"Contentment" Marker

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Ansted in Fayette County, West Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

"Contentment"

By Forest McDermott, July 20, 2008

1. "Contentment" Marker

Inscription. Built, 1830, on the old James River and Kanawha Turnpike. Restored antebellum home of Colonel George W. Imboden, on General Lee's staff, C.S.A. Property and headquarters of the Fayette County Historical Society, organized in 1926.

Erected 1963 by West Virginia Historic Commission.

Location. 38° 7.873′ N, 81° 6.484′ W. Marker is in Ansted, West Virginia, in Fayette County. Marker is on West Main Street (U.S. 60). Click for map. In front of the Contentment Museum. Marker is in this post office area: Ansted WV 25812, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Contentment (a few steps from this marker); New Haven Veterans' Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away); Jackson's Mother (approx. 0.6 miles away); Westlake Cemetery (approx. 0.7 miles away); Tyree Tavern (approx. 0.8 miles away); Salt Sand (approx. 0.9 miles away); Hawk’s Nest (approx. 1.2 miles away); Hawk's Nest Tunnel Disaster (approx. 1.2 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Ansted.

By Forest McDermott, May 26, 2012

2. "Contentment" Marker

An updated photo showing that the marker has been redone.

By Forest McDermott, July 20, 2008

3. "Contentment" Marker

Contentment Home behind the marker.

By Forest McDermott, May 26, 2012

4. "Contentment" Marker

Looking east on U.S. Route 60 west of Ansted.

George W. Imboden Grave Stone Photo, Click for full size

By Forest McDermott, May 26, 2012

5. George W. Imboden Grave Stone

Grave site is near the grave for Stonewall Jackson's mother.

Credits. This page originally submitted on December 11, 2011, by Forest McDermott of Masontown, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 164 times since then. Photos: 1. submitted on December 11, 2011, by Forest McDermott of Masontown, Pennsylvania. 2. submitted on May 28, 2012, by Forest McDermott of Masontown, Pennsylvania. 3. submitted on December 11, 2011, by Forest McDermott of Masontown, Pennsylvania. 4, 5. submitted on May 28, 2012, by Forest McDermott of Masontown, Pennsylvania. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.