Arnettsville in Monongalia County, West Virginia — The American South (Appalachia)

In Memory of James Arnett

Photographed By Bradley Owen, August 19, 2020

1. In Memory of James Arnett Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

In memory of
James Arnett
Born about 1748, died about 1818
Mary Belle Arnett
His wife, died about 1813
Buried on the Hogue Farm
about one-half mile north
Settled near here about 1793

Erected 1927 by The Arnett Family Association.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1740.

Location. 39° 34.908′ N, 80° 5.686′ W. Marker is in Arnettsville, West Virginia, in Monongalia County. Marker is on Fairmont Road (West Virginia Route 19) 0.1 miles south of Paw Paw Lane, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4300 Fairmont Road, Morgantown WV 26501, 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. Everettville Mine Disaster (approx. 0.3 miles away); Marion County / Monongalia County (approx. one mile away); Federal Mine No. 3 (approx. 2.1 miles away); Lynch Chapel

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(approx. 2½ miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 3.8 miles away); To the Founders of the West Virginia State Medical Association Organized at Fairmont (approx. 3.8 miles away); Mt. Tabor Baptist Church (approx. 3.8 miles away); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. 3.9 miles away).

More about this marker. Marker is located in the Arnettsville Cemetery.

Dedication Plaque image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Bradley Owen, August 19, 2020

2. Dedication Plaque

This Monument Dedicated and Erected August 28, 1927 by The Arnett Family Association First Arnett Reunion Held in Oak Grove, September 16, 1906

James Arnett Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Bradley Owen, August 19, 2020

3. James Arnett Monument

Credits. This page was last revised on February 24, 2021. It was originally submitted on August 22, 2020, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 187 times since then and 47 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 22, 2020, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.