On South 4th Street south of West Pike Street, on the right when traveling south.
Moore Opera House was located at the corner of South Fourth Street and Traders Avenue. It was built in 1917 by Jack Marks on land owned by Frank Moore, mayor of Clarksburg from 1909-1912. The theater opened on June 10, 1918, with Charlie Chaplin . . . — — Map (db m257434) HM
On West Main Street east of South 6th Street, on the right when traveling east.
This house was built from 1880 until its completion in 1883. This was the residence of Nathan Goff, Jr., who served during the Civil War, was a United States District Judge, a United States Senator, and a Clarksburg developer. He was also . . . — — Map (db m257178) HM
On South Second Street at West Pike Street (West Virginia Highway 20), on the right when traveling north on South Second Street. Reported permanently removed.
From 1861 through 1865, Clarksburg was temporary home to hundreds of Union soldiers. Although many tents and huts were erected to quarter he men, soldiers occupied every public building at one time or another. You are facing the site of one such . . . — — Map (db m58718) HM
On South 2nd Street north of West Pike Street, on the right when traveling north.
During the Civil War, Clarksburg was packed with hundreds of Union soldiers, too many to be quartered in tents and huts. The Northwest Academy, which stood just in front of you, served at various times as a barracks, were erected to quarter he . . . — — Map (db m256417) HM
On Clarksburg Park Way (West Virginia Route 98) 0.4 miles south of Milford Street (U.S. 19), on the left when traveling south.
Directly to the east are two earthen, domed burial mounds. The larger mound is some sixty feet in diameter and twelve feet high. Excavations in 1969 revealed flint tools, pottery sherds and skeletal remains of two individuals. Site dates to about . . . — — Map (db m174582) HM
On West Main Street just east of South 2nd Street, on the left when traveling east.
A seven-story building, the first concrete-steel building to be constructed in West Virginia. The first three stories were constructed in 1911 to house the Palace Furniture Company. In 1921 four stories were added to the building, as was the Neo . . . — — Map (db m185414) HM
On West Pike Street west of South 4th Street, on the left when traveling west.
The Ritz Theatre was built on the site of three former theaters. The Victoria Theater, a vaudeville house, was built in 1911 and renamed the Palace in 1915. In 1921, the Gillis family purchased and renamed it the Gillis Theater and operated it as . . . — — Map (db m257254) HM
On East Pike Street west of South Maple Avenue, on the left when traveling west.
This bell once called the faithful to worship at the former St. John the Baptist Catholic Church. St. John's was first established as a mission of Immaculate Conception Church in 1906 for a growing Italian population. In 1969, due to structural . . . — — Map (db m257198) HM
On West Main Street 0.1 miles east of South 2nd Street, on the right when traveling east.
This house was built in 1807 by Jacob Stealey, Clarksburg's first tanner. It is possibly the oldest existing house in Clarksburg. Nathan Goff, Jr. bought the house in 1881. Mary R. Goff owned the house from 1885-1908 during which time it was . . . — — Map (db m256498) HM
On West Main Street at South 5th Street, on the right when traveling east on West Main Street.
The house in which Thomas J. Jackson was born on January 21, 1824, stood across the street and halfway down the block to your right (marked with a bronze plaque). His father struggled to make ends meet and poverty marred Jackson’s childhood. Both . . . — — Map (db m166847) HM
On Court Street south of West Main Street, on the right when traveling north.
"…So build your community that quickened conscience, larger vision, deeper devotion and equality of rights for all will resolve itself into an enthusiastic zeal for personal service in the community. All who give service are torch bearers." . . . — — Map (db m308167) HM
On East Pike Street (West Virginia Route 20) west of Charleston Avenue, on the left when traveling west.
In this cemetery lie buried members of the Stonewall Jackson family: his father Jonathan, a sister Elizabeth, his great grandparents John Jackson and wife Elizabeth Cummings. Buried here also are Mrs. Mary Payne Jackson and Mrs. Mary Coles Payne, . . . — — Map (db m175548) HM
On West Main Street at Court Street, on the right when traveling east on West Main Street.
"Look at Jackson there -- Standing like a stone wall"
Brig. Gen. Bee, at the First Battle of Manassas
Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson, Lt. General, C.S.A. Born in Clarksburg, January 21, 1824. Died May 10, 1863, from wounds . . . — — Map (db m73407) HM WM
On West Main Street at Court Street, on the left when traveling east on West Main Street.
On this site stood the birthplace of
Thomas J. (Stonewall) Jackson
Lieutenant General C.S.A.
Born January 21, 1824-Died May 10, 1863 — — Map (db m73403) HM
On South 2nd Street at West Pike Street ( Route 20), on the right when traveling north on South 2nd Street.
Built in 1894 and named in honor of Reverend George Towers, graduate of Oxford, England who was a teacher at Randolph Academy. The Academy, authorized by the Virginia Assembly in 1787, stood just to the east and was the principal regional school . . . — — Map (db m73405) HM
On West Main Street at South 3rd Street, on the right when traveling east on West Main Street.
Traders Hotel
The Traders Building was designed by Columbus, Ohio-based architects Yost and Packard and built in 1894-1895. It was the focus of downtown Clarksburg's social scene in the late nineteenth century. It housed the Traders Hotel, a . . . — — Map (db m256658) HM
On West Main Street at South 3rd Street, on the right when traveling east on West Main Street.
Harrison County was among the first jurisdictions in western Virginia to support the Union. A pro-Union meeting was called for November 24, 1860, at the Clarksburg Courthouse, just after Abraham Lincoln had been elected president and many Southern . . . — — Map (db m73418) HM
On Clarksburg Park Way (West Virginia Route 98) 0.4 miles south of Milford Street (U.S. 19), on the right when traveling south.
A 212-bed general medical and surgical hospital, dedicated Dec. 17, 1950 and activated for patients in March 1951. It maintains 97 medical, 90 surgical and 25 psychiatric beds. It is affiliated with the West Virginia University School of Medicine. — — Map (db m174651) HM
On West Pike Street west of South 3rd Street, on the left when traveling west.
This hotel was designed by Harrison Albright and constructed in 1901-1904. It is a seven-story "Moorish" style design. Construction was financed by Nathan Goff, Jr. and named for his father Waldo P. Goff. From 1904-1940's the Waldo was one of the . . . — — Map (db m257404) HM
On West Pike Street (West Virginia Route 20) at North 4th Street, on the right when traveling west on West Pike Street.
Waldomore.
Built by Waldo P. Goff, father of
Nathan Goff, in 1842, Waldomore is
a two-story Neo-Classical Revival
brick mansion used as the family
home until the death of May Goff
Lowndes in 1930. Left by her to
the City of Clarksburg . . . — — Map (db m174510) HM
On North 19th Street just south of Gould Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
Heroes of the World War
Sergeant Cecil C. Britton •
Sergeant Bernard A. Lovell •
Private Arnett O. Barnett •
Private George Dewey Griffith •
Private Herbert Garner •
Private Tommy Moore
☆ ☆ ☆
Heroes of . . . — — Map (db m287720) WM
On Enterprise Road (County Road 19/2) just east of U.S. 19, on the right when traveling east.
Bathsheba Bigler Smith, born May 3, 1822, one mile upstream, was baptized in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter - day Saints in 1837. Moved to Nauvoo, IL, where she was a founding member of the Relief Society, the LDS Church charitable women's . . . — — Map (db m177224) HM
On Hood Avenue (U.S. 19) 0.2 miles south of Enterprise Road (County Road 19/2), on the right when traveling north.
Nearby is the Mclntire blockhouse, built in 1773, another of the outposts established as protection against the Indians. Here are the graves of many
early settlers, including those of John McIntire and wife, both victims of the Indians. — — Map (db m176882) HM
Near Enterprise-Bethlehem Road (County Road 19/28) 0.2 miles south of Laurel Run (County Road 19/27), on the right when traveling south.
In memory of
Jacob Bigler
Born 1752 - Died 1829
and
Elisha Griffith
Born 1751 - Died
American Soldiers
in the Revolutionary War
— — Map (db m177565) WM
On Enterprise Road (County Route 19/2) east of Bridgewater Drive, on the right when traveling east.
In the I.O.O.F. Cemetery on the east side of the West Fork River at Enterprise are graves of Jacob Bigler (1752 - 1829) and Elisha Griffith (1751 - 1843), veterans of Revolutionary War who later settled in Harrison County. The graves are marked by a . . . — — Map (db m177757) HM
On West Veterans Memorial Highway (West Virginia Route 76) west of Log Cabin Lane, on the left when traveling east.
Harrison County
Formed, 1784, from Monongalia.
It included all or part of 17
other counties. Named for
Benjamin Harrison, signer of
Declaration of Independence
and the governor of Virginia,
1781-84. Birthplace of General "Stonewall” . . . — — Map (db m288007) HM
On Buckhannon Pike (West Virginia Route 20) 1 mile Route 57, on the left when traveling south.
Near by was the home of the late Melville Davisson Post, author of many novels, but particularly noted for his stories concerning the strange points of law, woven about the fictitious character “Randolph Mason.” — — Map (db m173719) HM
On Lost Creek Road (County Route 25) at West Milford Road ( Highway 270), on the left when traveling north on Lost Creek Road.
Built 1892, following the completion of railroad in 1887. Lost Creek grew to become largest shipping point for cattle in West Virginia in 1915 and on entire B & O system, east of Mississippi in 1923. — — Map (db m35331) HM
On Main Street (West Virginia Route 20) north of Denver Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
Near blockhouse built by Thomas Harbert and others about 1775. This was the home of Col. Benjamin Robinson who was a soldier in the Revolution. He led a company at Brandywine and Germantown
and also saw Indian service. — — Map (db m177066) HM
On Buckhannon Pike (West Virginia Route 20) 0.4 miles south of Cost Avenue ( Route 58), on the left when traveling south.
Organized in 1818 by 19 members of Simpson Creek Baptist Church wanting a house of worship nearer to their homes. Original log building stood below road. Present structure was erected in 1854. — — Map (db m173715) HM
On Buckhannon Pike (West Virginia Route 20) at Thomas Avenue, on the right when traveling south on Buckhannon Pike.
Built by Thomas Nutter in 1772 after settlement two years earlier. Nutter was a captain in the Revolutionary Army and is buried here. Refugees from Hacker's Creek settlements came here during the Indian raids of 1779. — — Map (db m161273) HM
Near Quiet Dell School Road just west of Buckhannon Pike ( Route 20), on the left when traveling west.
Welcome! The bell of this landmark public school first rang for its pupils in 1922. In constant use since, the school is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Initially, students in eight grades studied here and early school 4-H . . . — — Map (db m267876) HM
On Settlers Lane south of Salem College Road (County Route 23/20), on the left when traveling south.
Established as a learning center by the former Salem College in 1970, this log house museum is a collection of relocated structures representing the culture and lifestyle of rural West Virginia from 1792 to 1901. Now owned and operated by the . . . — — Map (db m303488) HM
On Moore Street 0.1 miles south of West Main Street (Local Route 50/28), on the right when traveling south.
The West Virginia Industrial
Home for Girls was established by act of the Legislature,
February 18, 1897, for the rehabilitation of girls who need
assistance in becoming useful
citizens of the State. It was
formally opened May 5, 1899. — — Map (db m174654) HM
On Settlers Lane at New Fort Salem Road, on the right when traveling east on Settlers Lane.
The magnificent American chestnut tree (Castanea dentata) once dominated 200 million acres of the eastern United States.
Many uses of wood from these trees supported the U.S. economy and our way of life.
Chestnuts were a primary . . . — — Map (db m309176) HM
On West Main Street 0.1 miles east of West Virginia Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
Chartered, 1794, and settled by colony of families from New Jersey. Site of blockhouse where troops were stationed during Indian wars to guard the trail from the Ohio to the West Fork settlements. It is the seat of Salem College. — — Map (db m170909) HM
On East Main Street (Local Road 50/73) at Water Street (Local Road 50/73), on the left when traveling west on East Main Street.
Salem developed as a result of the oil boom around the turn of the twentieth century. A major fire devastated the downtown in 1902 destroying the majority of the wood-framed buildings along Main Street. Subsequently, much of Main Street was . . . — — Map (db m173878) HM
Near East Main Street (Local Route 50/73) west of South Street, on the right when traveling west.
Constructed in 1912, this depot served on the
transcontinental railway, with its last passing train
in 1985. The depot was restored in the 1990's by
citizens of the Salem area. The project was funded
through the Intermodal Surface . . . — — Map (db m170859) HM
The United States Department of Agriculture was authorized by Congress in 1953 to carry out a program of flood prevention and erosion control for Salem Fork.
The project was seven (7) earth dams along with land treatment measures to control . . . — — Map (db m173890) HM
On West Main Street east of South Dale Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
KOREAN WAR
C Co., 1092 Eng Bn, WVANG
1950 - 1953
Marvin L. Ashcraft •
William Barker •
Donald Barnes •
Gene Barnes •
Delbert Bauman •
Russell S. Broadwater •
Clifford Bumgardner •
Frank E. Cade •
Russell . . . — — Map (db m257574) WM
On West Main Street east of South Dale Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
Dedicated by P. Hale Samples Post No. 35, The American Legion, in honor of the men of Salem who served in
The World War, 1917 - 1919
☆ Firmin Andre •
James L. Ash •
Law A. Ash •
Ralph Ash •
Dallas Bailey •
Sam B. Ball . . . — — Map (db m257408) WM
On West Main Street east of South Dale Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
World War II 1941 - 1945
(Panel 1)
James W. Adams •
Jennings E. Adams •
Kenneth Adams •
W. Bernard Adams •
Gerald J. Alderman •
Frank L. Alkire •
John D. Alkire •
Clay K. Ash •
Goldie B. Ash . . . — — Map (db m261368) HM
On Branch of Lick Run (County Route 7/7) 0.2 miles west of Sardis Road (County Route 7), on the left when traveling west.
(Front):
Dedicated to all veterans in all wars that brought honor to our country and promise to our dreams
(Rear):
All gave some and some gave all — — Map (db m301159) WM
On South Pike Street (U.S. 19) south of Richards Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
The B&O Railroad constructed this 6-sided communications booth at the Ehelen-Solon siding, near the Vincent Lumber Company, as part of its private phone rail
communications system. A booth operator could call from one of 10 sidings between . . . — — Map (db m177416) HM
On Hood Avenue (U.S. 19), on the right when traveling north.
Side A
Site of “Big Elm,” tree awarded “largest of its kind in US” in 1876. Measured over 30 feet in circumference at its base. The tree began dying by 1905, with the cause attributed to disease, the building of a streetcar line, and hogs . . . — — Map (db m125818) HM
On Hood Avenue (U.S. 19) 0.2 miles east of Branch of West Fork, on the right when traveling north.
Born in 1837, Hall worked at the Wheeling Intelligencer during the Civil War. His reporting during the creation of WV served as the basis for his publication, The Rending of Virginia. Hall also recorded the proceedings of the . . . — — Map (db m125819) HM
On Haywood Road (West Virginia Route 20) just west of Shinnston Pike (U.S. 19), on the right when traveling west.
From 1922 to 1933, WV State Police training facilities and Company A headquarters were located at a camp in Haywood Junction. Not only were troopers trained, but horses were broken using proven methods of the U.S. Cavalry. In the late 1920s, . . . — — Map (db m176749) HM
On S. Pike Street (U.S. 19), on the right when traveling north.
Built, 1778, by Levi Shinn who came from New Jersey, 1773, and claimed tomahawk rights. Returned with family and brothers, Clement and Jonathan and settled. Sold part of land to Jonathan whose son, Levi, deeded it for site of Shinnston. — — Map (db m125817) HM
On South Pike Street (U.S. 19) just north of Van Rufus Drive, on the right when traveling north.
Inherited by Levi's oldest son Clement. After Clement's death, house sold to David Morris in 1840's. Morris heirs sold it with surrounding land in 1959 to Richardson Lumber & Construction Company. In 1972, its owners, Bob and Shirla (Bice) . . . — — Map (db m177089) HM
On South Pike Street (U.S. 19) at Richards Avenue, on the left when traveling north on South Pike Street.
Named for Bob & C. L. Richardson, local lumber yard owners on Charles Street from 1946 - 1981 who received many building materials by rail shipping
Shirla Richardson
Deck Donor — — Map (db m288206) HM
Near South Pike Street (U.S. 19) at Richards Avenue, on the left when traveling north.
Named for Bob & C. L. Richardson, local lumber yard owners on Charles Street from 1946 - 1981 who received many building materials by rail shipping
Shirla Richardson
Deck Donor — — Map (db m288209) HM
On Saltwell Road (West Virginia Route 131) south of Coon Run Road (County Route 13/2), on the left when traveling north.
Village so named because of well drilled here in 1835 by Abraham and Peter Righter. The well reached a depth of 745 feet releasing natural gas. Often attributed to be first deep well drilled in United States. Water from such wells was reputed to . . . — — Map (db m177528) HM
On S. Pike Street (U.S. 19), on the left when traveling north.
At 8:30 p.m. on June 23, 1944, a large tornado struck this area without warning because weather news was banned during WWII. The violent tornado lifted the West Fork River from its bed and left path of destruction up to 1,000' wide. Storm claimed . . . — — Map (db m125820) HM
On South Pike Street (U.S. 19) at Richards Avenue, on the left when traveling north on South Pike Street.
• Responsible for West Fork River Rail-Trail in Shinnston
• Lay Speaker in United Methodist Church
• Graduate of Shinnston High School, West Virginia University, Thomas M. Cooley College of Law
• Guidance Counselor - Lincoln High . . . — — Map (db m288039) HM
On Pike Street (U.S. 19) at Clement Street, on the right when traveling north on Pike Street.
In honor and memory of all Veterans who served our country in time of peace and war and to those who paid the supreme sacrifice so that we might enjoy freedom.
Their spirit, devotion and love of country will be forever remembered. . . . — — Map (db m177902) WM
On Shinnston Pike (U.S. 19) at Lambert's Run Road, on the left when traveling north on Shinnston Pike.
Spelter Community Company town built for immigrant, primarily Spanish, zinc plant workers, 1910-11: housed 1,500 residents in 175 homes, renting for $11 per month by 1915. First known as Ziesing, for a company official; named Spelter for post . . . — — Map (db m125821) HM
On Cost Avenue (West Virginia Route 58) 0.1 miles east of Grasselli Street, on the right when traveling east.
To those that served so freedom might live
William F. Nolan, USCG •
Roy D. Martin, Army •
Okey B. Looman, Army •
Merle E. Dutchess, Army •
Robin D. Newhouse, USMC •
Kenneth L. Bocco, Army •
Norval Campbell, Army •
George . . . — — Map (db m185513) WM
On Railroad Street north of Main Street ( Route 31), on the left when traveling north.
Like a patchwork quilt, the Town of Cairo is and will always be "home" to many. Nestled in a valley among the beautiful "West Virginia Hills" (as we once sung as children), Cairo has withstood the test of time and continues to thrive today much . . . — — Map (db m301943) HM
On Main Street (West Virginia Route 31) at Water Street, on the left when traveling north on Main Street.
The marble park where you now stand was constructed in 2006 to commemorate this town's rich marble manufacturing history. The shooting ring is regulation size, and is used frequently throughout the year by young and old alike.
A good . . . — — Map (db m301980) HM
On Main Street (West Virginia Route 31) at Railroad Street, on the right when traveling north on Main Street.
A view of the Masonic Building, which included the G. S. Flesher Drug Store, in about 1925. The drug store was in operation until the early 1960's. It was at that time the largest drug store in West Virginia.
This lively group at left sits . . . — — Map (db m301886) HM
On Main Street (West Virginia Route 31) north of Hill Street, on the right when traveling north.
In memory of all World War I Veterans
It was known as the Great War . . . the war to end all wars.
We went "over there" to the songs and cheers of our countrymen, and marched right into the grim reality of twentieth century . . . — — Map (db m301701) WM
On Main Street (West Virginia Route 31) north of Hill Street, on the left when traveling north.
Our grateful county and country honor those who served or are serving our country and have helped preserve the freedoms we have today. This memorial was first established to honor not only the memory of a Pearl Harbor survivor, but ALL men and . . . — — Map (db m301783) HM
On Main Street (West Virginia Route 31) at Railroad Street, on the right when traveling north on Main Street.
Cairo Town Square is built on the original site of the Baltimore & Ohio/CSX Railroad Depot. Cairo was a multi-railroad and oil boom town in the mid-1800's and early 1900's. In the 1970's, the CSX Company replaced the original tracks with "Ribbon . . . — — Map (db m301854) HM
On Main Street (West Virginia Route 31) at Railroad Street, on the left when traveling north on Main Street.
This photograph of the Bank of Cairo as it appeared in the 1920's (at right), illustrates how little change has occurred through the years. Built in 1896, and on the National Register of Historical Places, the Italianate architecture was not . . . — — Map (db m301474) HM
On Pike Road (West Virginia Route 16) at Rock Run Road ( Route 30), on the right when traveling north on Pike Road.
Pleasants County
Formed in 1851 from Wood, Tyler and Ritchie. Named for James Pleasants, governor of Virginia, 1822-1825. County's early development was due to resources of oil and natural gas. St. Marys, county seat, founded 1849 by A. H. . . . — — Map (db m301311) HM
(Preface): On April 20, 1863, Confederate Gens. William E. "Grumble" Jones and John D. Imboden began a raid from Virginia through present-day West Virginia on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. Taking separate routes, they later reported that . . . — — Map (db m50353) HM
Named for Thomas Harris. His nephew, Gen. Thomas Harris, distinguished himself in the Union Army in Petersburg and Cedar Creek. He was one of the commissioners who tried those charged with plotting assassination of Lincoln. — — Map (db m64098) HM
On East Main Street (West Virginia Route 16) at Ferguson Lane, on the right when traveling west on East Main Street.
Harrisville. Laid out on lands owned by Thomas
Harris, uncle of Gen. Thomas Maley Harris, in 1822. Originally part of Wood County, it was chartered in 1832 and incorporated in 1869. The town has been called Solus. Ritchie Court House, and . . . — — Map (db m173702) HM
On West Main Street (County Route 5) west of South Church Avenue, on the left when traveling west.
Gunfire crashed out in the streets around you at noon on May 7, 1863, as hundreds of mounted Confederate raiders commanded by Col. Asher Harman stormed into town from your right. Waiting for them were 75 woefully outmatched members of the . . . — — Map (db m301372) HM
On North Court Street north of Main Street ( Route 31), on the right when traveling north.
Designed by Holmboe and Pogue of Wheeling, WV, the Ritchie County Courthouse's cornerstone was set on May 30, 1923. For such a rural setting, the Neo-Classical style of the courthouse seems quite elaborate.
Embedded in the stone was a time . . . — — Map (db m301333) HM
On East Main Street (West Virginia Route 16) at Ferguson Lane, on the right when traveling west on East Main Street.
Born in Ohio, Freer served in the Union army during the Civil War. He moved to WV in 1866; served as prosecuting attorney for Kanawha, Fayette, and Boone counties; and helped get the state capital moved to Charleston. Moved to Ritchie County, where . . . — — Map (db m173708) HM
On Staunton Turnpike (West Virginia Route 47) west of Smithville, on the right when traveling east.
Frederick Lemon discovered a vein of natural asphalt near Macfarlan Creek in 1852. Shortly after the Civil War, the narrow-guage Calico Railroad was completed from Cairo to facilitate mining at the newly created boomtown of Ritchie Mines.
After . . . — — Map (db m82103) HM
On Northwest Turnpike (County Route 50/40) 0.1 miles east of Sugar Run Road (County Route 50/26), on the right when traveling east.
Doddridge County
Formed in 1845 from Harrison, Ritchie, Tyler and Lewis. Named for Philip Doddridge, lawyer and statesman of western Virginia. Many of the Indians who once came to this State got war and hunting weapons from flint quarries . . . — — Map (db m142407) HM
On West Myles Avenue / Old U.S. 50 (Local Route 50/39) west of Main street ( Route 74), on the left when traveling west.
Settled by John Bunnell, a veteran of the Revolution, near the salt lick which attracted great game herds. The “Stone House,” built about 1807 by John Webster, was one of the famous inns on the Northwestern Turnpike. — — Map (db m42241) HM
On Main Street (West Virginia Route 74) just south of Collins Avenue, on the left when traveling north.
Constructed in two phases: east end construction circa 1883; east end remodeled and west end constructed circal 1900. The depot closed in 1974. The last passenger train passed through in the Spring of 1981.
Restoration began in the early . . . — — Map (db m42243) HM
On West Myles Avenue / Old U.S. 50 (Local Route 50/36) west of Main Street ( Route 74), on the right when traveling west.
The Webster House, now known as The Stone House, was built shortly after 1800. The walls of the house are two feet thick, constructed of flagstones of various shapes and sizes held together by cement and mortar. John Webster, the builder, sold it to . . . — — Map (db m42239) HM
On Staunton Turnpike (West Virginia Route 47) 1 mile west of Cairo-Cisco Road (County Road 15), on the left when traveling west.
Ritchie CountyFormed in 1843 from Lewis, Harrison and Wood. Named for Thomas Ritchie, Virginia journalist. In 1772, Elias and Jesse Hughes and Colonel William Lowther explored this region to the Ohio. Hughes River was named by them.
Wirt . . . — — Map (db m130368) HM
On Cabin Run Road (County Route 10) at U.S. 50, on the right when traveling north on Cabin Run Road. Reported missing.
The Northwestern Turnpike, a favorite project of George Washington, opened in 1838. Such highways were called "turnpikes" from the gates at which tolls were collected. This town is named for the toll gate which stood here. — — Map (db m80241) HM
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