Mechanicsburg in Hampshire County, West Virginia — The American South (Appalachia)

Mechanicsburg Gap / Col. Claudius Crozet

Mechanicsburg Gap Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Beverly Pfingsten, March 28, 2009

1. Mechanicsburg Gap Marker

Inscription. Mechanicsburg Gap Scenic canyon cut through Mill Creek Mountain by Mill creek. Here an old Indian trail was the pathway from the Valley of Virginia to the Alleghenies, then the Northwestern Turnpike, now the George Washington Highway

Col. Claudius Crozet Col. Crozet, born in France, 1790; came to America, 1816. He taught mathematics at West Point six years. Named chief engineer of Virginia (1824); surveyed Northwestern Turnpike, 1825. died, 1864; buried in Shockee Hills, Richmond.

Erected 1983 by West Virginia Historic Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Native Americans • Roads & Vehicles • Science & Medicine. In addition, it is included in the West Virginia Archives and History series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1790.

Location. 39° 19.911′ N, 78° 48.285′ W. Marker is in Mechanicsburg, West Virginia, in Hampshire County. Marker is on U.S. 50. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Burlington WV 26710, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Fort Mill Ridge Trenches (approx. 0.6 miles away); Control of the Mechanicsburg Gap (approx. 0.8 miles away); Abandonment of Fort Mill Ridge

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(approx. 0.8 miles away); The Civil War in the South Branch Valley (approx. 0.8 miles away); Construction of Fort Mill Ridge (approx. 0.8 miles away); Fort Mill Ridge (approx. 0.8 miles away); Oriskany Sand (approx. 0.8 miles away); The Central Redoubt (approx. 0.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mechanicsburg.

Col. Claudius Crozet Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Bill Pfingsten, March 28, 2009

2. Col. Claudius Crozet Marker

Mechanicsburg Gap / Col. Claudius Crozet Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), May 28, 2020

3. Mechanicsburg Gap / Col. Claudius Crozet Marker

Road Leading East into the Gap image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Craig Swain, November 27, 2009

4. Road Leading East into the Gap

Mechanicsburg Gap image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Craig Swain, November 27, 2009

5. Mechanicsburg Gap

Seen from nearby Fort Mill Park, looking west.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 8, 2020. It was originally submitted on May 25, 2009, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,253 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 25, 2009, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. 3. submitted on May 29, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 4, 5. submitted on December 3, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.