Davis in Tucker County, West Virginia — The American South (Appalachia)
In Memory of Michael A. Beckelhimer and Frank H. Conway
Dedicated: Dec. 4, 1976
West Virginia Department of Natural Resources
Ira S. Latimer, Jr.
Director
Erected 1976 by West Virginia Department of Natural Resources.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Disasters. A significant historical date for this entry is January 21, 1976.
Location. 39° 3.523′ N, 79° 31.194′ W. Marker is in Davis, West Virginia, in Tucker County. Marker is on Canaan Loop Road east of Railroad Grade Trail, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Parsons WV 26287, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Blackwater Falls State Park (approx. 3.7 miles away); Salt Sands (approx. 3.9 miles away); Porte Crayon (approx. 4.2 miles away); Boardwalk to the Falls (approx. 4.2 miles away); a different marker also named Salt Sands (approx. 4.2 miles away); Black Fork Grade (approx. 4.7 miles away); Douglas, W. Va. (approx. 4.8 miles away); Canaan Spruce Plantation (approx. 5.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Davis.
Also see . . . Crash of a Rockwell Aero Commender 560A in Davis: 2 Killed. (Submitted on August 4, 2023, by Laura Edwards of Bethesda, Maryland.)
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