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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Mingo County, West Virginia
Adjacent to Mingo County, West Virginia
▶ Lincoln County(4) ▶ Logan County(8) ▶ McDowell County(4) ▶ Wayne County(11) ▶ Wyoming County(18) ▶ Martin County, Kentucky(6) ▶ Pike County, Kentucky(37) ▶ Buchanan County, Virginia(2)
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Camp of Major (later General) Andrew Lewis in 1756, with Virginia troops, led by Smith, Hogg, Preston, Pearis, Woodson, and others, on way to attack Indians in Ohio. The Tug River and other streams were named by expedition. — — Map (db m136659) HM
On State Highway 1056 at Main Street, on the right when traveling south on State Highway 1056.
The Norfolk and Western Railway (N&W, now Norfolk Southern Corporation) has played a crucial role in Matewan’s history. The railraod reached the Matewan area in 1892 as part of the N&W’s Ohio Extension, which provided a direct route from Bluefield . . . — — Map (db m87950) HM
On State Highway 1056 at Main Street, on the right when traveling south on State Highway 1056.
Matewan and the surrounding area have a rich and sometimes violent history that revolves around coal, the railroad and flooding. In the early 19th century, the Ferrell family settled in the area along the northern edge of Tug Fork and a then-unnamed . . . — — Map (db m87949) HM
On Mate Street (West Virginia Route 49) 0.1 miles west of Bridge Street (West Virginia Route 1056), on the left when traveling west.
In 1920 area miners went on strike to gain recognition of UMWA. On May 19 of the same year, twelve Baldwin-Felts Agency guards came from Bluefield to evict the minsters from company houses. As guards left town, they argued with town . . . — — Map (db m156164) HM
In 1920, many area miners joined the UMWA. On May 19, 13 Baldwin-Felts agents evicted union miners from Stone Coal Company houses. As agents prepared to entrain, an argument between Police Chief Sid Hatfield, Mayor C.C. Testerman and . . . — — Map (db m156175) HM
On State Highway 1056 at Main Street, on the right when traveling south on State Highway 1056.
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Mingo County
Formed in 1895 from Logan. Named for the Mingo Indians, terror of Virginia borders. Robert Morris, financier of the Revolutionary Army, in 1795 patented large areas here. Largest white oak tree in world is . . . — — Map (db m87948) HM
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 m146136) HM
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