On Hornet Highway (West Virginia Route 7) just east of Burton Street ( Route 250/7), on the right when traveling west.
In honor of our boys who served their country in World War II
☆ Ralph Bartrug
☆ Jack Cunningham
☆ Harry Fetty Jr.
Harry Antel
Norman Cosgray
Thomas M. Hunt
Thomas G. Hunt
Arnett Shriver
George . . . — — Map (db m296487) WM
On Mason Dixon Highway (West Virginia Route 7) 1.5 miles east of Hornet Highway (U.S. 250), on the right when traveling west. Reported missing.
Monongalia County
Formed, 1776, from District of West Augusta. All or parts of 21 other counties, including three in Pennsylvania, were carved from it. Named for the Monongahela River, bearing an Indian name, which means the "River of . . . — — Map (db m296475) HM
On Main Street (U.S. 250) at Pennsylvania Avenue ( Route 69), on the left when traveling south on Main Street.
Henry Church, who died in 1860 at the age of 109, was familiarly known as Old Hundred and the town was named for him. He was a soldier in the British Army under Conrwallis and was captured by American troops under Gen. Lafayette. — — Map (db m1041) HM
On Hornet Highway just north of Virginia Street, on the left when traveling south.
In memory of the boys from church district who gave their lives in the
Second World War 1941 - 1945
Wayne Taylor
Kenneth Stewart
Harry Reed
Neil Pethtel
Lawrence Taylor
James Main
Edward Morris
Delmar Stollar . . . — — Map (db m160312) WM
Near Hornet Highway (U.S. 250) near Pennsylvania Avenue ( Route 69).
The East Wetzel Trail is built on the bed of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad. The line connecting Cumberland, MD to Wheeling, VA (later WV) was completed on Christmas Eve 1852. This route, over the Alleghenies, was the most challenging mountain . . . — — Map (db m237519) HM
On Hornet Highway (U.S. 250), on the right when traveling north.
In memory of the veterans of World War I & II of Clay District
Honoring those who served during the Korean War 1950 - 1953
Presented by Post No. 8178
Littleton, West Virginia
Honoring those who served during the Vietnam War
1964 - . . . — — Map (db m164895) WM
On Dragon Highway (U.S. 250) 0.2 miles south of Georgetown Road, on the right when traveling south. Reported missing.
Marshall County
Formed, 1835, from Ohio and named for Chief Justice John Marshall. In Marshall County is Grave Creek Mound, first among remains left by the unknown race which lived in the Ohio Valley centuries before the white man came.
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Adena burial mound, of Woodland Period, 1000BC-AD700, flooded ca. 1890 by new Ohio River dams. Ohio Valley was a center of the Adena culture (Mound Builders). Thousands of burial mounds along river seemed like natural terrain to early settlers. . . . — — Map (db m64099) HM
On County Route 2 1.1 miles south of Waynes Ridge Road (Route 78), on the right when traveling south.
Side A
Cedar Curve Cemetery
Not far from this place on the inside of a bend called Wells Bottom sat the Cedar Curve Cemetery. The Cedar Curve Cemetery was in use from 1802-1847 on land first settled by James McMechen in 1776.
It . . . — — Map (db m102050) HM
On Main Street just north of Washington Street, on the left when traveling north.
Presented to Philip G. Bier Post, No. 17, G.A.R. Dept. W. Va.
by U.S. Government
T. M. Mills, Com.
J. M. Martin, S.V.
J. A. Wilson, J.V.
J. J. Roberts, Chap.
G. B. Woodcock, O.M.
J. K. Gorby, O.D.
F. C. Harvey, Adjt. . . . — — Map (db m296633) WM
On Energy Road (West Virginia Route 2) at Harlan Drive, on the right when traveling south on Energy Road.
Born 1794, he was a politician and Methodist minister. Involved in the creation and development of Wetzel County, he also served in both houses of Virginia's prewar legislature. A member of the 2nd Wheeling Convention, he served as committee chair . . . — — Map (db m190879) HM
On Energy Highway (West Virginia Route 2) 0.3 miles south of Rosary Road, on the right when traveling south.
Born in 1824, he served in the VA legislature before the Civil War. A delegate to the 1861 Richmond Convention, Hall voted in favor of secession, and he aided Confederate efforts in Richmond during the war. Hall returned to WV postwar and resumed . . . — — Map (db m190877) HM
On Main Street at Washington Street, on the right when traveling south on Main Street.
1736–1826. Pursuant to an act of the Legislature of the State of West Virginia, this monument is erected in appreciation of the services rendered and in memory of Levi Morgan, a soldier and scout of the early border warfare. — — Map (db m1021) HM
On Energy Highway (West Virginia Route 2) 0.3 miles north of North Bridge Street, on the left when traveling north.
On October 29, 1901, Dr. and Mrs. Lowther happened upon a very drunk Friend Cox at the corner of Jefferson and Main Street in New Martinsville. Cox was a pharmacist in town. The two men got into an argument and Cox shot at the couple, hitting the . . . — — Map (db m298320) HM
On West Virginia Route 2 0.7 miles north of Route 89, on the right when traveling south.
Side A
Marshall County
Formed, 1835, from Ohio and named for Chief Justice John Marshall. In Marshall County is Grave Creek Mound, first among remains left by the unknown race which lived in the Ohio Valley centuries before the white . . . — — Map (db m80249) HM
On West Virginia Route 2 0.7 miles north of Route 89. Reported permanently removed.
Made famous as line between free and slave states before War Between the States. The survey establishing Maryland-Pennsylvania boundary began, 1763; halted by Indian wars, 1767; continued to southwest corner, 1782; marked, 1784. — — Map (db m80248) HM
On West Virginia Route 2 at Harlan Drive, on the right when traveling south on West Virginia Route 2.
Settled by Edward Doolin who was killed here by Indians in 1785. Named for Presley Martin. Here stands a monument to Levi Morgan, a scout for the army of General St. Clair. He was a noted Indian fighter who killed 100. — — Map (db m80250) HM
On Energy Highway (West Virginia Route 2) 0.3 miles north of North Bridge Street, on the left when traveling north.
As New Martinsville's oldest cemetery, the earliest known grave is that of William Paden and is dated November 7, 1806. There are several Civil War Veterans, both Union and Confederate, buried on the grounds. Persons enslaved by the Williams . . . — — Map (db m298317) HM
Near Energy Highway (West Virginia Route 2) 0.3 miles north of North Bridge Street, on the left when traveling north.
In memory of
Septimius Hall
Born Feb. 14, 1847
Died Feb. 27, 1926
Member of the Constitutional Convention 1872
Member of State Senate 1872-3
Member of the House of Delegates
1881-2
1883-4
1907-8
1909-10 . . . — — Map (db m299105) HM
On Main Street at Washington Street, on the left when traveling north on Main Street.
In the year 2016, this time capsule was sealed to be opened in one hundred years. It is our hope future generations will find understanding of our world and the daily lives of those who sealed this capsule. — — Map (db m296628) HM
On North Main Street at Virginia Street when traveling north on North Main Street.
This memorial is dedicated to the men and women of Wetzel County who gave their lives and who served their country during the Vietnam War.
May the world rest in peace when all of our brothers are home from Vietnam.
(Rear): . . . — — Map (db m296616) WM
On Energy Highway (West Virginia Route 2) 0.3 miles north of North Bridge Street, on the left when traveling north.
Williams Cemetery was originally part of the Jeremiah Williams family farm. Jeremiah was a private in the Revolutionary War and was buried here in 1845. In 1901, the family deeded over the grounds to the Williams Cemetery Association of New . . . — — Map (db m298315) HM
On Main Street just north of Washington Street, on the left when traveling north.
The cannon pictured here, weighed 13,000 lbs. Was donated by County Court Sept. 15, 1942 to the U.S. Government for World War No. 2 — — Map (db m296631) HM
On West Virginia Route 180 0.3 miles south of Old Alt 18, on the right when traveling north.
Village settled early 1800s, named for pioneer Steven(1793-1873) and family in 1840s. John and Margaret Van Camp gave land for Methodist E. Church, 1879; services held into 1940s; cemetery dates to 1851; site for school, ca. 1870-1920, given by . . . — — Map (db m102051) HM
