West Virginia
(Mason 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 m42650) HM
On South Main Street south of 1st Street, on the right when traveling south.
In memory of Revolutionary Soldiers buried in Mason County, West Virginia. Graves known and unknown outside Tu-Endie-Wei Park.
Akerd (Eckerd) Andrew •
Aleshite (Aleshire), John C. •
Arbuckle, William •
Bumgardner, David •
Bryan, James . . . — — Map (db m125375) HM
On 6th Street (County Route 62/29) at Main Street, on the right when traveling east on 6th Street.
In memory of the men of Mason County who made the supreme sacrifice in World War II
Mason County men that gave their lives in World War II
Samuel W. Balch •
Zallie Barnett •
Charles P. Barnette •
Earl W. Boyer •
James P. Byus • . . . — — Map (db m178704) WM
On Main Street just north of 8th Street, on the left when traveling north.
This was the home of G.P. Gardner. Mr. Gardner served during the Civil War as a member of the First West Virginia Artillery. He was the owner of a local dock and sawmill. Gardner held the offices of Road Supervisor, School Commissioner, County . . . — — Map (db m178672) HM
On Main Street (Ohio Route 93), on the left when traveling east.
Scioto Salt Licks. The Scioto Salts Licks, located in and around Jackson, is an area where naturally occurring salt water, known as brine, flowed to the surface as a salt-water spring. It is known that the spring existed since the Pleistocene . . . — — Map (db m24767) HM
On 2nd Street at West Virginia Route 833, on the right when traveling south on 2nd Street.
Vietnam War November 1, 1955 - April 30, 1975
Persian Gulf War August 2, 1990 - April 6, 1991
Iraq War March 20, 2003 - December 15, 2011
Afghanistan War October 7, 2001 - August 30, 2021
Mason County West . . . — — Map (db m315680) WM
On West 2nd Street at Mulberry Avenue, on the left when traveling east on West 2nd Street.
George Sumner Huntington was born on April 9, 1850, in East Hampton, Long Island, New York. His father and grandfather had both been medical practitioners, and George followed them into the medical profession, graduating from Columbia University . . . — — Map (db m307476) HM
On 2nd Street at West Virginia Route 833, on the right when traveling south on 2nd Street.
Mason County West Virginia Active Duty Casualties
William Early Smith • William Carlos Crookham • James R. King • Ancil Abner Mitchell, Jr. • Olen Franklin Myers • Herbert Gilmore Sayre • John G. Vankirk • Dale E. Wears • James R. Williams • . . . — — Map (db m315677) WM
On 2nd Street at West Virginia Route 833, on the right when traveling south on 2nd Street.
United States of America Declared War on the German Empire, April 6, 1917
Mason County West Virginia Active Duty Casualties
Clarence B. Stockhoff • James Flora • William H. Yauger • George Andrew Hill • Dwight Oliver • Kenneth M. . . . — — Map (db m315628) WM
On Charleston Road (West Virginia Route 62) 0.3 miles north of the Kanawha River bridge south of Buffalo (Route 869), on the left when traveling north.
Indian Village. The Buffalo Indian Village and Cemetery, between the road and the Kanawha River, was one of the largest Indian towns in West Virginia. It was occupied about 1650 by Shawnee Indians who later moved westward. . . . — — Map (db m137328) HM
Near Ohio River Road (West Virginia Route 2) at Homestead Road, on the right when traveling south.
This was the childhood home of Albert Gallatin Jenkins. He was born in 1830 and was educated at Marshall Academy, Jefferson College, and Harvard Law School. Jenkins practiced law and served in the U.S. House of Representatives (1857-1861).
When . . . — — Map (db m73694) HM
On 2nd Street at Route 833, on the right when traveling south on 2nd Street.
United States of America declared war with Japan, December 8 1941.
Mason County West Virginia Active Duty Casualties
Lester Omar Tanner • Kelson Edmonds • William Andrew Riffle • Homer Ray Johnson • Raymond L. Winebrenner • William C. . . . — — Map (db m315632) WM
On 2nd Street at Route 833, on the right when traveling south on 2nd Street.
United States of America declared war with Japan, December 8, 1941.
Mason County West Virginia Active Duty Casualties
Joseph R. Jeffers • Stephen Leon Ross • Jennings Basil Huffman • Carl Hogg • Bert Lewis Capehart • Denver M. Hill • . . . — — Map (db m315638) WM
Near Winfield Road (West Virginia Route 817) north of Ventroux Road, on the right when traveling north. Reported unreadable.
The 1861 Kanawha Valley Campaign
Union and Confederate leaders both wanted control of the Kanawha Valley, an approach to the Confederate capital at Richmond, Virginia, filled with such important resources as salt and soldiers, whose loyalty . . . — — Map (db m268902) HM
On Courthouse Drive at Emergency Lane / Sabre Street, on the right when traveling south on Courthouse Drive.
Planting Roots in Putnam County
James William Hoge was born on April 9, 1830 in Staunton, Augusta County, Virginia to Reverend Peter C. and
Sallie Kerr Hoge. He studied law and was admitted to the bar at age 20 in 1850, later moving to . . . — — Map (db m247236) HM
On Courthouse Drive at Emergency Lane / Sabre Street, on the right when traveling south on Courthouse Drive.
A Microcosm
Historians use the word microcosm as shorthand to show that a piece is
representative of the whole. “A house divided against itself,” Putnam
County sent approximately 10% of its population to war, nearly half to . . . — — Map (db m137355) 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.
