Rivesville in Marion County, West Virginia — The American South (Appalachia)
To the Founders of the West Virginia State Medical Association Organized at Fairmont
1867
Photographed by Bradley Owen, December 20, 2021
1. To the Founders of the West Virginia State Medical Association Organized at Fairmont Marker
W.J. Bates, Wheeling J.W. Ramsey, Clarksburg R.H. Cummins, Wheeling A.R. Barbee, Point Pleasant Wm. M. Dent, Newburg L.R. Charter, West Union John C. Hupp, Wheeling T.C. Shepherd, Bruceton's Mills David S. Pinnell, Buckhannon J.H. Manown, Kingwood A.S. Todd, Wheeling James E. Reeves, Reevesville John Frizzell, Wheeling W.J. Bland, Weston M.S. Hall, Harrisville E.A. Hildreth, Sr., Wheeling J.H. Brownfield, Fairmont Jesse Flowers, Mannington H.N. Mackey, Morgantown A.S. Warder, Sr., Grafton J.M. Blackford, Clarksburg John M. Storer, Triadelphia J.E. Kendall, Elizabeth H.W. Brock, Morgantown J.M. Lazzell, Fairmont M. Campbell, Parkersburg W.H. Sharp, Grafton A.H. Thayer, Grafton George W. Dent, Arnettsville Henry J. Weisel, Wheeling J.M. Bowcock, Clarksburg George A. Cracraft, Wheeling James Cummins, Wheeling
Erected 1934.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Science & Medicine.
Location. 39° 31.775′ N, 80° 7.085′ W. Marker is in Rivesville, West Virginia, in Marion County. It is at the intersection of Main Street (U.S. 19) and 2nd Street, on the right when traveling east on Main Street
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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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); David Morgan (approx. 0.3 miles away); Fort Pawpaw (approx. 0.3 miles away); Colonel Zackquill Morgan (approx. 1½ miles away); Colonel Zackwill Morgan (approx. 1½ miles away); Job Prickett House (approx. 1½ miles away); Prickett's Fort (approx. 1.6 miles away); a different marker also named Pricketts Fort (approx. 1.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Rivesville.
Photographed by Bradley Owen, December 20, 2021
2. To the Founders of the West Virginia State Medical Association Organized at Fairmont Marker
Photographed by Bradley Owen, December 20, 2021
3. Leo DeMary Memorial Circle
Rear of the marker can be seen in the background.
Credits. This page was last revised on December 31, 2021. It was originally submitted on December 28, 2021, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 301 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 28, 2021, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
