Hacker Valley in Webster County, West Virginia — The American South (Appalachia)

Hacker Valley

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), August 1, 2021

1. Hacker Valley Marker

Inscription. Community originally known as Hacker Lick for John Hacker and salt springs he found here in 1772, following a buffalo trail on lands he claimed by "tomahawk mark" in present Webster, Upshur, and Lewis counties. He killed a buffalo cow here. Post office operated, 1856-1892, as Hacker's Valley, when (') dropped. Name used for local Methodist church, tax district and geographical quadrangle. Conrad & Anderson families came later.

Erected 2002 by Northern Webster Co. Improvement Council, West Virginia Division of Archives and History.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Communications • Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the West Virginia Archives and History series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1772.

Location. 38° 39.157′ N, 80° 23.075′ W. Marker is in Hacker Valley, West Virginia, in Webster County. It is at the intersection of Mountain Parkway (West Virginia Route 20) and School Loop Road, on the right when traveling west on Mountain Parkway. Touch for map. Marker is at or

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near this postal address: 145 School Loop Rd, Hacker Valley WV 26222, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in West Virginia’s Potomac Highlands.

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 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Springhouse (approx. 2.2 miles away); Old Sulphur Spring (approx. 2.2 miles away); Cleveland (approx. 5.1 miles away); Webster County / Upshur County (approx. 5.4 miles away); Walter Cool (approx. 6 miles away); Fort Pickens / Engagements of Co. A (approx. 9.3 miles away); Helvetia (approx. 10.6 miles away); a different marker also named Helvetia (approx. 10.7 miles away).

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), August 1, 2021

2. Hacker Valley Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on August 5, 2021. It was originally submitted on August 5, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 1,423 times since then and 96 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 5, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.