Hillsboro in Pocahontas County, West Virginia — The American South (Appalachia)

Hillsboro

Photographed by Craig Swain, July 10, 2010

1. Hillsboro Marker

Inscription. Here Gen. W.W. Averell camped before the Battle of Droop Mountain and after his raid to Salem, Virginia, in 1863. Settlements were made in the vicinity in the 1760s by John McNeel and the Kinnisons. Birthplace of Pearl Buck.

Erected 2009 by West Virginia Archives & History.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Settlements & Settlers • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the West Virginia Archives and History series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1863.

Location. 38° 8.315′ N, 80° 12.461′ W. Marker is in Hillsboro, West Virginia, in Pocahontas County. It is at the intersection of Main Street (U.S. 219) and 2nd Street, on the right when traveling north on Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Hillsboro WV 24946, 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Birthplace of Pearl S. Buck (approx. ¼ mile away); Union Camp (approx. ¼ mile away); Mill Point (approx. 1.9 miles away); Battle Of Mill Point (approx. 2 miles away); Anna Wallace (approx. 2 miles away); William L. "Mudwall" Jackson (approx. 2.6 miles away); Home for a Separatist Community

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(approx. 3.1 miles away); A Spectacular Crash! (approx. 3.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hillsboro.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Yankee Army Camp (was approx. ¼ mile away but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by Craig Swain, July 10, 2010

2. Hillsboro Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on August 13, 2010, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,008 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 13, 2010, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.