Wellsburg in Brooke County, West Virginia — The American South (Appalachia)

Drovers Inn

Photographed By Jamie Abel

1. Drovers Inn Marker

Inscription.
Constructed by John Fowler, 1848-51 with bricks fired on the property. First known as Fowler's Inn, the house provided food and lodging for drovers herding livestock over the Wellsburg-Washington Turnpike to eastern markets. Other services provided at the Inn included a post office, general store and livestock yards. Fowler also operated a steam powered grist mill in the area.

Erected 1980 by West Virginia Department of Culture and History.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Roads & Vehicles. In addition, it is included in the West Virginia Archives and History series list.

Location. 40° 16.791′ N, 80° 33.324′ W. Marker is in Wellsburg, West Virginia, in Brooke County. Marker is at the intersection of West Virginia Route 27 and Northview Road, on the left when traveling east on State Route 27. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1001 Washington Pike, Wellsburg WV 26070, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Grimes Golden Apple (approx. 1.1 miles away); Patrick M. Gass (approx. 2.7 miles away); Patrick Gass (approx. 2.8 miles away); Campbell Tarr (approx. 2.9 miles

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away); Brooke County Veterans Memorial (approx. 2.9 miles away); The Wellsburg United Methodist Church (approx. 3 miles away); George Washington Crossing, 1770 (approx. 3 miles away); Independence Community Honor Roll (approx. 3.1 miles away in Pennsylvania). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wellsburg.

More about this marker. The marker sits at the corner in front of the inn, which operates today as a restaurant and tavern.

Also see . . . Drover's Inn. Restaurant website homepage (Submitted on May 5, 2011, by Jamie Abel of Westerville, Ohio.)

Photographed By Jamie Abel

2. Drovers Inn Marker

Marker with the intersection of Washington Pike and Northview Road behind it.

Photographed By Jamie Abel

3. Drovers Inn Marker

The inn, sitting on the hill just behind the marker.

Photographed By Mike Wintermantel, December 27, 2013

4. Log House

On site of inn, listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Log House on Site image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mike Wintermantel, December 27, 2013

5. Log House on Site

This property has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places
By the United States Department of the Interior
Circa 1790

Credits. This page was last revised on January 21, 2022. It was originally submitted on May 5, 2011, by Jamie Abel of Westerville, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,855 times since then and 51 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 5, 2011, by Jamie Abel of Westerville, Ohio. 4, 5. submitted on December 30, 2013, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.