On U.S. 460 east of Leatherwood Lane, on the right when traveling west.
West Virginia. (Mercer County). "The Mountain State"—western part of the Commonwealth of Virginia until June 20, 1863. Settled by the Germans and Scotch-Irish. It became a line of defense between the English and French during . . . — — Map (db m105047) HM
West Virginia
(Mercer County)
"The Mountain State"—western
part of the Commonwealth of
Virginia until June 20, 1863.
Settled by the Germans and
Scotch-Irish. It became a line
of defense between the English
and French . . . — — Map (db m90595) HM
On Virginia Avenue (U.S. 460) 0.1 miles south of Ball Avenue (State Road 648), on the right when traveling north.
West Virginia. West Virginia was long a part of Virginia. Morgan Morgan began the settlement of the region in 1727. A great battle with the Indians took place at Point Pleasant in 1774. West Virginia became a separate state of the Union in . . . — — Map (db m34767) HM
On New Hope Road (West Virginia Route 20) 0.1 miles west of West Main Street, on the right when traveling east.
Born in 1811, French represented Mercer County as delegate and later senator in the Virginia General Assembly. Although he voted against secession as a delegate to the 1861 Richmond Convention, he served in the Confederate Army. He led the 30th . . . — — Map (db m161236) HM
On East Main Street at South Broadway Street, on the left when traveling west on East Main Street.
On April 6, 1846 The City of Princeton had its beginning when 22 Lots were sold. It was named for the battle in which General Mercer, the county's namesake, was killed. Samuel Speer owned the site and had a dwelling, a stable and a blacksmith shop. . . . — — Map (db m188198) HM
On Appalachian Highway (Route 10) 0.1 miles west of Clacey Lane, on the right when traveling west.
This is the site of a romance between Thompson L. Walker, a Confederate soldier, and Martilia Walker, the daughter of a staunch Unionist. Pvt. Thompson Walker enlisted in Company B, 23rd Virginia Infantry Battalion, on July 12, 1862, and fought . . . — — Map (db m138413) HM
Side A
Erected to the Honor & Memory of the Confederate Soldiers of Mercer County, Virginia (now West Virginia)
By the Members of Sons of Confederate Veterans
Camp No. 1694-'Flat Top Copperheads’ & Parshandatha Foley Chapter of the Order . . . — — Map (db m161238) WM
Near Greenbrier River Trail 1.1 miles north of Seebert Road (County Route 27), on the right when traveling north.
If you look closely, you can see the ruins of the vault of an old general store. This is the last large landmark remaining from the town of "Watoga.” In 1922, 51 African American coal miners and their families moved from Mercer County into an . . . — — Map (db m179270) HM
On Grant Street at Wayne Street, on the right when traveling north on Grant Street.
❶ Grant Street Bridge (replaced)
Grant Street over Norfolk Southern Railyard
The Grant Street Bridge was built in 1941 by the Virginia Bridge Company of Roanoke Virginia. It is a two-span, riveted-plate . . . — — Map (db m305234) HM
On Dickerson Drive west of Vankirk Drive, on the right when traveling south.
Mike Sizemore, a metal sculptor based in Mercer County, West Virginia, operates Mountain Artworks, a large welding studio he established in 1996. Sizemore founded the studio upon returning to West Virginia after his time in Santa Fe, New Mexico. . . . — — Map (db m281192) HM
On Main Street (County Route 120) at Simmons Avenue (Route 120), on the left when traveling west on Main Street.
Stretching across western Mercer County through McDowell and southern Wyoming counties is the Pocahontas coalfield, one of the most productive, coal-bearing areas in the world. In this area, 6 seams of high-quality coal can be found close to the . . . — — Map (db m179086) HM
On Princeton Avenue (U.S. 19) east of Bland Street (U.S. 52), on the right when traveling east.
The coalfields needed a steady supply of laborers, and the workers came from all parts of the world. In addition to native-born West virginians, African Americans poured into Bluefield from Virginia and the Deep South, and immigrants arrived from . . . — — Map (db m305243) HM
On Bland Street (U.S. 52) at High Street, on the right when traveling south on Bland Street.
Bailey Building
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
1923 — — Map (db m305259) HM
On East Main Street (County Route 151) just east of North Kanawha Street, on the right when traveling west.
Explorations of West Blue Ridge
It is impossible to say when and where the first European settlers set foot on the soil of what is now West Virginia. In all probability no record was ever made of the first visit. It is well known that . . . — — Map (db m179016) HM
On Shop Hollow Road (County Route 659) at Boissevain Road (County Route 644) on Shop Hollow Road.
The Southwest Virginia Improvement Company
opened Pocahontas Mine No. 1, the first to
exploit the rich seams of the Pocahontas Coalfield,
in 1882. An extension of the Norfolk and Western
Railway soon followed, bringing industrial development to . . . — — Map (db m104975) HM
On Main Street (County Route 120) at Simmons Avenue, on the left when traveling east on Main Street.
While the description of Bramwell as a town of millionaires can be
viewed as an exaggeration, it did have a significant number of wealthy
families. Their wealth was built largely upon the rapid growth of the
Pocahontas coalfield and Bramwell’s . . . — — Map (db m179168) HM
On West Virginia Route 10 3.6 miles west of Mullens, on the right when traveling west.
Pocahontas Fuel Company coal mining town, 1916,
named for Isaac T. Mann, President. Italian stonemasons built large Company store/office building, 1923-1925
on plans of Alex Mahood, a noted West Virginia architect. Placed on National Register in . . . — — Map (db m138396) HM
Thin black lines indicate changes in relevance. Between each pair of lines entries are ordered geographically but all have the same relevance.
* Inflectional forms of words are their plurals, singulars, and possessives as well as gramatical tenses and similar variations.
