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Ceredo in Wayne County, West Virginia — The American South (Appalachia)
 

Camp Pierpont

 
 
Camp Pierpont Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Steven Cody Straley, September 8, 2019
1. Camp Pierpont Marker
Inscription. Created as a base of operations for the 5th WV Infantry, it was named for Francis Pierpont, governor of Loyal Virginia in the Civil War. Also called Camp Lightburn, it was the only Civil War fort in Wayne County and consisted of breastworks and a converted hotel that housed the commander, Col. J. L. Zeigler, as well as a hospital and prison. The hotel was razed in 1937.
 
Erected 2019 by West Virginia Archives & History.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and CastlesPatriots & PatriotismWar, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the West Virginia Archives and History series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1861.
 
Location. 38° 23.854′ N, 82° 33.483′ W. Marker is in Ceredo, West Virginia, in Wayne County. Marker is on B Street east of Main Street, on the right when traveling west. Located between Ceredo City Hall and Ceredo Police Department. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 700 B Street, Ceredo WV 25507, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Catalpa Tree (approx. 1.6 miles away in Ohio); Burlington Commons (approx. 1.7 miles away in Ohio); Ceredo - Kenova (approx. 1.8 miles away);
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Dreamland Pool (approx. 1.8 miles away); West Virginia (Wayne County) / Kentucky (approx. 1.8 miles away); Marshall Plane Crash Site (approx. 2.1 miles away); William Davidson (approx. 2.2 miles away in Ohio); Veterans Administration Hospital (approx. 2.4 miles away).
 
F. H. Pierpont. image. Click for full size.
Photographed By US Congress
2. F. H. Pierpont.
Proceedings in Statuary Hall and in the Senate and the House of representatives on the occasion of the unveiling reception and acceptance of the statue from the state of West Virginia by United States. 61st Congress 2d session 1909-1910. Publication date 1910.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on December 29, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 8, 2019, by Steven Cody Straley of Kenova, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 541 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos:   1. submitted on September 8, 2019, by Steven Cody Straley of Kenova, West Virginia.   2. submitted on December 11, 2023, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.

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