West Virginia's First Governor. Arthur I. Boreman presided at June 1861 Wheeling Convention where statehood plan formulated. Elected state's first governor June 20, 1863. He served three, two-year terms, resigning in 1868 to take U.S. Senate . . . — — Map (db m73519) HM
On Fort Boreman Drive, on the right when traveling north.
Fort Boreman is the site of a Civil War fort, located on what had been called Mount Logan, overlooking the valley formed by the confluence of the Little Kanawha and Ohio Rivers at Parkersburg. Built by Union troops in 1863 to protect the . . . — — Map (db m189777) HM
On Memorial Bridge Road just east of the toll booths.
Ohio Named for the river, called by the Iroquois the "Beautiful River." Visited by LaSalle in 1769-1770. Once part of the Northwest Territory. Settled at Marietta, 1788. Admitted to the Union, 1803. Home of 8 United States Presidents. West . . . — — Map (db m73515) HM
On Volcano Road (County Route 5) near the boat dock parking lot, on the right when traveling south.
To the south, birthplace of
West Virginia’s oil industry.
On Hughes River oil was found
in gravel beds in 1810. As
“bank oil,” a medicine, Bushrod
Creel sold 100 barrels of it
per year in 1836. Volcano was
one of first boom oil . . . — — Map (db m173526) HM
On Volcano Road (County Route 5) 0.8 miles south of Northwestern Turnpike (U.S. 50), on the right when traveling south.
Welcome
Mountwood Park's 2,600 acres of public land in Wood County, West Virginia, offer visitors many ways to explore, learn about, and enjoy this park's natural resources and history. Mountwood sits on much of the . . . — — Map (db m302379) HM
Original French Version: Lan 1749 du règne de Louis XV Roy de France
nous Céloron commandant d’un détachement
envoie par monsieur le Mis de la Galissoniere
commandant général de la Nouvelle France
pour rétablir la tranquillité dans . . . — — Map (db m42653) HM
On River Road at Williams Highway (West Virginia Route 14), on the left when traveling south on River Road.
This was the home of George Washington Henderson, a prominent Wood County resident, slaveholder, and participant in the West Virginia statehood movement during the Civil War. Henderson served as a member of the county’s contingent to the convention . . . — — Map (db m73513) HM
On Volcano Road (Local Route 2/8) 3 miles south of Robert Byrd Highway (Route 50), on the right when traveling south.
Shortly before the end of the Civil War. Volcano emerged as a major oil producing boomtown in the White Oak region of Wood and Ritchie Counties. By 1870, Volcano had a full compliment of retail establishments including: post office, opera hall, . . . — — Map (db m174789) HM
On Washington Street just north of Market Street, on the left when traveling north.
Beauchamp Cemetery
The Beauchamp Cemetery is located on Route 14 on the north side of the Town of Elizabeth. It was named for William Beauchamp, the first settler in this area. William settled near the Little Kanawha River at Tucker's . . . — — Map (db m222270) HM
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