Buckhannon in Upshur County, West Virginia — The American South (Appalachia)

Resting Place

— Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike —

Photographed by J. J. Prats, May 16, 2021

1. Resting Place Marker

Inscription. Heavner Cemetery is the final resting place of many notable West Virginians, including Daniel D. T. Farnsworth, West Virginia’s second governor; George R. Latham, Union Colonel and statesman; and Laura Jackson Arnold, revered Civil War nurse and sister of Thomas Johathan “Stonewall” Jackson.

Also buried here is Reverend Dr. John W. Reger, a founder of West Virginia Conference Seminary, which was later renamed West Virginia Wesleyan College. The first student to enroll was also a Rager. Nearby West Virginia Wesleyan College houses the Reger family Bible, a 1753 German Bible that contains valuable genealogical information on the family.

Did you know? Heavner Cemetery is also the final resting place of Leonard MacTaggart “Pare” Lorentz, widely considered the most influential documentary filmmaker of the Great Depression and known as “FDR’s filmmaker.”

Erected by America’s Byways.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Government & Politics • Military • Religion & Religious Structures • Science & Medicine •

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Location. 39° 0.024′ N, 80° 12.756′ W. Marker is in Buckhannon, West Virginia, in Upshur County. It can be reached from Hall Road (Local Route 13) 0.3 miles north of 5th Street, on the left when traveling north. It is at the south entrance to the western part of Heavner Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Buckhannon WV 26201, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Central West Virginia.

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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: George R. Latham (a few steps from this marker); Lewis/Upshur Counties Pioneers Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); Bush's Fort (within shouting distance of this marker); D. D. T. Farnsworth (about

Photographed by J. J. Prats, May 16, 2021

2. Resting Place Marker

600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Upshur County Veterans War Dead Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Larry Brown Flagpole Hill (approx. 0.2 miles away); Buckhannon Veteran Memorial Wall (approx. 0.2 miles away); We Honor Our "Unknowns (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Buckhannon.

More about this marker. This interpretive panel includes portraits of the Reverend Dr. John W. Reger and of Laura Jackson Arnold and shows a map of the turnpike.

Credits. This page was last revised on May 17, 2021. It was originally submitted on May 17, 2021, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 465 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 17, 2021, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.