Near Cross Lanes in Putnam County, West Virginia — The American South (Appalachia)

Kanawha County / Putnam County

Kanawha County Face of Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By J. J. Prats, July 13, 2015

1. Kanawha County Face of Marker

Inscription.
Kanawha County. Authorized, 1888; organized 1789 from Greenbrier and Montgomery. Named for the Kanawha River, bearing name of Indian tribe. Salt making brought early settlers into the valley and from it grew vast modern chemical plants.

Putnam County. Formed in 1848 from Cabell, Mason, and Kanawha. Named for Gen. Israel Putnam, a Revolutionary War hero. The county is cut by trails made by American bison to the Ohio River. Its oldest town, Buffalo, is named for them.

Erected 1974 by West Virginia Department of Archives and History.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Political Subdivisions. In addition, it is included in the West Virginia Archives and History series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1888.

Location. 38° 26.107′ N, 81° 48.81′ W. Marker is near Cross Lanes, West Virginia, in Putnam County. Marker is on Cross Lanes Drive (West Virginia Route 62) just north of Melton Avenue, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 328 Cross Lanes Dr, Nitro WV 25143, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Nitro: WWI “Boom Town” (approx. 1.7 miles away); Larry Barnett (approx. 1.8 miles away);

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Lou Burdette (approx. 1.8 miles away); Kathy Mattea (approx. 1.8 miles away); Co. B 142nd Infantry 36th Division (approx. 1.8 miles away); a different marker also named Co. B 142nd Infantry 36th Division (approx. 1.8 miles away); a different marker also named Co. B 142nd Infantry 36th Division (approx. 1.8 miles away); Military Survey / Nitro (approx. 1.8 miles away).

Putnam County Face of Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By J. J. Prats, July 13, 2015

2. Putnam County Face of Marker

Kanawha County / Putnam County Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By J. J. Prats, July 13, 2015

3. Kanawha County / Putnam County Marker

Photographed By J. J. Prats, July 13, 2015

4. Kanawha County / Putnam County Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on August 5, 2021. It was originally submitted on July 23, 2015, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 377 times since then and 12 times this year. Last updated on July 23, 2015, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 23, 2015, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.