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

Mayors Corner

Photographed by Craig Doda, June 25, 2023

1. Mayors Corner Marker

Inscription.
G.W. Ayers 1898 • Andrew Jackson Burns 1903-1904 • James Skinner 1905 • S.E. Steele 1906 • D.O. Snyder 1907-1908 • James Brady 1909, 1913 • P.A. Vallandingham 1910, 1926-1927 • W.H. Stowasser 1911 • W.S. King 1911 • Jesse Green 1912 • W.S. Hefner 1912 • D. Blain Shaw 1913 • V.G. Shipe 1914-1919 • C.R. Miller 1919-1920 • H.S. King 1921, 1929-1930 • T.W. Peyton 1922-1923 • James Brady 1924-1926 • John W. Jackson 1927-1928 • E.L. McCue 1928-1929 • C.T. Jimison 1930-1931 • G.E. Welch 1931-1933 • C.C. Swann 1933-1939, 1941-1943 • R.W. Nelson 1939-1941 • G.P. Vallandingham 1943-1945, 1953-1955 • D.B. Nelson 1945-1947 • C.T. Jimison 1947-1949 • Harley Townsend 1949-1951 • G.E. Welch 1951-1953 • Jesse L. Henderson 1955-1961 • Boyd Hash 1961-1969, 1975-1977 • Don Owens 1969-1971, 1973-1975, 1979-1981, 1987-1989 • Emmitt Mahafey 1971-1973 • Ted Kirk 1977-1979 • William Rucker 1981-1987 • William Plyburn 1989-1993 • Nancy Cartmill 1993-2001 • Paul L. Turman, Sr. 2001-2015 • Christopher L. Tatum 2015-2019

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Government & Politics. A significant historical year for this entry is 1898.

Location. 38° 24.628′ N,

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82° 17.685′ W. Marker is in Barboursville, West Virginia, in Cabell County. It can be reached from Central Avenue north of Main Street, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 606 Central Ave, Barboursville WV 25504, 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: A Salute To Veterans (here, next to this marker); WWII Honor Roll (within shouting distance of this marker); Nancy Cartmill Gardens (within shouting distance of this marker); M41 "Walker Bulldog" Light Tank (within shouting distance

Photographed by Craig Doda, June 25, 2023

2. Mayors Corner Marker

of this marker); Barboursville Engagement (within shouting distance of this marker); West Virginia Veterans Home Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Barboursville (within shouting distance of this marker); 1909 (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Barboursville.

Photographed by Craig Doda, June 25, 2023

3. Mayors Corner Marker

Photographed by Craig Doda, June 25, 2023

4. Mayors Corner Marker

Photographed by Craig Doda, June 25, 2023

5. Mayors Corner Marker

Photographed by Craig Doda, June 25, 2023

6. Mayors Corner Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on August 20, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 9, 2023, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 341 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on August 9, 2023, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.