Near Jumping Branch in Summers County, West Virginia — The American South (Appalachia)
Raleigh County
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Summers County
Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, July 30, 2017
1. Summers County Marker
Erected 1975 by West Virginia Department of Archives and History.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Exploration • Government & Politics. In addition, it is included in the West Virginia Archives and History series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1871.
Location. 37° 40.614′ N, 81° 0.39′ W. Marker is near Jumping Branch, West Virginia, in Summers County. It is on Hinton Rd (West Virginia Route 3) Ό mile west of Tom Mack Road, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Jumping Branch WV 25969, United
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Regionally, this marker is in the Southern Coalfields. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, in Appalachia, and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Glade Creek Reservoir (approx. 2.7 miles away); Camp Green Meadows / The Burning of Jumping Branch (approx. 2.9 miles away); Shady Spring (approx. 5½ miles away); Giles, Fayette & Kanawha Turnpike (approx. 5.7 miles away); Hinton (approx. 6.3 miles away); Summers County (approx. 6.3 miles away); Summers County Courthouse (approx. 6.3 miles away); In Remembrance of the First WV Fish and Game Warden (approx. 6.3 miles away).
Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, July 30, 2017
2. Raleigh County Marker
Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, July 30, 2017
3. Raleigh County Marker
Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, July 30, 2017
4. Summers County Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on April 22, 2019. It was originally submitted on April 22, 2019, by Michael C. Wilcox of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 331 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 22, 2019, by Michael C. Wilcox of Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
