Site of Westfall's Fort, 1774. In Mt. Iser Cemetery are the Union trenches and graves of Confederate soldiers killed in Battle of Rich Mountain."
Mingo Flats Historic Marker on U. S. Route 219 at Valley Head, Randolph County, W. Va.
Date:
1952
Description:
"Mingo Flats--Named for the Mingo Indians who had a village here. This tribe was a branch of the Iroquois. The Seneca Indian Trail passes this point. On Valley Mountain in 1861. Gen. Robert E. Lee camped while campaigning in this valley."
Rich Mountain Historic Marker at Beverly, Randolph County, W. Va.
Date:
1952
Description:
"Rich Mountain--At Rich Mountain 5 miles west, July 11, 1861. Federal forces defeated Confederate troops whose trenches may still be seen. Military reputations of Gen. Geo. B. McClellan and of Gen. W. S. Rosecrans were established by this victory."
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.
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.'
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 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.'
'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.'
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.
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.
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.
Col. John Stuart Marker, Greenbrier County, W. Va.
Date:
1952
Description:
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.
Marlinton Marker on U. S. Route. 219, Pocahontas County, W. Va.
Date:
1952
Description:
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.
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.
Millpoint Marker on U. S. Route 219, Pocahontas County, W. Va.
Date:
1952
Description:
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.
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."
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."
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."
"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.
Early Oil Wells Historic Marker on U. S. Route 50 in Ritchie County, W. Va.
Date:
1950
Description:
"Early Oil Wells--To the south, birthplace of West Virginia's oil industry. On Hughes River oil was found in gravel beds in 1810. As "bank oil," a medicine, Bushrod Creel sold 100 barrels of it per year in 1836. Volcano was one of first boom oil towns."
Tollgate Historic Marker on U. S. Route 50 in Ritchie County, W. Va.
Date:
1950
Description:
"Tollgate--The Northwestern Turnpike, a favorite project of George Washington, opened in 1838. Such highways were called "turnpikes" from the gates at which tolls were collected. This town is named for the toll gate which stood here."
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.
'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.'
Visiting 'High Water Mark' at Gettysburg Battlefield, Gettysburg, Pa.
Date:
1898/09/29
Description:
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.
