Nancy Hanks Marker

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New Creek in Mineral County, West Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Nancy Hanks

By Roger Dean Meyer, October 11, 2008

1. Nancy Hanks Marker

Inscription. This tablet marks the site of the cabin where Nancy Hanks Lincoln’s Mother was born 1782

Erected 1933 by Nancy Hanks Association.

Location. 39° 17.448′ N, 79° 4.136′ W. Marker is in New Creek, West Virginia, in Mineral County. Marker is on Nancy Hanks (County Route 6/2) half a mile south of Penneroil Road (County Route 6/1), on the left when traveling south. Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: New Creek WV 26743, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 13 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Claysville United Methodist Church (approx. 3.6 miles away); Mineral County / Grant County (approx. 6.6 miles away); Greenland Gap (approx. 8.7 miles away); Mineral County / State of Maryland (approx. 8.9 miles away); Keyser / Averell’s Raid (approx. 10.7 miles away); Potomac State College (approx. 11.1 miles away); a different marker also named Keyser / Averell’s Raid (approx. 11.4 miles away); Fort Pleasant (approx. 12.4 miles away).

Also see . . .
1. Nancy Hanks Birthplace. (Submitted on January 15, 2009, by Roger Dean Meyer of Yankton, South Dakota.)
2. Abraham Lincoln's Parents. (Submitted on January 15, 2009, by Roger Dean Meyer of Yankton, South Dakota.)

Nancy Hanks Marker on the site of her birthplace. Photo, Click for full size

By Roger Dean Meyer, October 11, 2008

2. Nancy Hanks Marker on the site of her birthplace.

Replica of Nancy Hanks Birthplace Built in the late 1960's. Photo, Click for full size

By Roger Dean Meyer, October 11, 2008

3. Replica of Nancy Hanks Birthplace Built in the late 1960's.

Located across the road from the Nancy Hanks marker.

Credits. This page originally submitted on January 15, 2009, by Roger Dean Meyer of Yankton, South Dakota. This page has been viewed 2,033 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 15, 2009, by Roger Dean Meyer of Yankton, South Dakota.