On Main Street (U.S. 33), on the left when traveling east.
Visited, 1771, by Jesse Hughes, Indian fighter and scout. In 1812, named Tanner’s Cross Roads for Samuel Tanner. To the west on the Marcellus Hart farm is the deepest oil or gas well east of the Mississippi River, 9104 feet. — — Map (db m14125) HM
On North Court Street north of Main Street (U.S. 33), on the right when traveling north.
Pfost-Greene Murders. On November 3, 1897, John Morgan murdered Chloe Greene and two of her three children, James Greene and Matilda Pfost. Daughter Alice Pfost managed to escape despite being wounded during the attack. G.W. Shamblen captured . . . — — Map (db m124858) HM
On Market Street, on the right when traveling north.
Dedicated to veterans of
The American Revolution • War of 1812 • Mexican War • Spanish-American War
who were residents of what is now Roane County, West Virginia
Erected by RC&D 1995 — — Map (db m189961) HM
On Main Street (U.S. 33), on the left when traveling east.
April 12, 1861—Confederates attack Fort Sumter.
April 17, 1861—Virginia Secession Ordinance adopted.
June 19, 1861—Statewide vote on ordinance confirmed. Roane County voted in favor of secession, although majority of future West . . . — — Map (db m13900) HM
On Main Street (State Highway 41) at Church Street on Main Street. Reported permanently removed.
The story of Nancy Hart is a blur of fact and legend. Born in Virginia in 1843, she settled with her family first in southwestern Virginia and then in Roane County by the mid-1850s. There, she grew to young adulthood and learned to ride and shoot as . . . — — Map (db m262715) HM
On Main Street (U.S. 33), on the left when traveling east.
“The memory of those men who went out in their country’s service, whether to the North or to the South, whether returned and buried here, or fell on the field and was laid to rest elsewhere, deserves to be kept.” —William H. Bishop
In the . . . — — Map (db m13933) HM
On Main Street at Church Street, on the right when traveling east on Main Street.
In July 1862 a dramatic scene unfolded on the courthouse grounds in front you. The notorious Confederate spy known as Nancy Hart, who had been confined here by Union Lt. Col. William Starr of the 9th West Virginia Infantry, tricked a guard into . . . — — Map (db m262716) HM
On Charleston Road (U.S. 119) south of River Road (Local Route 34), on the left when traveling north.
The Pocatalico River keeps alive the Indian word which meant “Plenty of Fat Doe.” Here early hunters and trappers brought their furs and by canoe made their way down this stream to Great Kanawha River and markets. — — Map (db m137923) 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.
