Buckhannon in Upshur County, West Virginia — The American South (Appalachia)

Buckhannon City Seal Mural

Photographed by Bradley Owen, March 10, 2025

1. Buckhannon City Seal Mural Marker

Inscription.
This mural was designed & painted by deborah dorland of Richwood WW in the summer of 2006 and is based on the city seal of Buckhannon (est. 1816, inc. 1852) created by local artist Ross Straight in 1998. The seal depicts an imagined meeting between the great Delaware chief Buckhongahelas (after whom this city is reputedly named) & one of the region's first European settlers, Samuel Pringle, who, with his brother John, made a home in a huge hollow sycamore tree approx. 4 mi north 1764-7
This gift of Public Art is presented to the people of Upshur County

Erected 2006 by Chase Bank, Buckhannon Chamber of Commerce, Upshur County Development Authority, West Virginia Wesleyan College, The Arts Alliance, Duron Paint Co. and Willet LC.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 2006.

Location. 38° 59.632′ N, 80° 13.91′ W. Marker is in Buckhannon, West Virginia, in Upshur County. It is at the intersection of North Locust Street (West Virginia Route 20) and West Main Street (County Route 151), on the right when traveling north on North Locust Street. Marker is located on the west side of the building. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 49 West Main Street, Buckhannon WV 26201, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Central West Virginia.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

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.

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8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Destruction at the Courthouse (a few steps from this marker); Buckhannon / Frontier Days (a few steps from this marker); Operation Desert Storm Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Honor Roll (within shouting distance of this marker); In Tribute to and in Memory of Buckhannon Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. (within shouting distance of this marker); Upshur County Courthouses / Rainbow Restaurant (within shouting distance of this marker); C.E. Mylius Building (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Buckhannon.

Buckhannon City Seal Mural and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bradley Owen, March 10, 2025

2. Buckhannon City Seal Mural and Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on March 11, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 10, 2025, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 192 times since then and 50 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 11, 2025, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia.