Weirton in Hancock County, West Virginia — The American South (Appalachia)

Hancock County / Brooke County

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By Mike Wintermantel, July 3, 2011

1. Hancock County Marker

Inscription.
Side A:Hancock CountyFormed in 1848 from Brooke. Named for John Hancock, first signer of the Declaration of Independence. Iron furnaces established in this county as early as 1794 made the cannon balls that Commodore Perry used in Battle of Lake Erie.

Side B: Brooke CountyFormed in 1797 from Ohio County, Named for Robert Brooke, Virginia governor, 1794-1796. Here Alexander Campbell founded the Christian Church and established a college. First Grimes Golden apple tree in this county.

Erected by West Virginia Division of Culture and History.

Location. 40° 23.885′ N, 80° 35.512′ W. Marker is in Weirton, West Virginia, in Hancock County. Marker is on Main Street (West Virginia Route 2) 0.1 miles north of Marland Avenue, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Located on reverse side of Brooke County marker. Marker is in this post office area: Weirton WV 26062, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Holliday's Cove (approx. 0.3 miles away); Ohio River Lock and Dam 10 Site (approx. 1.8 miles away in Ohio); Steubenville's Dean Martin

Brooke County Marker image. Click for full size.

By Mike Wintermantel, July 3, 2011

2. Brooke County Marker

(approx. 2.1 miles away in Ohio); Three Springs Church (approx. 2.1 miles away); Peter Tarr Furnace (approx. 2.6 miles away); U.S.S. Maine (approx. 2.9 miles away in Ohio); Abraham Lincoln's Visit to Steubenville (approx. 2.9 miles away in Ohio); Edwin McMasters Stanton (approx. 2.9 miles away in Ohio). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Weirton.

Also see . . .
1. Welcome to Hancock County. (Submitted on July 6, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)
2. Welcome to Brooke County. (Submitted on July 6, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)

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By Mike Wintermantel, July 3, 2011

3. Hancock County Marker

By Mike Wintermantel, July 3, 2011

4. Brooke County Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. This page originally submitted on July 4, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 504 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on July 4, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 2. submitted on July 5, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 3. submitted on July 4, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 4. submitted on July 5, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.