Near Augusta in Hampshire County, West Virginia — The American South (Appalachia)
Oriskany Sand
Erected 1974 by West Virginia Department of Archives and History.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Natural Features • Natural Resources. In addition, it is included in the West Virginia Archives and History series list.
Location. 39° 16.021′ N, 78° 32.655′ W. Marker is near Augusta, West Virginia, in Hampshire County. It is on Northwestern Turnpike (U.S. 50) 0.1 miles east of North River Road (County Road 50/21), on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Romney WV 26757, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Eastern Panhandle. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern 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 and also the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Blue's Gap Battle (approx. 0.9 miles away); Ice Mountain (approx. 3.9 miles away); Fort Edwards (approx. 6.2 miles away); Northwestern Turnpike (approx. 6.3 miles away); The Ken Edmonds Memorial Heritage Trail (approx. 6.4 miles away); Forts in Col. George Washington's Chain of Forts Guarding the Eighteenth Century Virginia Froniter
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Credits. This page was last revised on May 29, 2020. It was originally submitted on May 29, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 585 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 29, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
