Barbour County / Randolph County Marker

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Near Junior in Barbour County, West Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Barbour County / Randolph County

Barbour County Side Photo, Click for full size

By Craig Swain, July 24, 2010

1. Barbour County Side

Inscription. (South Facing Side): Barbour CountyFormed from Harrison, Lewis, and Randolph in 1843. It is named for a distinguished Virginia jurist, Philip Pendleton Barbour. Scene of opening hostilities on land between the armies of the North and South in 1861.

(North Facing Side):Randolph CountyFormed 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.

Location. 38° 57.697′ N, 79° 58.174′ W. Marker is near Junior, West Virginia, in Barbour County. Marker is on Junior-Philippi-Grafton Road (U.S. 250), on the right when traveling south. Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Junior WV 26275, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Crawford Scott (approx. 1.8 miles away); Jimtown (approx. 3.6 miles away); Phillips Cemetery (approx. 3.6 miles away); Confederate Cemetery (approx. 4.3 miles away); Civil War on the Beverly & Fairmont Turnpike (approx. 4.3 miles away); Cannons (approx. 4.3 miles away); Forced Flight (approx. 4.4 miles away); Battle of Laurel Hill (approx. 4.4 miles away).

Randolph County Side Photo, Click for full size

By Craig Swain, July 24, 2010

2. Randolph County Side

Barbour County / Randolph County Marker Photo, Click for full size

By Craig Swain, July 24, 2010

3. Barbour County / Randolph County Marker

Tygarts Valley River Photo, Click for full size

By Craig Swain, July 24, 2010

4. Tygarts Valley River

Passing just below the marker, the river passes through the heart of both counties.

Credits. This page originally submitted on August 2, 2010, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 379 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 2, 2010, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.