Huntington in Cabell County, West Virginia — The American South (Appalachia)

Carter Godwin Woodson

Photographed by Don Morfe, April 14, 2014

1. Carter Godwin Woodson Marker

Inscription. Historian, author, educator. Founder of the Assoc. for the Study of Negro Life & History, 1915. Began Journal of Negro History, 1916. In 1926 began Negro History Week, later Black History Month. A graduate and later principal, Douglass H.S., Huntington. Dean at West Virginia State College. Second African American to earn a Harvard Ph. D., 1912. Born, Dec. 19, 1875; Woodson died, April 3, 1950.

Erected 2003 by Carter G. Woodson Foundation/WV Celebration 2000-West Virginia Division of Archives and History.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Education. In addition, it is included in the Historically Black Colleges and Universities, and the West Virginia Archives and History series lists. A significant historical date for this entry is April 3, 1950.

Location. 38° 24.961′ N, 82° 25.802′ W. Marker is in Huntington, West Virginia, in Cabell County. It is at the intersection of Hal Greer Blvd and 9th Avenue on Hal Greer Blvd. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Huntington WV 25703, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in West Virginia’s Kyova Tri-State Region

and in the 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 Southern 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: Dr. Carter Godwin Wilson (within shouting distance of this marker); Lavinia Norman, Founder (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); One Room School Museum

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(approx. half a mile away); John Marshall (approx. half a mile away); Marshall University (approx. half a mile away); Marshall Memorial Boulevard (approx. 0.6 miles away); Chesapeake & Ohio Passenger Station (approx. 0.6 miles away); Huntington Mine Rescue Car (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Huntington.

Photographed by Don Morfe, April 14, 2014

2. Carter Godwin Woodson Marker

Note Woodson statue in the background

Credits. This page was last revised on January 5, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 14, 2014, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,051 times since then and 71 times this year. Last updated on January 4, 2023, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 14, 2014, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.