Blue Jay near Beaver in Raleigh County, West Virginia — The American South (Appalachia)

The Ingram House Foundation

Photographed by Tom Bosse, September 20, 2025

1. The Ingram House Foundation Marker

Inscription. The Ingram family made their home at Grandview long before it became a park. The stone foundation is all that remains of the small house that Jim and Annie Ingram built in 1906. Jim worked nearby at the Royal coal mine, while Annie raised six children and tended a garden and small orchard behind the house. Although apple trees still grow in the old orchard, the last surviving child, Dorothy, died in the early 1990s.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1906.

Location. 37° 49.863′ N, 81° 3.828′ W. Marker is near Beaver, West Virginia, in Raleigh County. It is in Blue Jay. It can be reached from Grandview Road (County Road 9) north of Heron Lane, on the right when traveling north. Marker is located near the Grandview Visitor Center in the New River Gorge National Park & Preserve. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4700 Grandview Rd, Beaver WV 25813, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in West Virginia’s New River Gorge.

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 walking distance of this marker: Black Gold (within shouting distance of this marker); Railroad Days (within shouting distance of this marker); Those Who Came Before (within shouting distance of this marker); Grand Canyon of the East (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); A Born Again Ecosystem

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(about 400 feet away); What's In A Name? (about 400 feet away); The Grand View (about 700 feet away); Grandview Monitor (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Beaver.

Photographed by Tom Bosse, September 20, 2025

2. The Ingram House Foundation Marker

Photographed by Tom Bosse, September 20, 2025

3. The Ingram House Foundation Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 3, 2026. It was originally submitted on February 2, 2026, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 66 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 2, 2026, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.