Zela in Nicholas County, West Virginia — The American South (Appalachia)

Pioneer School

Photographed by J. J. Prats, July 14, 2019

1. Pioneer School Marker

Inscription. Here on Peter’s Creek, mouth of Whitewater, was a log school with greased paper windows dirt floor and split log seats for Nicholas County students from Bucks Garden to Meadows (Keslers Cross Lanes). Opened 1809, teacher Joseph Pierson.

Erected 2006 by Nicholas County Historic Landmark Commission & Historical & Genealogical Society, and West Virginia Division of Archives and History.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. In addition, it is included in the West Virginia Archives and History series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1809.

Location. 38° 17.235′ N, 80° 56.935′ W. Marker is in Zela, West Virginia, in Nicholas County. It is at the intersection of Turnpike Road (West Virginia Route 39) and Country Road (Route 19/28), on the left when traveling east on Turnpike Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Summersville WV 26651, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the New River Gorge

and in Greater Charleston Area.

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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Bethel United Methodist Church (approx. 2.6 miles away); North and South (approx. 2.9 miles away); Zoar Baptist Church (approx. 3.7 miles away); Kessler's Cross Lanes (approx. 3.8 miles away);

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Cross Lanes Battle (approx. 3.8 miles away); Keslers Cross Lanes / First County Court (approx. 3.8 miles away); Fight At Ramsey’s Fort (approx. 4.6 miles away); Morris Massacre (approx. 4.8 miles away).

Another marker is no longer nearby. Kesslers Cross Lanes (was approx. 4.3 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by J. J. Prats, July 14, 2019

2. Pioneer School Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on August 18, 2019. It was originally submitted on August 18, 2019, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 662 times since then and 46 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 18, 2019, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.