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Near Huttonsville in Randolph County, West Virginia — The American South (Appalachia)
 

Elkwater / Col. J. A. Washington

 
 
Elkwater Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bernard Fisher, August 12, 2010
1. Elkwater Marker
Inscription.
Elkwater. Trenches made by Federal troops under Gen. Reynolds, 1861. Nearby were the two Haddan Indian forts, scene of the Stewart and Kinnan massacres. Important features of 4-H Club work among rural youth started here in 1915.

Col. J. A. Washington. Here, Sept. 13, 1861, Col. John Augustine Washington, aide-de-camp to Gen. Robert E. Lee, C. S. A., was killed. He was the last of resident owners of Mt. Vernon, which he had sold in 1859 to become a national shrine.
 
Erected 1972 by West Virginia Department Archives and History.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the West Virginia Archives and History series list. A significant historical month for this entry is September 1861.
 
Location. 38° 37.724′ N, 80° 1.631′ W. Marker is near Huttonsville, West Virginia, in Randolph County. Marker is on Seneca Trail (U.S. 219) 0.4 miles south of Kumbrabow Forest Road (County Route 219/16), on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Huttonsville WV 26273, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Camp Elkwater (a few steps from this marker); The Conley Graves (approx. 3.7 miles away); Old Brick Church (approx. 5.4
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miles away); Valley Head (approx. 5.6 miles away); Big Lime (approx. 6.1 miles away); Huttonsville (approx. 6.2 miles away); a different marker also named Huttonsville (approx. 6.2 miles away); Bishop Asbury (approx. 6.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Huttonsville.
 
Also see . . .  Forgotten Fortification Saved at Elkwater. Rich Mountain Battlefield Foundation (Submitted on August 17, 2010.) 
 
Col. J. A. Washington Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bernard Fisher, August 12, 2010
2. Col. J. A. Washington Marker
Seneca Trail US Rt 219 (facing north) image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bernard Fisher, August 12, 2010
3. Seneca Trail US Rt 219 (facing north)
Seneca Trail US Rt 219 (facing south) image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bernard Fisher, August 12, 2010
4. Seneca Trail US Rt 219 (facing south)
Elkwater Markers image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bernard Fisher, August 12, 2010
5. Elkwater Markers
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on August 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 14, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,297 times since then and 45 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on August 14, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.

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