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

Grimes Golden Apple

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, December 27, 2013

1. Grimes Golden Apple Marker

Inscription. Watering trough marks location of first Grimes Golden Apple tree, discovered by owner of land, Thomas Grimes, in 1802. Memorial Trough sponsored by the Franklin Country Women's Club in 1922.

Erected 1981 by West Virginia Department of Culture and History.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Agriculture. In addition, it is included in the West Virginia Archives and History series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1802.

Location. 40° 16.451′ N, 80° 34.518′ W. Marker is in Wellsburg, West Virginia, in Brooke County. It is at the intersection of Washington Pike (West Virginia Route 27) and Bradys Ridge Road, on the right when traveling east on Washington Pike. Located at Grimes Golden Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Follansbee WV 26037, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Northern Panhandle.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in the Ohio River Valley,

and in 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Drovers Inn (approx. 1.1 miles away); Campbell Tarr (approx. 1.8 miles away); Patrick M. Gass (approx. 1.8 miles away); Tollgate House (approx. 1.9 miles away); Patrick Gass (approx. 1.9 miles away); Brooke County Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.9 miles away); The Wellsburg United Methodist Church

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(approx. 1.9 miles away); 1788 Wells Log House (approx. 2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wellsburg.

Also see . . . Wikipedia article about Grimes Golden Apple. (Submitted on December 27, 2013, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, December 27, 2013

2. Grimes Golden Apple Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on December 27, 2013, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,733 times since then and 55 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 27, 2013, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.