Mill Creek in Randolph County, West Virginia — The American South (Appalachia)
Tygart Valley Telephone Company
Photographed by Bradley Owen, February 4, 2025
1. Tygart Valley Telephone Company Marker
Byron Woods, Manager U. B. Painter, Secretary
Adelphia Swecker, Operator Agnes Louk, Operator
Floyd M. Bennett, Lineman Mervin R. Chaney, Lineman
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Communications • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1932.
Location. 38° 43.878′ N, 79° 58.162′ W. Marker is in Mill Creek, West Virginia, in Randolph County. It is on Woody Simmons Drive east of Seneca Trail (U.S. 250), on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 41 Woody Simmons Drive, Mill Creek WV 26280, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in West Virginia’s Potomac Highlands. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, 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 territory of the Mississippian Culture.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: I. P. Russell & Sons (approx. 0.2 miles away); Bishop Asbury (approx. 1.1 miles away); Huttonsville (approx. 1½ miles away); a different marker also named Huttonsville (approx. 1½ miles away); Old Brick Church (approx. 2.4 miles away); Tygart Valley Homesteads (approx. 5.3 miles away); West Virginia Historic New Deal / CCC Trail (approx. 5.3 miles away); U.S. Homestead (approx. 6.1 miles away).
Another marker is no longer nearby. Army Headquarters 1861 / Huttonsville (was approx. 1½ miles away but has been
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Photographed by Bradley Owen, February 4, 2025
2. Tygart Valley Telephone Company Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on February 8, 2025. It was originally submitted on February 8, 2025, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 115 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 8, 2025, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia.
