Near Paw Paw in Morgan County, West Virginia — The American South (Appalachia)

Morgan County / Hampshire County

Morgan County Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mike Wintermantel, June 22, 2015

1. Morgan County Marker

Inscription. Morgan County Formed, 1820, from Berkeley and Hampshire. Named for Gen. Daniel Morgan of the Revolutionary Army. Many of his renowned "Riflemen" were from the Eastern Panhandle, where he once lived. Famed Berkeley Springs here.

Hampshire County Oldest county; established by the Virginia Assembly, 1754. Formed from Frederick and Augusta. Lord Fairfax, owner, named it for the English shire of the same name. Ice Mountain and Hanging Rocks are among its natural wonders.

Erected 1981 by West Virginia Department of Culture and History.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Natural Resources • 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 1820.

Location. 39° 29.973′ N, 78° 26.176′ W. Marker is near Paw Paw, West Virginia, in Morgan County. Marker is on Paw Paw Road (West Virginia Route 9) 0.1 miles north of Falling Leaf Road, on the right when traveling south. Located at Woodrow Union Church. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3339 Paw Paw Rd, Paw Paw WV 25434, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Hampshire County / Morgan County (approx. 0.9 miles away); Mount Olive United Methodist Church Site (approx. 2½ miles away); Paw Paw (approx. 2.6 miles away); Paw Paw / Paw Paw Tunnel / The Fruit (approx. 2.6 miles away); Paw Paw Korean War Memorial (approx. 2.7 miles away); Roll of Honor (approx. 2.7 miles away); Paw Paw, W. Va Honor Roll (approx. 2.7 miles away); In Memoriam (approx. 2.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Paw Paw.

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Hampshire County Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mike Wintermantel, June 22, 2015

2. Hampshire County Marker

Photographed By Mike Wintermantel, June 22, 2015

3. Morgan County Marker

Photographed By Mike Wintermantel, June 22, 2015

4. Hampshire County Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 12, 2022. It was originally submitted on June 28, 2015, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 400 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 28, 2015, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.