Middlebourne in Tyler County, West Virginia — The American South (Appalachia)

Jacob Edgar Boyers

Photographed by Craig Doda, December 26, 2021

1. Jacob Edgar Boyers Marker

Inscription. Born 1832, Boyers was an outspoken supporter of the Union cause and WV statehood during the Civil War, publishing the pro-Northern paper, Virginia Plaindealer, 1860-1863. He became West Virginia's first Secretary of State in 1863, serving until 1865. He later was president of the Board of Supervisors and Free School Superintendent of Tyler County. Boyers died in 1911.

Erected 2019 by West Virginia Archives & History.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Communications • Government & Politics • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the West Virginia Archives and History series list.

Location. 39° 29.638′ N, 80° 54.016′ W. Marker is in Middlebourne, West Virginia, in Tyler County. It is at the intersection of Main Street and Broad Street, on the left when traveling north on Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Middlebourne WV 26149, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Northern Panhandle

and in the Mid-Ohio Valley. It is also in the American

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South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in the Ohio River Valley,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern 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: Tyler County Vietnam War Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Tyler County Korea War Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Middlebourne (approx. 0.2 miles away); In Memory Of The Greatest Generation (approx. 0.2 miles away); Tyler County Civil War Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Original Horse Stepping Stone (approx. ¼ mile away); Tyler County High School World War I Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); Tyler County High School (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Middlebourne.

Photographed by Craig Doda, December 26, 2021

2. Jacob Edgar Boyers Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on December 25, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 9, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 317 times since then and 47 times this year. Last updated on December 8, 2023, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 9, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.