Belington in Barbour County, West Virginia — The American South (Appalachia)

Meadowville

Photographed By Craig Swain, July 24, 2010

1. Meadowville Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Meadowville, on the site of an Indian fort built in 1784, is a few miles north. New Jersey colonists settled there before 1800, and tavern, mills, and stores made it a trading center of the Tygarts Valley for a hundred years.

Erected 1979 by West Virginia Department of Culture and History.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Native Americans • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the West Virginia Archives and History series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1784.

Location. 39° 1.751′ N, 79° 55.914′ W. Marker is in Belington, West Virginia, in Barbour County. Marker is at the intersection of Morgantown Pike (State Highway 92) and Slate Road, on the right when traveling east on Morgantown Pike. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Belington WV 26250, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Camp Laurel Hill (approx. half a mile away); Camp Belington (approx. half a mile away); Battle of Laurel Hill (approx. 0.7 miles away); Civil War on the Beverly & Fairmont Turnpike

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(approx. 1.2 miles away); a different marker also named Battle of Laurel Hill (approx. 1.7 miles away); Cannons (approx. 1.7 miles away); a different marker also named Camp Laurel Hill (approx. 1.8 miles away); Laurel Hill (approx. 1.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Belington.

Photographed By Craig Swain, July 24, 2010

2. Meadowville Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on August 15, 2010, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 902 times since then and 51 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 15, 2010, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.