| West Virginia (Mineral County), Blaine — Mineral County / State of Maryland |
| | Mineral County. Formed from Hampshire in 1866. Named for its great mineral deposits. In Mineral County, Fort Ashby, the only standing unit in the chain of frontier forts which were built in 1755 under Washington’s orders.
State of Maryland. Named for Queen Henrietta Maria, the wife of Charles I, who gave a royal charter to Cecil Calvert, second Lord Baltimore, in 1632. First settlement at St. Mary’s City in 1634. It was one of the 13 original colonies. — Map (db m717) |
| West Virginia (Mineral County), Fort Ashby — American Discovery Trail — The nation's first coast-to-coast non-motorized recreation trail |
| | What is the American Discovery Trail? The American Discovery Trail (ADT) is a project administered by the American Discovery Trail society to develop our nation's first coast-to-coast, multi-use hiking trail. It connects people to large cities, small towns and urban areas and to mountains, forests, deserts and natural areas by incorporating local regional and national trails together. Although the trail has been mapped across America, it is still being developed and is in the process of . . . — Map (db m19342) |
| West Virginia (Mineral County), Fort Ashby — Fort Ashby |
| | Erected in 1755 by Lieut. John Bacon under orders from George Washington and garrisoned with twenty-one men. Lieut. Robert Rutherford, with company of Rangers, was defeated here, August, 1756, by the French and Indians. Fort was named for Col. John Ashby who arrived there after remarkable escape from the Indians. Ashby commanded the fort until after the Revolutionary War. The W.P.A. restored fort in 1939. — Map (db m19340) |
| West Virginia (Mineral County), Fort Ashby — Fort Ashby |
| | Fort Ashby, one in the chain of Indian forts built by George Washington, 1755. sharp fighting here 1756. in 1794, troops under Gen. Daniel Morgan camped here on their way to suppress Whiskey Rebellion. Fort restored by W.P.A., 1939. — Map (db m19341) |
| West Virginia (Mineral County), New Creek — Nancy Hanks |
| | This tablet marks the site of the cabin where Nancy Hanks Lincoln’s Mother was born 1782 — Map (db m15323) |
| West Virginia (Mineral County), Ridgley — Fort Sellers |
| | On land Washington surveyed for Elias Sellers in 1748 stood this fort, important link in system of frontier defenses. It was garrisoned by an officer and thirty men and withstood several attacks by the Indians. — Map (db m19338) |
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