Near Fairmont in Marion County, West Virginia — The American South (Appalachia)

Colonel Zackquill Morgan

Colonel Zackwill Morgan Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bradley Owen, May 18, 2021

1. Colonel Zackwill Morgan Marker

Inscription. In memory of
Revolutionary War soldier and patriot
Colonel Zackquill Morgan
Born c. 1735 in Orange Co., VA
Died January 1, 1795 in Monongalia, VA

Erected 2012 by Colonel Zackquill Morgan Chapter, National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution.

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) series list. A significant historical date for this entry is January 1, 1795.

Location. 39° 30.951′ N, 80° 5.8′ W. Memorial is near Fairmont, West Virginia, in Marion County. It is on Overfort Lane east of Pricketts Fort Road (County Road 72), on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 407 RR 3, Fairmont WV 26554, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial 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,

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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: Colonel Zackwill Morgan (here, next to this marker); Job Prickett House (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Prickett's Fort (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Pricketts Fort (approx. 0.2 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.3 miles away); a different marker also named Prickett’s Fort (approx. 1.4 miles away); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. 1½ miles away); To the Founders of the West Virginia State Medical Association Organized at Fairmont (approx. 1½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fairmont.

Photographed by Bradley Owen, May 18, 2021

2. Colonel Zackwill Morgan Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 19, 2022. It was originally submitted on July 19, 2022, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 761 times since then and 39 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 19, 2021, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.