New Martinsville in Wetzel County, West Virginia — The American South (Appalachia)

Leonard Stout Hall

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, January 22, 2022

1. Leonard Stout Hall Marker

Inscription. Born in 1824, he served in the VA legislature before the Civil War. A delegate to the 1861 Richmond Convention, Hall voted in favor of secession, and he aided Confederate efforts in Richmond during the war. Hall returned to WV postwar and resumed his law practice. He was a member of the 1872 Constitutional Convention and served thereafter in the legislature, dying in 1875.

Erected 2016 by West Virginia Archives & History.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the West Virginia Archives and History series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1824.

Location. 39° 40.053′ N, 80° 51.492′ W. Marker is in New Martinsville, West Virginia, in Wetzel County. It is on Energy Highway (West Virginia Route 2) 0.3 miles south of Rosary Road, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 180 West Virginia-Route 2, New Martinsville WV 26155, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Northern Panhandle.

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 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: New Martinsville's Oldest Cemetery (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Lowther and Cox (about 300 feet away); Williams Cemetery (about 300 feet away); Septimius Hall

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(about 400 feet away); Remembering the Military Fallen (approx. 1.1 miles away); Wetzel County Vietnam Memorial (approx. 1.6 miles away); In Memory of All Veterans (approx. 1.8 miles away); Lincoln Theater (approx. 1.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in New Martinsville.

Also see . . . Leonard Stout Hall at FindAGrave.com. (Submitted on January 23, 2022, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, January 22, 2022

2. Leonard Stout Hall Marker

View is looking south.

Credits. This page was last revised on April 26, 2026. It was originally submitted on January 23, 2022, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 413 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 23, 2022, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.