Forest Hill in Summers County, West Virginia — The American South (Appalachia)

Civil War Camp

Photographed by Roger Miller, October 25, 2016

1. Civil War Camp Marker

Inscription. Forest Hill United Methodist Church, founded in 1835, served as temporary shelter in 1863 for 23rd Ohio Vol. Inf., including Col. R.B. Hayes and Major W. McKinley, later presidents of U.S. Preceding frame church building, 2nd on site, was one of the first in area known as "the Farms". Church, dedicated in 1860, was also used to hold court for justice of the peace proceedings, and other political, civic, and social events.

Erected 2002 by Forest Hill United Methodist Church, West Virginia Division of Archives and History.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • Religion & Religious Structures • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the West Virginia Archives and History series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1863.

Location. 37° 34.218′ N, 80° 47.35′ W. Marker is in Forest Hill, West Virginia, in Summers County. It is at the intersection of West Virginia Route 12 and Seminole Road (County Route 21/1), on the right when traveling north on West Virginia Route 12. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Forest Hill

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WV 24935, 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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Mike Foster (approx. 0.2 miles away); Summers County / Monroe County (approx. 2.1 miles away); Red Sulphur Springs (approx. 4.1 miles away); Here Stood a Statue of John Henry (approx. 5.6 miles away); Great Bend Tunnel (approx. 5.6 miles away); Why The Tunnel Was Built (approx. 5.6 miles away); a different marker also named Great Bend Tunnel (approx. 5.6 miles away); The Legend Of John Henry (approx. 5.6 miles away).

Photographed by Roger Miller, October 25, 2016

2. Civil War Camp Marker

Forest Hill United Methodist Church and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, July 25, 2021

3. Forest Hill United Methodist Church and Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on March 23, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 25, 2016, by Roger Miller of Pulaski, Virginia. This page has been viewed 862 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 25, 2016, by Roger Miller of Pulaski, Virginia. 3. submitted on August 9, 2021, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.