Near Weston in Lewis County, West Virginia — The American South (Appalachia)

McWhorter Cabin

Photographed by Bradley Owen, May 9, 2022

1. McWhorter Cabin Marker

Inscription.
Pioneer cabin built by Henry McWhorter a Revolutionary soldier, in 1793, at McWhorter's Mill, now Jane Lew and used as home, church, school, and postoffice, was moved to its present site and presented to the state by his descendants August 14, 1927.

(Marker Number 2.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Communications • Education • Notable Buildings • Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical date for this entry is August 14, 1927.

Location. 39° 5.792′ N, 80° 28.041′ W. Marker is near Weston, West Virginia, in Lewis County. It can be reached from Jackson Mill Road (County Route 10) 2.6 miles north of U.S. 19, on the right when traveling west. Marker is Stop 2 on the Jackson's Mill Historic Area Walking Tour. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 160 Jackson Mill Road, Weston WV 26452, 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

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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 walking distance of this marker: Cummins Jackson House (within shouting distance of this marker); Blaker's Mill (within shouting distance of this marker); Blacksmith Shop (within shouting distance of this marker); Blaker's Mill Pond (within shouting distance of this marker); Sawmill (about 300 feet away); a different marker also named Jackson's Mill (about 300 feet away); Welcome (about 300 feet away); The Heritage Garden (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Weston.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Jackson’s Mill (was about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Photographed by Bradley Owen, May 9, 2022

2. McWhorter Cabin Marker

McWhorter Cabin image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bradley Owen, May 9, 2022

3. McWhorter Cabin

Credits. This page was last revised on May 12, 2022. It was originally submitted on May 10, 2022, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 942 times since then and 41 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 10, 2022, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.