Near Fairview in Marion County, West Virginia — The American South (Appalachia)

Lenna Lowe Yost

Photographed by Bradley Owen, December 20, 2021

1. Lenna Lowe Yost Marker

Inscription. Born in 1878 in Basnettville, Marion Co. President of Women's Christian Temperance Union by 1908; led state suffrage movement in 1917, resulting in 1920 passage of 19th Amendment giving women right to vote. She was first woman to chair WV Republican party convention and be appointed to State Board of Education. Served as Director, National Republican Party Women's Division. Died 5 May 1972.

Erected 2005 by West Virginia Division of Archives and History.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Civil Rights • Government & Politics • Religion & Religious Structures • Women. In addition, it is included in the West Virginia Archives and History series list. A significant historical date for this entry is May 5, 1972.

Location. 39° 35.203′ N, 80° 14.182′ W. Marker is near Fairview, West Virginia, in Marion County. It is at the intersection of Paw Paw Creek Road (West Virginia Route 218) and Jamison Road ( Route 218), on the right when traveling east on Paw Paw Creek Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 435 Paw Paw Creek Rd, Fairview WV 26570, United States

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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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Veterans Memorial (approx. ¾ mile away); In Loving Memory (approx. ¾ mile away); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. 3.8 miles away); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. 5.1 miles away); Waitman T. Willey (approx. 5.2 miles away); Farmington Disaster (approx. 5.3 miles away); Indian Raid (approx. 5.3 miles away); Farmington No. 9 Mine Memorial (approx. 5.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fairview.

Photographed by Bradley Owen, December 20, 2021

2. Lenna Lowe Yost Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on December 28, 2021. It was originally submitted on December 27, 2021, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 287 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 27, 2021, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.