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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Brooke County, West Virginia
Adjacent to Brooke County, West Virginia
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| On West Virginia Route 2 at Park Avenue, on the right when traveling south on State Route 2. |
| | Near here stood Beech Bottom Fort, which was with Fort Pitt and Fort Henry in the group of posts guarding the western borders during the Revolution and its attendant Indian wars. Troops from Fort Pitt helped garrison this important fort. — — Map (db m54915) HM |
| On 3rd Street at West Virginia Route 2, on the right when traveling east on 3rd Street. |
| | Dedicated July 19, 2009 to those who served
[Names not listed] — — Map (db m160364) WM |
| On 3rd Street at West Virginia Route 2, on the right when traveling east on 3rd Street. |
| | We honor our boys and girls
who served in World War II
[Names not listed] — — Map (db m160363) WM |
| On Main Street (West Virginia Route 67), on the right when traveling west. |
| | Here lived the leading influence in America's largest indigenous religious movement, Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), and founder of Bethany College. Built in four periods: the John Brown Mansion, completed in 1793; Buffalo Seminary, in 1819; . . . — — Map (db m20826) HM |
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Born in Prince Edward Island, Canada, September 4, 1849
Died December 15, 1920
Fourth President of Bethany College
For thirty-nine years Chief Executive of the
Foreign Christian Missionary Society
Every missionary sent to . . . — — Map (db m20836) HM |
| On Main Street (West Virginia Route 67) 0.2 miles east of West Virginia Route 88, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Bethany
Here Scots-Irish Alexander Campbell founded a religious movement which he called the Disciples of Christ. In this place Amos Dolbear perfected parts of the telephone, and longtime Speaker of the House "Champ" Clark, Supreme Court . . . — — Map (db m79899) HM |
| On Main Street (Route 67) at Fairway Street, on the right when traveling east on Main Street. |
| | Bethany
Bethany College, established here in 1840, oldest school of college rank in State. The home and the study of Alexander Campbell, founder, are here. Prof. A. E. Dolbear here perfected parts of the telephone, which Bell used.
. . . — — Map (db m79900) HM |
| On Main Street at Church Street, on the right when traveling east on Main Street. |
| | Bethany Church of Christ, the oldest church building in Bethany, was built in 1852 according to plans drawn by Alexander Campbell, founder of Bethany College and leader in the Disciples Movement. Its foundation is built of stone from the original . . . — — Map (db m20830) HM |
| On Main Street (West Virginia Route 67), on the right when traveling east. Reported missing. |
| | Here are buried the Campbell family; the first missionaries, other prominent leaders in the Disciples Movement, presidents and distinguished teachers of Bethany College. The seven foot hand hewed stonewall is a unique feature of Cemetery. — — Map (db m20963) HM |
| On Main Street (West Virginia Route 67), on the right when traveling east. |
| | In this house, 8 Bethany College Students - William Cunningham, John Johnson, Alexander Earle, Richard Alfred, Eugene Tarr, Henry Bell, John Hunt and Jacob Lowe - Met in 1858 and founded Delta Tau Delta. This social fraternity soon spread across the . . . — — Map (db m20849) HM |
| Near College Street at Main Street (West Virginia Route 67). |
| | Dedicated to
R. Richard Renner, M.D. '17
and
Jennie Steindorf Renner '22
A major grant from the Renner Foundation, which was matched by alumni gifts, made possible, in 1970, the complete remodeling of Bethany House built in 1948. Henry Clay . . . — — Map (db m79901) HM |
| | Born in County Down, Ireland, Feb. 1, 1763, and died at the residence of his son Alexander, Jan. 4, 1851, aged 91 years, 11 mthns, five days. Many years a minister of the Secession Presbyterian Church in Ireland and Scotland. In the United States . . . — — Map (db m20835) HM |
| Near Eldersville Road (West Virginia Route 27) at St. John's Road, on the right when traveling west. |
| | Founded in 1793 by Joseph Doddridge. It is the first Episcopal Church west of the Alleghenies and the oldest continuous worshipping congregation within this religious body in West Virginia. The first church, made of logs, was burned by Indians. . . . — — Map (db m79897) HM |
| On Main Street (West Virginia Route 2), on the right when traveling north. |
| | John Decker built a fort of logs and stone on a site just north of State St. near Ohio River, 1774. Leaden bullets and arrowheads found here on the river bank signify Native American attack on the fort from Mingo Island. — — Map (db m21605) HM |
| On Military Drive 0.1 miles south of Marshaling Yard Drive, on the right when traveling south. |
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In memory of
Joseph Robinson
who made the Supreme Sacrifice
and
the following members of the
Weirton Heights Volunteer Fire Dept.
who served their country in World War II
Ray Poland John Ritchie Obie Phebus Robert De . . . — — Map (db m155999) WM |
| On Military Road 0.1 miles south of Marshaling Yard Drive, on the right when traveling south. |
| | In memory of the Revolutionary War veterans buried in the Upper Ohio Valley — — Map (db m155994) WM |
| On Military Drive at Marshaling Yard Drive, on the right when traveling south on Military Drive. |
| | British top; U.S. bottom; only one ever made. (Never used) — — Map (db m155993) HM |
| On Military Drive at Marshaling Yard Drive, on the right when traveling south on Military Drive. |
| | . . . — — Map (db m155992) WM |
| Near Military Drive 0.1 miles south of Marshaling Yard Drive, on the right when traveling south. |
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In memory of
William "Bill" Courtney (1950 - 2010)
Husband ~ Father ~ Brother ~ Friend
Patriot
27 years military service
Forever in our hearts
U.S. Navy
U.S. Air Force — — Map (db m155996) WM |
| On Charles Street at 6th Street, on the left when traveling north on Charles Street. |
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Constructed by Alexander Wells at
65 Washington St., Buffaloe, Virginia
(present day Third St.,
Wellsburg, West Virginia)
The Wells Log House was, and is, in the
“National Register of Historic Places”
District of . . . — — Map (db m21634) HM |
| On Bethany Pike (West Virginia Route 67) 0.1 miles north of McCord Hill Road (County Route 67/2), on the right when traveling north. |
| | First highway tunnels constructed west of Alleghenies. They were built in 1831 by Richard Waugh at personal expense to ease transportation to his flour mills. The tunnels, a mile apart, were removed by the State in 1957. — — Map (db m21614) HM |
| On Charles Street, on the left when traveling north. |
| | Dedicated to the men and women from Brooke County who have honorably served in the armed forces of our country in time of war and peace — — Map (db m21616) HM |
| On West Virginia Route 27 at Northview Road, on the left when traveling east on State Route 27. |
| | Constructed by John Fowler, 1848-51 with bricks fired on the property. First known as Fowler's Inn, the house provided food and lodging for drovers herding livestock over the Wellsburg-Washington Turnpike to eastern markets. Other services provided . . . — — Map (db m42167) HM |
| On West Virginia Route 2 0.1 miles north of Cross Creek Road, on the right when traveling north. |
| | George Washington began a journey on October 5, 1770 to the Ohio Country to see lands he had fought to win and now hoped to own. After a trip, on November 3, up the Kanawha River, the party headed back up the Ohio River. On November 17, they reached . . . — — Map (db m33913) HM |
| On Washington Pike (West Virginia Route 27) at Bradys Ridge Road, on the right when traveling east on Washington Pike. |
| | Watering trough marks location of first Grimes Golden Apple tree, discovered by owner of land, Thomas Grimes, in 1802. Memorial Trough sponsored by the Franklin Country Women's Club in 1922. — — Map (db m70931) HM |
| On Commerce Street (West Virginia Route 2) at 3rd Street, on the right when traveling north on Commerce Street. |
| | The first glass house in Western Virginia was built at Charlestown, now Wellsburg, in 1813, by Isaac Taylor Duvall and Company. It was located on the southeast corner of Fifth and Yankee Streets. Cobalt blue, green and clear flint glass wares were . . . — — Map (db m39642) HM |
| On 6th Street at Main Street, on the right when traveling west on 6th Street. |
| | Built by John Henderson prior to 1798 in Federal style, the building was leased by William Miller and operated as a tavern for 50 years. Since 1974 building has housed the Brooke County Museum. — — Map (db m21628) HM |
| On Main Street at 6th Street, on the right when traveling south on Main Street. |
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Sergeant on the Lewis and Clark
Expedition, he published the first
account of that exploration in 1807
Veteran of the War of 1812, he
fought in the Battle of Lundy's Lane
and at Fort Erie
Citizen of Wellsburg for more than . . . — — Map (db m21629) HM |
| On Commerce Street (West Virginia Route 2) north of 22nd Street, on the right when traveling south. |
| | Born 12 June 1771, Gass served as carpenter for Lewis and Clark. The expedition explored and studied the land, waterways, animal life, natural features and resources of the West. Gass's journal of trip was published in 1807. Soldier in the War of . . . — — Map (db m39731) HM |
| On Pleasant Avenue at 23 rd Street, on the right when traveling north on Pleasant Avenue. |
| | The grave of Patrick M. Gass, a sergeant on the Lewis and Clark Expedition and a soldier of the War of 1812 is located in this cemetery. His wife Maria is buried beside him. — — Map (db m54977) HM |
| On Main Street at 6th Street, on the right when traveling south on Main Street. |
| | The Corps of Discovery, under the command of Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, was the first official expedition through the interior of the North American Continent sponsored by the United States.
Captain Meriwether Lewis passed Charles Town . . . — — Map (db m21639) HM |
| On Charles Street at 11th Street, on the left when traveling north on Charles Street. |
| | Methodism in Wellsburg dates back to 1787 with the establishment of the “Ohio Circuit.” Early services were held in “The Academy” on High Street. Bishop Asbury preached at the courthouse on September 6, 1803.
On April . . . — — Map (db m21635) HM |
| On Bethany Pike (West Virginia Route 67) 0.1 miles north of McCord Hill Road, on the right when traveling south. |
| | Four flour mills were constructed near Wellsburg in the early 1800s. The first of these mills was built by John Moore in 1800. Moore's son-in-law, Richard Waugh, built the old stone mill in 1824, and the upper mill in 1835. A. M. Buchanan built the . . . — — Map (db m79898) HM |
| On Commerce Street (West Virginia Route 2) south of 3rd Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Established in 1791. Brooke Academy, started, 1778, incorporated in 1799. Here lived Joseph Doddridge, the author of "Frontier Notes," and Patrick Gass, member of the Lewis and Clark Expedition and author of its "Journal." — — Map (db m39699) HM |
| On Main Street at 6th Street, on the right when traveling south on Main Street. |
| | In the 1790's, flatboats left here with their cargoes for southern markets. To accommodate and store products, warehouses and wharfs were built along our river banks. This wharf, which was established in the 1800's, extended twenty feet out in the . . . — — Map (db m21637) HM |
| On Main Street at 6th Street, on the right when traveling south on Main Street. |
| | This giant Sycamore tree stands at the top of the Wellsburg Wharf it was planted in the early years of the 19th century by Dr. Albert Wheeler who practiced medicine in Wellsburg until his death in 1864.
It was under this tree that militiamen . . . — — Map (db m21641) HM |
| On West Virginia Route 2 at Stone Shannon Road, on the right when traveling north on State Route 2. |
| | Brooke County
Formed in 1797 from Ohio County. Named for Robert Brooke, Virginia governor, 1794-1796. Here Alexander Campbell founded the Christian Church and established a college. First Grimes Golden apple tree in this county.
Ohio . . . — — Map (db m57260) HM |
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