Historic Marker in Elkins, W. Va.

Identifier:

031369

Collection Number:

A&M 927, Summers Family Papers

Title:

Historic Marker in Elkins, W. Va.

Date:

1951

Description:

'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.'

Subjects:

Davis and Elkins College., Historical markers--West Virginia--Elkins., Historic Markers.

Personal Names:

Elkins, Stephen B. (Stephen Benton), 1841-1911., Davis, Henry Gassaway, 1823-1916.

Geographic:

Monongahela National Forest (W. Va.), Seneca Trail (W. Va.)

Acquisition Method:

Acquired

Medium:

print

Projects:

West Virginia History OnView