Near Bunker Hill in Jefferson County, West Virginia — The American South (Appalachia)
Jefferson County
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Berkeley County
Photographed by Tom Fuchs, June 16, 2007
1. Jefferson County / Berkeley County Marker
Jefferson County. Formed, 1801, from Berkeley. Named for Thomas Jefferson. Home of Gens. Gates, Darke, and Charles Lee. Here four companies of Washingtons men organized. Shepherdstown was strongly urged as the seat of the National Capitol.
Berkeley County. Formed from Frederick in 1772. Named for Norborne Berkeley, Baron Botetourt, governor of Virginia, 17681770. Home of many leaders in the Revolution. As early as 1774, George Washington had orchards planted here.
Erected 1974 by West Virginia Department of Archives and History.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Political Subdivisions • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the West Virginia Archives and History series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1801.
Location. Marker is missing. It was located near 39° 19.183′ N, 77° 59.317′ W. Marker was near Bunker Hill, West Virginia, in Jefferson County. It was on Washington Heritage Trail (West Virginia Route 51) near the Opequon Creek Bridge, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker was in this post office area: Bunker Hill WV 25413, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker was in the Washington Metropolitan Area and in the Eastern Panhandle. It was also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it was in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it found itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture and also the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this location
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Photographed by Tom Fuchs, June 16, 2007
2. Jefferson County / Berkeley County Marker
Photographed by J. J. Prats, August 13, 2007
3. Marker at Opequon Creek Bridge
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, February 16, 2015
4. Thomas Jefferson
This 1836 portrait of Thomas Jefferson by Charles Bird King (after Gilbert Stuart) hangs in the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, DC.
Internet Archive
5. The Right Hon'ble Norborne Berkeley,
Baron de Bottetourt
Late Governor of Virginia.
Baron de Bottetourt
Late Governor of Virginia.
From The Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography edited by Lyon Gardiner Tyler, 1915.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 30, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 11, 2007, by Tom Fuchs of Greenbelt, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,828 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 11, 2007, by Tom Fuchs of Greenbelt, Maryland. 3. submitted on November 11, 2007, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. 4, 5. submitted on October 11, 2020, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland.
