This memorial is dedicated to the men and women of our community who have proudly and bravely defended the precious rights and freedoms of our country — — Map (db m197530) WM
Commemorating those from Anmoore who served in World War II
Adams, John •
Allen, William •
Alonso, Raymond •
Alvarez, Sabrino •
Amato, Nicholas •
Ayers, Lyle •
Bailey, George •
Ball, Ashbury •
Balough, John . . . — — Map (db m197795) WM
The first building known as the Baptist Meeting House stood on this site. The church was organized about 1770 by Rev. John Sutton and five constituent members. Rev. James Sutton served as pastor for a short period. Rev. John Corbly served as pastor . . . — — Map (db m177155) HM
Enlarged replica on site of original Michael L. Benedum family home, Benedum, born here 16 July 1869, died 30 July 1959. Known as the “Great Wildcatter” for success in oil exploration, he became as well known for philanthropy. Benedum . . . — — Map (db m125816) HM
On April 20, 1863, Confederate Gens. William E. “Grumble” Jones and John D. Imboden began a raid from Virginia through present-day West Virginia against the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. Taking separate routes, they later reported that they . . . — — Map (db m253235) HM
Combat Wounded
Dear friend, beware as you stand by
As you are now, so once was I
As I am now, so you will be,
So get prepared to follow me.
“To follow you I am not content
Until I know which way you went."
We are such things . . . — — Map (db m108674) WM
Combat Wounded
Dear friend, beware as you stand by
As you are now, so once was I
As I am now, so you will be,
So get prepared to follow me.
“To follow you I am not content
Until I know which way you went."
We are such . . . — — Map (db m184834) WM
1975
12 Year Old
Mike Applegate •
Mario Blount •
Joey Belcastro •
John Hartzell •
Steve Hitt •
Kyle Johnson •
Jeff Larosa •
Pat Oliverio •
Gregg Perris •
Jon Pinti •
Bub Renzelli •
Tommy Steele •
Bobby Tomasik •
Tommy . . . — — Map (db m249116) HM
Who made the first settlement on Lower Simpson Creek in April 1772. He obtained a patent on 400 acres of land and built his cabin near this site. Later in the same year he returned to the South Branch and married Sarah Allen. They reared a family of . . . — — Map (db m229645) HM
On Simpson Creek is the site of fort built by John Powers, 1771. Nearby is grave of Col. Benjamin Wilson, soldier and settler. Here lived Joseph Johnson, only Virginia governor from west of Alleghenies; first elected by popular vote. — — Map (db m4545) HM
Original site of the Simpson Creek Baptist Church (organized in 1770). Buried here are James "Peg" Clemens, Pony Express rider and cousin of Mark Twain; Joseph Johnson, the only man west of the Alleghenies to serve as governor of Virginia, and . . . — — Map (db m181303) HM
(Front):
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Criminal Justice Information Services Division
On the morning of Tuesday September 11, 2001, at 8:46 a.m. hijackers intentionally crashed the American Airlines Flight 11 passenger . . . — — Map (db m256479) HM
A. S. Hugill built 75' long by 14' wide multiple king-post truss bridge in 1881 for $1483 on land of John Lowe. Survived great flood of 1888 but was washed away from original site 1/2 miles upstream in 1899. — — Map (db m8541) HM
A Historic
Bowstring Concrete Arch Bridge
Built in 1924
By Frank Duff McEnteer's Concrete Steel Bridge Co. for The Bridgeport Lamp Chimney Co. to move handcarts with glassware from the factory across Simpson Creek to their warehouse. . . . — — Map (db m287870) HM
Birthplace of General Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson. After a brilliant Mexican War record, he joined the Confederacy in 1861, earned his nickname and advancement in rank in first Battle of Bull Run, and was killed at Chancellorsville. — — Map (db m73406) HM
This cannon captured in May 1898 from Spanish forces by U. S. Navy, under command of Admiral George Dewey near Manila, Philippine Islands. Unveiled in Clarksburg on July 4, 1899 by Custer Post No. 8 G.A.R., placed here in 1932. Cast in Seville, . . . — — Map (db m257252) HM
Seeded from the
9-11 Survivor Tree
Given to the
City of Clarksburg
from the
National September 11 Memorial & Museum
at the World Trade Center — — Map (db m257179) HM
Built in 1853 on land donated by Burton Despard and modeled after a church near Dublin, Ireland, that he attended as a child. The Reverend R. A. Castleman arrived as a deacon in 1853 and supervised the construction of the sanctuary. Black walnut . . . — — Map (db m257153) HM
(side 1)
Established 1785. Named for Gen. George Rogers Clark. John Simpson camped here in 1764. Early permanent settlements were made by the Davissons, Cottrills, Sotha Hickman, Nicholas Carpenter, and others.
(side 2) . . . — — Map (db m73413) HM
This church was organized and began serving a congregation in 1848. The present building, with its unusual round sanctuary, was completed in 1896 on land purchased from Colonel Alexander Moore. Colonel Moore served with gallant and highly . . . — — Map (db m257247) HM
The former Clarksburg Municipal Building was designed by Charles L. Hickman and was built in 1888. The building was an example of the late 19th Century Victorian Eclecticism. It served as the Post Office from 1888-1932; the Federal Building from . . . — — Map (db m257217) HM
On April 22, 1861, in Clarksburg, about 1,200 citizens of Harrison County met to oppose Virginia's proposed ordinance of secession. They supported John Carlile's call for delegates to meet on May 13 in Wheeling to determine a course of action for . . . — — Map (db m184744) HM
On April 20, 1863, Confederate Gens. William E. “Grumble” Jones and John D. Imboden began a raid from Virginia through present-day West Virginia against the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. Taking separate routes, they later reported that they . . . — — Map (db m253236) HM
Combat Wounded. Dear friend, beware as you stand by. As you are now, so once was I. As I am now, so you will be. So get prepared to follow me. “To follow you I am not content. Until I know which way you went.”
We are such things as dreams . . . — — Map (db m104605) WM
Born along Devils Crk. in the Millstone Valley of New Jersey. Married
Prudence Izzard of Phil. in 1772. Came to Harrison Co. Va. in 1773 with wife
father, Obadiah, uncles John, Andrew, Amaziah and families. His survey
listed 400 acres in 1773 . . . — — Map (db m184966) HM
Site of Hopewell Baptist Church and burial place of Daniel Davisson. Major in Revolution. Commander of Nutter Fort and High Sheriff of Harrison County, he donated land for county buildings and this cemetery in the year of 1790. — — Map (db m184812) HM
Derek William Hotsinpiller
Deputy United States Marshal
Northern District of West Virginia
July 13, 2009 - February 16, 2011
Early in the morning hours on February 16, 2011, deputies assigned to the United States Marshals Service for . . . — — Map (db m257230) HM
This seven-story steel structure of brownstone and brick was built in 1907 by Virgil Highland. The first-floor portal is flanked by Corinthian columns. The embellished, bracketed cornice on the top floor gives it a Renaissance Revival theme. It . . . — — Map (db m256533) HM
The present church structure was built in 1893 at a cost of $15,500. It was constructed in the Gothic Revival style with Gothic gables located on each elevation and twin louvered lancet windows. Additions to the building were added in 1913 and . . . — — Map (db m256592) HM
This mural project was led and commissioned by the Clarksburg History Museum as part of the West Virginia Mural Trail for America 250, an initiative of the West Virginia Department of Tourism for America’s Semiquincentennial, with concept and . . . — — Map (db m309175)
This structure was first built as a four-story hotel in 1910. Then a fifth story was added in 1913. The hotel was owned by Dr. Truman. E. Gore, physician, and brother of Howard M. Gore. Howard Gore served as governor of West Virginia from . . . — — Map (db m257207) HM
Born February 9, 1947, in Clarksburg, West Virginia, Richard proudly served as an Armor Crewman with Company M, 3rd Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment — the legendary Blackhorse Troopers.
On September 7, 1969, at the age of 22, he was . . . — — Map (db m309115) HM WM
Born February 9, 1947, in Clarksburg, West Virginia, Richard proudly served as an Armor Crewman with Company M, 3rd Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment — the legendary Blackhorse Troopers.
On September 7, 1969, at the age of 22, he was . . . — — Map (db m309116) HM WM
On March 25, 1808, George Jackson, son of John and Elizabeth Jackson, deeded his orchard place to his son John George as a cemetery for family and friends. The George Jackson farm was an outpost of pioneer Clarksburg and the scene of Indian . . . — — Map (db m256447) HM
(Panel 1):
John George Jackson (1777-1825) - also known as John G. Jackson - of Clarksburg, Harrison County, Va. (now W.Va.). Born in Hardy County, Va. (now W.Va.), September 22, 1777. Son of George and Elizabeth Brake Jackson; . . . — — Map (db m256467) HM
Born in 1817, he practiced law and served in the Virginia Senate and US Congress. At the 1861 Richmond Convention, he opposed secession. Although he led efforts to create a new state and wrote "A Declaration of the People of Virginia" calling for a . . . — — Map (db m184802) HM
In 1764, John Simpson, hunter and trapper, established a camp here on the bank of the West Fork River opposite the mouth of Elk Creek. He was the first white man in the area. Simpson Creek and the town of Simpson are named for him. — — Map (db m174580) HM
John William Davis was born in Clarksburg on April 13, 1873. Davis served in the United States House of Representatives from West Virginia's First District, was the United States Solicitor General under President Woodrow Wilson, and was the . . . — — Map (db m257195) HM
Kelly Miller School (1st to 12th grade), located on EB Saunders Way (formerly Water St.), was a black school operated from 1903 until school desegregation in 1956. The school was named in honor of Kelly Miller, an African American mathematician, . . . — — Map (db m288087) HM
The original structure was established in 1860 as a branch of the Merchants & Mechanics Bank of Wheeling. The current structure was built in 1894. Its first president was Nathan Goff, Sr., followed by his nephew, Nathan Goff, Jr., then R.T. . . . — — Map (db m256641) HM
Moore Opera House was located at the corner of South Fourth Street and Traders Avenue. It was built in 1917 by Jack Marks on land owned by Frank Moore, mayor of Clarksburg from 1909-1912. The theater opened on June 10, 1918, with Charlie Chaplin . . . — — Map (db m257434) HM
This house was built from 1880 until its completion in 1883. This was the residence of Nathan Goff, Jr., who served during the Civil War, was a United States District Judge, a United States Senator, and a Clarksburg developer. He was also . . . — — Map (db m257178) HM
From 1861 through 1865, Clarksburg was temporary home to hundreds of Union soldiers. Although many tents and huts were erected to quarter he men, soldiers occupied every public building at one time or another. You are facing the site of one such . . . — — Map (db m58718) HM
During the Civil War, Clarksburg was packed with hundreds of Union soldiers, too many to be quartered in tents and huts. The Northwest Academy, which stood just in front of you, served at various times as a barracks, were erected to quarter he . . . — — Map (db m256417) HM
Directly to the east are two earthen, domed burial mounds. The larger mound is some sixty feet in diameter and twelve feet high. Excavations in 1969 revealed flint tools, pottery sherds and skeletal remains of two individuals. Site dates to about . . . — — Map (db m174582) HM
A seven-story building, the first concrete-steel building to be constructed in West Virginia. The first three stories were constructed in 1911 to house the Palace Furniture Company. In 1921 four stories were added to the building, as was the Neo . . . — — Map (db m185414) HM
The Ritz Theatre was built on the site of three former theaters. The Victoria Theater, a vaudeville house, was built in 1911 and renamed the Palace in 1915. In 1921, the Gillis family purchased and renamed it the Gillis Theater and operated it as . . . — — Map (db m257254) HM
This bell once called the faithful to worship at the former St. John the Baptist Catholic Church. St. John's was first established as a mission of Immaculate Conception Church in 1906 for a growing Italian population. In 1969, due to structural . . . — — Map (db m257198) HM
This house was built in 1807 by Jacob Stealey, Clarksburg's first tanner. It is possibly the oldest existing house in Clarksburg. Nathan Goff, Jr. bought the house in 1881. Mary R. Goff owned the house from 1885-1908 during which time it was . . . — — Map (db m256498) HM
The house in which Thomas J. Jackson was born on January 21, 1824, stood across the street and halfway down the block to your right (marked with a bronze plaque). His father struggled to make ends meet and poverty marred Jackson’s childhood. Both . . . — — Map (db m166847) HM
"…So build your community that quickened conscience, larger vision, deeper devotion and equality of rights for all will resolve itself into an enthusiastic zeal for personal service in the community. All who give service are torch bearers." . . . — — Map (db m308167) HM
In this cemetery lie buried members of the Stonewall Jackson family: his father Jonathan, a sister Elizabeth, his great grandparents John Jackson and wife Elizabeth Cummings. Buried here also are Mrs. Mary Payne Jackson and Mrs. Mary Coles Payne, . . . — — Map (db m175548) HM
"Look at Jackson there -- Standing like a stone wall"
Brig. Gen. Bee, at the First Battle of Manassas
Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson, Lt. General, C.S.A. Born in Clarksburg, January 21, 1824. Died May 10, 1863, from wounds . . . — — Map (db m73407) HM WM
On this site stood the birthplace of
Thomas J. (Stonewall) Jackson
Lieutenant General C.S.A.
Born January 21, 1824-Died May 10, 1863 — — Map (db m73403) HM
Built in 1894 and named in honor of Reverend George Towers, graduate of Oxford, England who was a teacher at Randolph Academy. The Academy, authorized by the Virginia Assembly in 1787, stood just to the east and was the principal regional school . . . — — Map (db m73405) HM
Traders Hotel
The Traders Building was designed by Columbus, Ohio-based architects Yost and Packard and built in 1894-1895. It was the focus of downtown Clarksburg's social scene in the late nineteenth century. It housed the Traders Hotel, a . . . — — Map (db m256658) HM
Harrison County was among the first jurisdictions in western Virginia to support the Union. A pro-Union meeting was called for November 24, 1860, at the Clarksburg Courthouse, just after Abraham Lincoln had been elected president and many Southern . . . — — Map (db m73418) HM
A 212-bed general medical and surgical hospital, dedicated Dec. 17, 1950 and activated for patients in March 1951. It maintains 97 medical, 90 surgical and 25 psychiatric beds. It is affiliated with the West Virginia University School of Medicine. — — Map (db m174651) HM
This hotel was designed by Harrison Albright and constructed in 1901-1904. It is a seven-story "Moorish" style design. Construction was financed by Nathan Goff, Jr. and named for his father Waldo P. Goff. From 1904-1940's the Waldo was one of the . . . — — Map (db m257404) HM
Waldomore.
Built by Waldo P. Goff, father of
Nathan Goff, in 1842, Waldomore is
a two-story Neo-Classical Revival
brick mansion used as the family
home until the death of May Goff
Lowndes in 1930. Left by her to
the City of Clarksburg . . . — — Map (db m174510) HM
Heroes of the World War
Sergeant Cecil C. Britton •
Sergeant Bernard A. Lovell •
Private Arnett O. Barnett •
Private George Dewey Griffith •
Private Herbert Garner •
Private Tommy Moore
☆ ☆ ☆
Heroes of . . . — — Map (db m287720) WM
Bathsheba Bigler Smith, born May 3, 1822, one mile upstream, was baptized in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter - day Saints in 1837. Moved to Nauvoo, IL, where she was a founding member of the Relief Society, the LDS Church charitable women's . . . — — Map (db m177224) HM
Nearby is the Mclntire blockhouse, built in 1773, another of the outposts established as protection against the Indians. Here are the graves of many
early settlers, including those of John McIntire and wife, both victims of the Indians. — — Map (db m176882) HM
In memory of
Jacob Bigler
Born 1752 - Died 1829
and
Elisha Griffith
Born 1751 - Died
American Soldiers
in the Revolutionary War
— — Map (db m177565) WM
In the I.O.O.F. Cemetery on the east side of the West Fork River at Enterprise are graves of Jacob Bigler (1752 - 1829) and Elisha Griffith (1751 - 1843), veterans of Revolutionary War who later settled in Harrison County. The graves are marked by a . . . — — Map (db m177757) HM
Harrison County
Formed, 1784, from Monongalia.
It included all or part of 17
other counties. Named for
Benjamin Harrison, signer of
Declaration of Independence
and the governor of Virginia,
1781-84. Birthplace of General "Stonewall” . . . — — Map (db m288007) HM
Near by was the home of the late Melville Davisson Post, author of many novels, but particularly noted for his stories concerning the strange points of law, woven about the fictitious character “Randolph Mason.” — — Map (db m173719) HM
Built 1892, following the completion of railroad in 1887. Lost Creek grew to become largest shipping point for cattle in West Virginia in 1915 and on entire B & O system, east of Mississippi in 1923. — — Map (db m35331) HM
Near blockhouse built by Thomas Harbert and others about 1775. This was the home of Col. Benjamin Robinson who was a soldier in the Revolution. He led a company at Brandywine and Germantown
and also saw Indian service. — — Map (db m177066) HM
Organized in 1818 by 19 members of Simpson Creek Baptist Church wanting a house of worship nearer to their homes. Original log building stood below road. Present structure was erected in 1854. — — Map (db m173715) HM
Built by Thomas Nutter in 1772 after settlement two years earlier. Nutter was a captain in the Revolutionary Army and is buried here. Refugees from Hacker's Creek settlements came here during the Indian raids of 1779. — — Map (db m161273) HM
Welcome! The bell of this landmark public school first rang for its pupils in 1922. In constant use since, the school is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Initially, students in eight grades studied here and early school 4-H . . . — — Map (db m267876) HM
Established as a learning center by the former Salem College in 1970, this log house museum is a collection of relocated structures representing the culture and lifestyle of rural West Virginia from 1792 to 1901. Now owned and operated by the . . . — — Map (db m303488) HM
The West Virginia Industrial
Home for Girls was established by act of the Legislature,
February 18, 1897, for the rehabilitation of girls who need
assistance in becoming useful
citizens of the State. It was
formally opened May 5, 1899. — — Map (db m174654) HM
The magnificent American chestnut tree (Castanea dentata) once dominated 200 million acres of the eastern United States.
Many uses of wood from these trees supported the U.S. economy and our way of life.
Chestnuts were a primary . . . — — Map (db m309176) HM
Chartered, 1794, and settled by colony of families from New Jersey. Site of blockhouse where troops were stationed during Indian wars to guard the trail from the Ohio to the West Fork settlements. It is the seat of Salem College. — — Map (db m170909) HM
Salem developed as a result of the oil boom around the turn of the twentieth century. A major fire devastated the downtown in 1902 destroying the majority of the wood-framed buildings along Main Street. Subsequently, much of Main Street was . . . — — Map (db m173878) HM
Constructed in 1912, this depot served on the
transcontinental railway, with its last passing train
in 1985. The depot was restored in the 1990's by
citizens of the Salem area. The project was funded
through the Intermodal Surface . . . — — Map (db m170859) HM
The United States Department of Agriculture was authorized by Congress in 1953 to carry out a program of flood prevention and erosion control for Salem Fork.
The project was seven (7) earth dams along with land treatment measures to control . . . — — Map (db m173890) HM
KOREAN WAR
C Co., 1092 Eng Bn, WVANG
1950 - 1953
Marvin L. Ashcraft •
William Barker •
Donald Barnes •
Gene Barnes •
Delbert Bauman •
Russell S. Broadwater •
Clifford Bumgardner •
Frank E. Cade •
Russell . . . — — Map (db m257574) WM
Dedicated by P. Hale Samples Post No. 35, The American Legion, in honor of the men of Salem who served in
The World War, 1917 - 1919
☆ Firmin Andre •
James L. Ash •
Law A. Ash •
Ralph Ash •
Dallas Bailey •
Sam B. Ball . . . — — Map (db m257408) WM
World War II 1941 - 1945
(Panel 1)
James W. Adams •
Jennings E. Adams •
Kenneth Adams •
W. Bernard Adams •
Gerald J. Alderman •
Frank L. Alkire •
John D. Alkire •
Clay K. Ash •
Goldie B. Ash . . . — — Map (db m261368) HM
(Front):
Dedicated to all veterans in all wars that brought honor to our country and promise to our dreams
(Rear):
All gave some and some gave all — — Map (db m301159) WM
The B&O Railroad constructed this 6-sided communications booth at the Ehelen-Solon siding, near the Vincent Lumber Company, as part of its private phone rail
communications system. A booth operator could call from one of 10 sidings between . . . — — Map (db m177416) HM
Side A
Site of “Big Elm,” tree awarded “largest of its kind in US” in 1876. Measured over 30 feet in circumference at its base. The tree began dying by 1905, with the cause attributed to disease, the building of a streetcar line, and hogs . . . — — Map (db m125818) HM
Born in 1837, Hall worked at the Wheeling Intelligencer during the Civil War. His reporting during the creation of WV served as the basis for his publication, The Rending of Virginia. Hall also recorded the proceedings of the . . . — — Map (db m125819) HM
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