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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Wirt County

 
Clickable Map of Wirt County, West Virginia and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Wirt County, WV (13) Calhoun County, WV (12) Jackson County, WV (38) Ritchie County, WV (22) Roane County, WV (22) Wood County, WV (139)  WirtCounty(13) Wirt County (13)  CalhounCounty(12) Calhoun County (12)  JacksonCounty(38) Jackson County (38)  RitchieCounty(22) Ritchie County (22)  RoaneCounty(22) Roane County (22)  WoodCounty(139) Wood County (139)
Elizabeth is the county seat for Wirt County
Adjacent to Wirt County, West Virginia
Calhoun County (12)  ►
Jackson County (38)  ►
Ritchie County (22)  ►
Roane County (22)  ►
Wood County (139)  ►
 
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1 ► West Virginia, Wirt County, Blue Goose — Buffalo Church —
On Conrad Run-Mayberry Road at Sheperd Ford Road, on the left when traveling east on Conrad Run-Mayberry Road.
2 ► West Virginia, Wirt County, Burning Springs — Burning Springs Oil Field — "...drank all the whiskey and burned all the oil" — Jones-Imboden Raid —
On Little Kanawha Parkway (West Virginia Route 5) 0.9 miles north of Straight Creek-Burning Spring Road, on the right when traveling north.
3 ► West Virginia, Wirt County, Burning Springs — Destruction of Oil Works —
On Little Kanawha Parkway (West Virginia Route 5) 0.9 miles north of Straight Creek-Burning Spring Road (County Route 34), on the left when traveling east.
4 ► West Virginia, Wirt County, Burning Springs — Population Center —
On Little Kanawha Parkway (West Virginia Route 5) 0.1 miles west of Straight Creek-Burning Spring Road (County Route 34), on the left when traveling east.
5 ► West Virginia, Wirt County, Burning Springs — Rathbone Well —
On Little Kanawha Parkway (West Virginia Route 5) 0.9 miles north of Straight Creek-Burning Spring Road (County Route 24), on the right when traveling north.
6 ► West Virginia, Wirt County, Burning Springs — WI 1 — Ruble Church —
On Little Kanawha Parkway (West Virginia Route 5) at Chestnut Run Road (Local Road 35/6), on the left when traveling south on Little Kanawha Parkway.
7 ► West Virginia, Wirt County, Cherry — Murder of William B. Dulin —
On Little Kanawha Parkway (West Virginia Route 5) 0.1 miles east of Munday Road (County Route 3), on the right when traveling east.
8 ► West Virginia, Wirt County, Elizabeth — Beauchamp-Newman Museum — Dedicated 1955 —
On Beauchamp Drive 0.1 miles east of Mulberry Street, on the left when traveling east.
9 ► West Virginia, Wirt County, Elizabeth — Camp Kootaga — Boy Scouts of America —
On Staunton Turnpike (West Virginia Route 47) at Camp Kootaga Road, on the right when traveling east on Staunton Turnpike.
10 ► West Virginia, Wirt County, Elizabeth — Elizabeth —
On Washington Street.
11 ► West Virginia, Wirt County, Elizabeth — Historical Elizabeth —
On Washington Street just north of Market Street, on the left when traveling north.
12 ► West Virginia, Wirt County, Elizabeth — Wells Lock and Dam No. 3 —
On Lock Three Road just south of Wells Lock Road (Local Road 14/7), on the right when traveling south.
13 ► West Virginia, Wirt County, Elizabeth — Wirt County Honor Roll —
On Washington Street, on the left when traveling east.
 
 
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Nov. 11, 2026