Summers County
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Monroe County
Summers County. Formed, 1871, from Monroe, Fayette, Greenbrier, Mercer. Named for the distinguished jurist of Kanawha, George W. Summers. Dr. Thomas Walker and companions explored the Greenbrier Valley, 1750, for the Greenbrier Company.
Monroe County. Formed in 1799 from Greenbrier. Named for President James Monroe. In this county lived Col. Andrew S. Rowan who, 1898, carried the news of American intervention to General Y Iniguez Garcia, Leader of the Cubans.
Erected 1964 by West Virginia Archives & History.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Exploration • Political Subdivisions • War, Spanish-American. 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° 32.433′ N, 80° 47.067′ W. Marker is in Indian Mills, West Virginia, in Summers County. It is on Ballard-Red Sulphur Road (West Virginia Route 12) 0.1 miles west of Red Sulphur Marie Road (County Road 12/1), on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 47 Ballard-Red Sulphur Rd, Forest Hill WV 24935, United States of America. Touch for directions.
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 8 miles of this marker, measured
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Credits. This page was last revised on January 19, 2021. It was originally submitted on January 15, 2021, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 443 times since then and 29 times this year. Last updated on January 16, 2021, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on January 15, 2021, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
