On Chestnut Street (U.S. 60) at 23rd Street, on the right when traveling west on Chestnut Street.
West Virginia. “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 the . . . — — Map (db m126080) HM
On Twelve Pole Road (County Route 35) at Route 152, on the left when traveling east on Twelve Pole Road.
James Maynard (1750-1852) and his wife, Chaney Smith, are buried nearby, along with son, Jesse, and his wife, Sarah. A resident of Wilkes County, NC, James served during the American Revolution as a private under Captain Jesse Franklin and Colonel . . . — — Map (db m178329) HM
On Docks Creek Road at Docks Creek Cemetery Road, on the right when traveling south on Docks Creek Road.
Remains of Dr. Cary Henry Hampton (1754-1840), his son, Dr. Anthony G. Hampton, and daughter-in-law Susannah, are buried in Maple Hill Cemetery. The elder Hampton was born in Buckland, VA, the son of a French and Indian War veteran. In the American . . . — — Map (db m175170) HM
On Jennies Creek Road (Route 52/31) 1.2 miles east of U.S. 52, on the right when traveling east.
Nearby is the grave of Josiah Marcum
(1759-1846?). Enlisting from Bedford
County, he served: in Colonel Campbell’s
Virginia Militia Regiment, 1780-81, as a wagon
guard at General Gates’s retreat, and as a
drummer at the Battle of Guilford . . . — — Map (db m178333) HM
On U.S. 52 near Burke Hollow Road (Local Route 252/15), on the right when traveling south.
Samuel Hatton (1759-1839) is buried nearby. From March 1, 1777, to September 6, 1780, he served in the 1st Virginia State Regiment and was at Yorktown with General Washington. Received grant of 100 acres at Round Bottom (Prichard). Came here circa . . . — — Map (db m178271) HM
On Central Avenue, also known as 5th Street Road (West Virginia Route 152) just north of 7th Street, on the right when traveling south.
Samuel Ferguson (1744-1825) and wife Mary Jameson (1746-1827) are buried nearby. Served in Montgomery County, Virginia, militia at battles of Alamance and King’s Mountain. An early sttler on Bluestone Creek, he gave land for Tazewell courthouse in . . . — — Map (db m178258) HM
On Beech Fork Road (Local Route 17/8) just west of Grassy Lick Rd (Local Route 13/4), on the right when traveling west.
Hezekiah Adkins (1759-1842)
and his wife Mary Levon (1768-
1855) buried nearby. He served
under Captain John Lucas as a
private in Montgomery County
militia. Claimed service on New
River against Native Americans
and in guarding wagons of . . . — — Map (db m178252) HM
On 8th Street at Oak Street (U.S. 60), on the right when traveling south on 8th Street.
Ceredo Early History
Founded in 1857 by Massachusetts congressman Eli Thayer, Ceredo was the Nation's only attempt to form an abolitionist community in the old South. As a pre-War industrial town Ceredo was beginning to thrive, but with . . . — — Map (db m291707) HM
On Travis Street 0.1 miles south of Preston Street, on the right when traveling north.
Born in Wayne County, West Virginia, as Beauregard Mansfield. His name was changed to Joseph Jefferson Mansfield for his father, a Confederate Colonel who was killed soon after Mansfield's birth. Mansfield came to Texas in 1881, studied law, was . . . — — Map (db m176533) HM
On C Street (U.S. 60) west of Main Street, on the right when traveling west.
This Church was started by a devout band of New - Englanders who came to Ceredo in the 1850's.
This historic Church building was dedicated June 27, 1886. We stand for the freedom to worship God by the dictates of our own conscience. . . . — — Map (db m286950) HM
On Thundering Herd Drive (U.S. 60) east of Camden Road, on the right when traveling west.
Wayne County.
Formed in 1842 from Cabell.
Named for General Anthony
Wayne, whose victory over
the Native Americans in 1794
at Fallen Timbers broke the
Western Confederacy and
removed the threat of further
attacks into western . . . — — Map (db m126062) HM
On Oak Street (U.S. 60) at 8th Street, on the right when traveling west on Oak Street.
Former Site of
Ceredo-Kenova High School
Dedicated June 13, 2021 to the memory of Coaches Carl Ward and Dale Craycraft, this wall contains pieces from Ceredo-Kenova High School, Ceredo Grade School, and Kenova High School. . . . — — Map (db m286876) 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.
