Historical Markers and War Memorials in Braxton County, West Virginia

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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Braxton County, West Virginia

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1► West Virginia (Braxton County), Bulltown — Bulltown / Bulltown Battle —

Bulltown Important point in plan of Washington to establish water transportation to West. Salt was made here as early as 1792. Attack of whites in 1772 upon Captain Bull's Indian village here was among the causes of Dunmore's War. . . . — — Map (db m37050) HM

2► West Virginia (Braxton County), Burnsville — Braxton County/Gilmore County —

Braxton County Formed in 1836 from Lewis, Kanawha, and Nicholas. Named for Carter Braxton, signer of the Declaration of Independence. Washington planned to establish important point in project for western communication in this county. Gilmore . . . — — Map (db m73419) HM

3► West Virginia (Braxton County), Burnsville — Town of Burnsville —

Area first settled in 1798; Payton Byrnes came in 1830. First known as Lumberport in 1866, when Capt. John Burns established first saw mill in area. Incorporated by county in 1902 and named for Burns. — — Map (db m50025) HM

4► West Virginia (Braxton County), Frametown — America's Guard of Honor —

Dedicated to the memory of all Paratroopers and Gliderman who spearheaded all major invasions by dropping behind enemy lines to secure military objectives. "Lest We Forget" whose courage, dedication and traditions make them America's finest. — — Map (db m70903) WM

5► West Virginia (Braxton County), Napier — Battle of Bulltown — "Come and take us" —

On the hill in front of you are two fortifications that Union Gen. George B. McClellan ordered constructed late in1861. They guarded the wooden covered bridge located here on the Weston and Gauley Bridge Turnpike. In October 1863, Capt. William H. . . . — — Map (db m58727) HM

6► West Virginia (Braxton County), Sutton — The Burning of Suttonville — Partisan Attack —

In 1861, Col. Erastus B. Tyler’s 7th Ohio Infantry constructed earthworks near Suttonville to protect the suspension bridge across the Elk River. Later in the year, Capt. Weston Rowand’s Co. K, 1st Virginia Cavalry (US), about a hundred men, . . . — — Map (db m58728) HM

7► West Virginia (Braxton County), Sutton — The War and Suttonville — Changing Occupations — Jones-Imboden Raid —

(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 against the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. Taking separate routes, . . . — — Map (db m58729) HM

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