Hinton in Summers County, West Virginia — The American South (Appalachia)
Wreck on the C&O
Erected by Summers County Historical Commission
West Virginia Division of Culture & History.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Disasters • Railroads & Streetcars. In addition, it is included in the West Virginia Archives and History series list. A significant historical month for this entry is July 1788.
Location. 37° 39.015′ N, 80° 52.621′ W. Marker is in Hinton, West Virginia, in Summers County. Marker is on Greenbrier Drive (West Virginia Route 3) 0.4 miles west of Locust Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Hinton WV 25951, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Fort Culbertson (approx. 0.2 miles away); Home of Jack Warhop (approx. half a mile away); Hinton (approx. 1.7 miles away); Lilly (approx. 3.3 miles away); Lilly Bridge (approx. 3.4 miles away); Pack's Ferry (approx. 3.6 miles away); Giles, Fayette & Kanawha Turnpike (approx. 4.1 miles away); Great Bend Tunnel (approx. 6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hinton.
Regarding Wreck on the C&O. Ernest V. Stoneman-The Wreck Of The C&O:
Also see . . . e-WV | ‘‘The Wreck on the C&O’’. (Submitted on August 29, 2014, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia.)
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