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

Logan

Photographed by Forest McDermott, November 9, 2008

1. Logan Marker

Inscription. Here was home of Thomas Dunn English, mayor, 1852 to 1857, and author of "Ben Bolt". Aracoma, daughter of Cornstalk and the wife of Bolling Baker, was killed in 1780 attack by settler, and is buried here.

Erected 2002 by West Virginia Division of Archives and History.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers • 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 1852.

Location. 37° 50.757′ N, 81° 59.364′ W. Marker is in Logan, West Virginia, in Logan County. It is at the intersection of Logan Boulevard (West Virginia Route 10) and Holland Lane and Main Street, on the left when traveling east on Logan Boulevard. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Logan WV 25601, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Southern Coalfields.

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: Burning of Logan Courthouse (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Princess Aracoma (about 600 feet away); Mamie Thurman (approx. 2.6 miles away); Chesapeake & Ohio 2755 Steam Locomotive (approx. 3.4 miles away); Chesapeake and Ohio Kanawha

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(approx. 3.4 miles away); The Courthouse Bell (approx. 3.4 miles away); Logan County Coal Miners Memorial (approx. 3.4 miles away); Tom "Rose" Tomblin (approx. 3.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Logan.

Photographed by Forest McDermott, November 9, 2008

2. Logan Marker

Photo taken looking toward downtown Logan, Main Street in the street to the right.

Photographed by Forest McDermott, November 9, 2008

3. Logan Marker

Photo taken looking east on Route 10 (Logan Boulevard)

By Polinator (CC BY-SA 3.0) via Wikimedia Commons, August 17, 2004

4. Chief Logan

Statue in Chief Logan State Park near Logan, West Virginia.

Credits. This page was last revised on May 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 27, 2011, by Forest McDermott of Masontown, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,023 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 27, 2011, by Forest McDermott of Masontown, Pennsylvania. 4. submitted on May 6, 2023, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.