Near Morgantown in Monongalia County, West Virginia — The American South (Appalachia)

Stewartstown

Photographed by Bradley Owen, January 4, 2022

1. Stewartstown Marker

Inscription.
William Stewart settled here in 1771. Northeast was Fort Dinwiddie. Pioneer minister John Corbley, whose wife and three children were killed in 1782 Indian raid on Garard's Fort, founded Forks of Cheat Baptist Church here in 1775.

Erected by Stewartstown Homemakers Club and West Virginia Division of Culture and History. (Marker Number MO3.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Forts and Castles • Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers • Wars, US Indian. In addition, it is included in the West Virginia Archives and History series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1771.

Location. 39° 42.297′ N, 79° 53.881′ W. Marker is near Morgantown, West Virginia, in Monongalia County. It is on Stewartstown Road (County Road 65) 0.2 miles east of Eden Church Road, on the right when traveling east. The marker stands to the left of the entrance to the Stewartstown Community Building. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2568 Stewartstown Rd, Morgantown WV 26508, 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Stewartstown Honor Roll (here, next to this marker); The Forks of Cheat Baptist Church (approx.

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0.8 miles away); “The Baptist Church at the Forks of Cheat” (approx. 1.2 miles away); a different marker also named Stewartstown (approx. 1.3 miles away); Mason-Dixon Line (approx. 1.3 miles away); West Virginia / Pennsylvania (approx. 1.3 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.4 miles away in Pennsylvania); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.4 miles away in Pennsylvania). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Morgantown.

Photographed by Bradley Owen, January 4, 2022

2. Stewartstown Marker

Marker can be seen on the left side of the photo.

Credits. This page was last revised on January 5, 2022. It was originally submitted on January 4, 2022, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 556 times since then and 42 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 4, 2022, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.