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Hillsboro in Pocahontas County, West Virginia — The American South (Appalachia)
 

Hillsboro

 
 
Hillsboro Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Craig Swain, July 10, 2010
1. Hillsboro Marker
Inscription. Here Gen. W.W. Averell camped before the Battle of Droop Mountain and after his raid to Salem, Virginia, in 1863. Settlements were made in the vicinity in the 1760s by John McNeel and the Kinnisons. Birthplace of Pearl Buck.
 
Erected 2009 by West Virginia Archives & History.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Settlements & SettlersWar, 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. 38° 8.315′ N, 80° 12.461′ W. Marker is in Hillsboro, West Virginia, in Pocahontas County. Marker is at the intersection of Main Street (U.S. 219) and 2nd Street, on the right when traveling north on Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Hillsboro WV 24946, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Yankee Army Camp (approx. ¼ mile away); Birthplace of Pearl S. Buck (approx. ¼ mile away); Union Camp (approx. ¼ mile away); Mill Point (approx. 1.9 miles away); Battle Of Mill Point (approx. 2 miles away); Anna Wallace (approx. 2 miles away); William L. "Mudwall" Jackson (approx. 2.6 miles away); Home for a Separatist Community (approx. 3.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hillsboro.
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Hillsboro Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Craig Swain, July 10, 2010
2. Hillsboro Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on August 13, 2010, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 767 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on August 13, 2010, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.

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