Parkersburg in Wood County, West Virginia — The American South (Appalachia)
Robert W. Simmons
(ca. 1816 - 1892)
Photographed by Craig Doda, December 25, 2021
1. Robert W. Simmons Marker
Politician, journalist, barber, and civic leader
Founder of the first public school for African Americans south of the Mason-Dixon Line, riding horseback to Washington, D.C., to ask President Abraham Lincoln for a government building in Parkersburg to house it
One of Parkersburg's and Wood County's most prominent citizens and the individual for whom this post office is proudly named
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Education.
Location. 39° 16.201′ N, 81° 33.22′ W. Marker is in Parkersburg, West Virginia, in Wood County. It is at the intersection of Market Street and 11th Street, on the right when traveling north on Market Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Parkersburg WV 26101, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in West Virginia’s Mid-Ohio Valley. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, in the Ohio River Valley, 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 Viceroyalty of New France and also the territory of the Mississippian Culture.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Sumner School / Robert W. Simmons (within shouting distance of this marker); Lamp house (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Calvary Temple Evangelical Church (about 700 feet away); Casto-Douglas-Longacre-Harris House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Kahn-Vaughan-Atkinson House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Julia-Ann Square Historic District
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Photographed by Craig Doda, December 25, 2021
2. Robert W. Simmons Marker
Photographed by Craig Doda, December 25, 2021
3. Simmons Station United States Post Office Sign
Credits. This page was last revised on January 19, 2022. It was originally submitted on January 8, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 256 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 8, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
