Mathias in Hardy County, West Virginia — The American South (Appalachia)
Howard's Lick
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Jackson Home
Photographed by Forest McDermott, April 10, 2011
1. Howard's Lick Marker
The opposite side of marker is Jackson Home
Erected 1980 by West Virginia Department of Culture and History.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • 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 1750.
Location. 38° 52.802′ N, 78° 51.907′ W. Marker is in Mathias, West Virginia, in Hardy County. It is on West Virginia Route 259 0.1 miles north of Howard's Lick River State Park Road (County Route 12), on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Mathias WV 26812, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Eastern Panhandle. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern 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 and also the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Mathias Homestead (approx. 0.2 miles away); Mathias Veterans Memorial
this page online
Photographed by Forest McDermott, April 10, 2011
2. Jackson Home Marker
The opposite side is Howard's Lick marker
Photographed by Forest McDermott, April 10, 2011
3. Howard's Lick/Jackson Home Marker
Photo taken looking north on WV Route 259.
Photographed by Forest McDermott, April 10, 2011
4. Howard's Lick/Jackson Home Marker
Photo taken from across WV Route 259.
Photographed by Forest McDermott, March 25, 2012
5. Lee White Sulphur Spring on Howard's Lick Run
The spring mentioned in the marker in Lost River State Park.
Photographed by Forest McDermott, March 25, 2012
6. Lee Cabin in Lost River State Park
Summer Cabin built by Henry Lee around 1800 across from Lee White Sulphur Spring and now a museum in the park and on the National Register for Historic Places.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 8, 2020. It was originally submitted on December 13, 2011, by Forest McDermott of Masontown, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 2,131 times since then and 78 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on December 13, 2011, by Forest McDermott of Masontown, Pennsylvania. 5, 6. submitted on March 30, 2012, by Forest McDermott of Masontown, Pennsylvania. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
