Fairmont in Marion County, West Virginia — The American South (Appalachia)
Alpheus F. Haymond / Thomas S. Haymond
Photographed By Bradley Owen, January 15, 2021
1. Alpheus F. Haymond Marker
Alpheus F. Haymond
Attorney Alpheus Haymond voted against secession as a delegate to the Virginia Convention of 1861 but served the Confederacy during the war. Postwar "test oaths” kept him from practicing law in WV until the legislature made an exception for him in 1868. Delegate to the Constitutional Convention in 1872, he later served on the WV Supreme Court. He died in Fairmont, 1893.
Thomas S. Haymond
Father of Alpheus, Thomas was a veteran of the War of l812, county judge, member of the VA General Assembly, U.S. Congressman, and a member of Confederate Virginia's Executive Council. After the Civil War, WV Governor Boreman opposed his return to the state due to a wartime dispute with Gen. Benjamin Kelley, leaving Haymond in exile in VA until his death in 1869.
Erected 2017 by West Virginia Archives and History.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1861.
Location. 39° 29.293′ N, 80° 8.459′ W. Marker is in Fairmont, West Virginia, in Marion County. Marker is on Pennsylvania Avenue (U.S. 19) north of Maple Avenue, on the right when traveling north. The marker is just north of a West Virginia Civil War Trails sign. Touch for map
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Francis H. Pierpont Home (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Woodlawn Cemetery Historic District (approx. 0.2 miles away); Woodlawn Cemetery Chapel (approx. 0.2 miles away); Veterans Monument (approx. ¼ mile away); Veterans Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away); Graves of the Pierponts (approx. ¼ mile away); Marion County Veterans (approx. ¼ mile away); Veterans Square (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fairmont.
Photographed By Bradley Owen, January 15, 2021
2. Thomas S. Haymond Marker
Photographed By Bradley Owen, January 15, 2021
3. Alpheus F. Haymond Marker
Looking south on Pennsylvania Avenue (U.S. 19).
Photographed By Bradley Owen, January 15, 2021
4. Thomas S. Haymond Marker
Looking north on Pennsylvania Avenue (U.S. 19).
Credits. This page was last revised on January 19, 2021. It was originally submitted on January 16, 2021, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 214 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 16, 2021, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. 4. submitted on January 17, 2021, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
