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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Mineral County, West Virginia
Adjacent to Mineral County, West Virginia
▶ Grant County (24) ▶ Hampshire County (72) ▶ Hardy County (37) ▶ Allegany County, Maryland (192) ▶ Garrett County, Maryland (126)
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GEOGRAPHIC SORT
| On Kitzmiller Bridge (Maryland Route 38) (West Virginia Route 42). |
| | Mineral County. Formed from Hampshire in 1866. Named for its great mineral deposits. In Mineral County is Fort Ashby, the only standing unit in the chain of frontier forts which were built in 1755 under Washington’s orders.
State of . . . — — Map (db m156425) HM |
| On Pinnacle Road (Local Road 4) 1.5 miles north of State Route 42, on the right when traveling north. |
| | One fourth of a mile south is the grave of Dr. John Green, first resident doctor in Mineral County, 1832–73. Born in Bolton, England, November 13, 1798; came to Virginia in May, 1827, after serving as medic in Battle of Waterloo. Died Dec. 21, . . . — — Map (db m93932) HM |
| On George Washington Highway (U.S. 50), on the right when traveling west. |
| | (West Side):Mineral CountyFormed from Hampshire in 1866. Named for its great mineral deposits. In Mineral County is Fort Ashby, the only standing unit in the chain of frontier forts which were built in 1755 under Washington's orders. . . . — — Map (db m34570) HM |
| On Green St., on the left when traveling north. |
| | What is the American Discovery Trail? The American Discovery Trail (ADT) is a project administered by the American Discovery Trail society to develop our nation's first coast-to-coast, multi-use hiking trail. It connects people to large cities, . . . — — Map (db m19342) HM |
| On Washington St. at N. Green St. on Washington St.. |
| | Erected in 1755 by Lieut. John Bacon under orders from George Washington and garrisoned with twenty-one men. Lieut. Robert Rutherford, with company of Rangers, was defeated here, August, 1756, by the French and Indians. Fort was named for Col. John . . . — — Map (db m19340) HM |
| On Green St., on the left when traveling north. |
| | Fort Ashby, one in the chain of Indian forts built by George Washington, 1755. sharp fighting here 1756. in 1794, troops under Gen. Daniel Morgan camped here on their way to suppress Whiskey Rebellion. Fort restored by W.P.A., 1939. — — Map (db m19341) HM |
| On West Piedmont Street (West Virginia Route 46) at North Davis Street, on the right when traveling east on West Piedmont Street. |
| | Armstrong Mansion (also known as the Davis Mansion). The Armstrong family left Keyser because of Southern ties. This home was used by the Union Army during the Civil War. It was later sold to Thomas Davis. Two of Keyser's streets were . . . — — Map (db m152790) HM |
| On East Street at Armstrong Street (West Virginia Route 46), on the left when traveling south on East Street. |
| | WV became a border state in 1863 when it separated from Virginia. The Mineral County Courthouse was completed in 1868 after Mineral County was created from Hampshire County. This area around the Court House became the Town Square. The Court House is . . . — — Map (db m152821) HM |
| On Armstrong Street (West Virginia Route 46) at West Street on Armstrong Street. |
| | Old Union Blacksmith Shop on East Street was on this Square, as well as a second one located at 107 West Street. The first school building built for white children stood where the Magistrate Court Annex is now located on West Street. About 1870 a . . . — — Map (db m152820) HM |
| On West Piedmont Street (West Virginia Route 46) just west of North Davis Street, on the left when traveling west. |
| | You will enter the Continent of Europe and…undertake operations aimed at the heart of Germany and the destruction of her armed forces.
Mission statement to General Eisenhower
The Germans had . . . — — Map (db m152801) HM |
| On East Piedmont Street (West Virginia Route 46) just west of North Davis Street, on the left when traveling west. |
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The final defeat of the enemy, which we had long calculated would be accomplished in the spring and summer campaign of 1945, was suddenly, now, just around the corner.
General Dwight D. Eisenhower
. . . — — Map (db m152819) HM |
| On West Piedmont Street at North Davis Street, on the right when traveling east on West Piedmont Street. |
| | Former Keyser High School Was built near the site of the Armstrong/Davis Mansion. During the Civil War, a confederate soldier was buried on the grounds of the Armstrong Mansion to keep his body from lying in the street. — — Map (db m152791) HM |
| On South Mineral Street (U.S. 220) at State Street, on the right when traveling north on South Mineral Street. |
| | Built in 1862 as a Union defensive fortification to guard the railroad and New Creek. It was threatened on August 4, 1864, when Confederate Gen. John McCausland's cavalry rode on town. Fighting with Union troops began on outskirts and Confederate . . . — — Map (db m152788) HM |
| On West Piedmont Street (Route 46) just west of School Street, on the left when traveling west. |
| | Explains Keyser changed hands 14 times during the Civil War (although the South only held it once for a period of 5 hours in 1864). The other side explains it was a training and staging area for Averill's Rangers, with troops deployed from here. — — Map (db m152789) HM |
| On East Piedmont Street (West Virginia Route 46) just west of North Davis Street, on the left when traveling west. |
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Born in Keyser, West Virginia
Jonah Edward Kelley
April 13, 1923 - January 31, 1945 — — Map (db m152810) WM |
| On Piedmont Street (West Virginia Route 46) just west of North Davis Street, on the left when traveling west. |
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This Memorial is to pay tribute to Keyser's Medal of Honor recipient Jonah Edward Kelley. Born and raised in this area, Ed Kelley represented the best of West Virginia—character, values, hard work and sheer determination to do what's . . . — — Map (db m152792) HM |
| On West Piedmont Street (West Virginia Route 46) just west of North Davis Street, on the left when traveling west. |
| | Two Armies, two objectives, one piece of ground... Kesternich
The Allied Army
While Berlin was the political heart of Germany, the Ruhr Industrial Valley — with its coal mines, blast furnaces, . . . — — Map (db m152803) HM |
| On South Mineral Street (U.S. 220) at Carskadon Lane, on the right when traveling north on South Mineral Street. |
| | Keyser. Between 1861–1865, Keyser, then New Creek, was sought by the North and South. It changed hands fourteen times. Fort Fuller, where Potomac State Collect stands, was supported by a series of forts girding the town.
Averell’s . . . — — Map (db m32832) HM |
| On East Piedmont Street at North Davis Street, on the right when traveling north on East Piedmont Street. |
| | Keyser. Between 1861–1865, Keyser, then New Creek, was sought by the North and South. It changed hands fourteen times. Fort Fuller, where Potomac State Collect stands, was supported by a series of forts girding the town.
Averell’s . . . — — Map (db m32836) HM |
| On Armstrong Street (West Virginia Route 46) just east of West Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | World War II
Baker, Kenneth W.
Barr, Woodrow W.
Barrick, Robert E.
Becker, Eugene W.
Bowers, Eldon
Broome, Earnest K.
Byford, Walter
Carr, Paul R.
Chucci, Nicholas
Coffman, Ralph S.
Compton, Donald R.
Davis, Leroy . . . — — Map (db m139062) WM |
| On South Mineral Street (U.S. 220) at State Street, on the right when traveling south on South Mineral Street. |
| | Chartered, Feb. 15, 1901, as Keyser Preparatory Branch of West Virginia University. Became Potomac State School, 1921; Potomac State School of West Virginia University, 1935; Potomac State (junior) College, West Virginia University, 1953. — — Map (db m36837) HM |
| On West Piedmont Street (West Virginia Route 46) just west of North Davis Street, on the left when traveling west. |
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The Rhineland Campaign, January 1945
If I were asked what campaign in the war brought me the greatest professional pride, I would point unhesitatingly to this one.
General Omar Bradley, Commander, 12th Army . . . — — Map (db m152808) HM |
| On East Piedmont Street (West Virginia Route 46) just west of North Davis Street, on the left when traveling west. |
| | The Aftermath of Kesternich
February, 1945
The reason for fighting over Kesternich was so fierce became evident upon Ed Kelley's death and the final taking of the town — US artillery observers found they could direct observed fire on . . . — — Map (db m152815) HM |
| On East Piedmont Street (West Virginia Route 46) just west of North Davis Street, on the left when traveling west. |
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"No battle has ever been fought that tried harder the souls of men than this battle for Kesternich"
Official History of the 78th Division
For the US, the task was "the most vital at that time on the entire . . . — — Map (db m152813) HM |
| On West Piedmont Street (West Virginia Route 46) just west of North Davis Street, on the left when traveling west. |
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Hitler had decided to make one final attempt for victory, using his best SS troops — the ones with the highest moral — to cut the Allied forces in two. He chose the Ardennes Forest, knowing US Forces would not expect an attack there. . . . — — Map (db m152807) HM |
| On East Piedmont Street (Route 46) just west of North Davis Street, on the left when traveling west. |
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"The whole Allied force is delighted to cheer the U.S. First Army whose speed and boldness have won the race to establish our first bridgehead over the Rhine. Please tell all ranks how proud I am."
Eisenhower . . . — — Map (db m152816) HM |
| On East Piedmont Street (West Virginia Route 46) just west of North Davis Street. |
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"Rounding the bend in the road, he emerged from the woods and found himself confronted by a breath-taking view - - the prize no man dared hope for - - the Ludendorff Bridge, still intact, spanning the Rhine." This is how Ken Heckler military . . . — — Map (db m152817) HM |
| On East Piedmont Street (West Virginia Route 46) just west of North Davis Street, on the left when traveling west. |
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When the Germans tried to frantically reset the charges, American assertiveness took over. The on-scene commander, LT Timmerman began to send his men up onto the Bridge. He followed, right behind the first few men. One soldier, Joe DeLisio, moved . . . — — Map (db m152818) HM |
| On West Piedmont Street just west of North Davis Street, on the left when traveling west. |
| | Ghostly, almost supernatural, Kesternich was beginning to acquire legend. There was no hope, just death lurking in every shadow, every hollow, every house.
Official History of the 78th Division . . . — — Map (db m152804) HM |
| On East Piedmont Street (West Virginia Route 46) just west of North Davis Street, on the left when traveling west. |
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"Single handedly, Kelley shortened the war in Germany by several months."
General Dwight David Eisenhower
In charge of the leading squad of Company E, he heroically spearheaded the attack in . . . — — Map (db m152812) HM |
| On West Piedmont Street (West Virginia Route 46) just west of B Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Located on West Piedmont Street, built soon after the Civil War. This was the training grounds of the Paddytown Battalion and Union troops whose tents were located in this end of town. — — Map (db m153159) HM |
| On West Virginia Route 46 4 miles from Keyser, on the right when traveling east. |
| | At Reese’s Mill, ruins of the home of Abraham Johnson, who entertained George Washington and surveying party in 1748. Johnson appeared in Patterson Creek Valley between 1735 and 1740 and in 1750 became an official of the Ohio Company. — — Map (db m94023) HM |
| On Heskiet Street (U.S. 220) at Center Street (West Virginia Route 46), on the right when traveling south on Heskiet Street. |
| | West Virginia
(Mineral County)
"The Mountain State"—western part of the Commonwealth of Virginia until June 20, 1863. Settled by Germans and Scotch-Irish. It became a line of defense between the English and French during . . . — — Map (db m139061) HM |
| On West Piedmont Street (West Virginia Route 46) just west of North Davis Street, on the left when traveling west. |
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1938: Hitler annexes Austria, occupies Czechoslovakia
1939: Germans Blitzkrieg of Poland, Russia invades Finland
1940: Germany seizes, Denmark, Norway, France, Balkans
1941: Japan bombs Pearl Harbor. Germany invades Russia. . . . — — Map (db m152795) HM |
| On U.S. 50 at West Virginia Route 93, on the right when traveling west on U.S. 50. |
| | Congregation was organized in 1849. The church, constructed in 1850 of lumber produced on a water-powered sawmill and furnished with seats of chestnut, hand finished, is in an excellent state of preservation. It was first used as a combined church, . . . — — Map (db m36836) HM |
| On Nancy Hanks (County Route 6/2) 0.5 miles south of Penneroil Road (County Route 6/1), on the left when traveling south. |
| | This tablet marks the site of the cabin where Nancy Hanks Lincoln’s Mother was born 1782 — — Map (db m15323) HM |
| On Ashfield Street (West Virginia Route 46) just south of Front Street in Westernport, on the right when traveling south. |
| | Born in Piedmont on July 29, 1900. Began playing trumpet at age three; learned to play all wind instruments by age twelve. Graduated from Storer College in 1920. First great arranger in jazz; internationally known as “The Little Giant of . . . — — Map (db m32825) HM |
| On Childs Avenue (West Virginia Route 46) at East Hampshire Street (West Virginia Route 46), on the left when traveling south on Childs Avenue. |
| | Near here, William Mayo, Thomas Savage, and party spent the winter of 1736 on their expedition for the British King to determine the head waters of the Potomac River and fix the boundary between Maryland and the lands of Lord Fairfax. — — Map (db m93934) HM |
| On Potomac Street at 3rd Avenue, on the right when traveling south on Potomac Street. |
| | . . . — — Map (db m134410) WM |
| On Bridge Street (Alternate West Virginia Route 28), on the right when traveling south. |
| | On this site in 1750 the Ohio Company of Virginia erected a fortified storehouse known as Fort Ohio or the New Store. It served as protection and the center of commerce for this area, called Wills Creek until 1755, when Fort Cumberland, across the . . . — — Map (db m67205) HM |
| On Short Gap Highway (West Virginia Route 28) 0.1 miles north of Furnace Road. |
| | On land Washington surveyed for Elias Sellers in 1748 stood this fort, important link in system of frontier defenses. It was garrisoned by an officer and thirty men and withstood several attacks by the Indians. — — Map (db m157346) HM |
| On 2nd Avenue east of Diagonal Alley, on the right when traveling east. |
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Kenneth Baker
William Cline
Richard Duer
Frederick Digman
John Derosa
Robert Galford
Richard Spence
William Shuck Jr.
Charles Woods
Alva Diehl
David Bootman
Myrle Zimmers
John Sensabauch
Lewis Pryor
Roland Showers . . . — — Map (db m134408) WM |
| On Knobley Street at Main Street, on the right when traveling south on Knobley Street. |
| | . . . — — Map (db m134407) WM |
| On Bridge Street (West Virginia Route 28) north of John Street, on the right when traveling south. |
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In grateful memory of
William Edward Shuck, Jr.
who died in service of his country
on 3 July 1952
in Korea
He stands in the unbroken line of patriots who have dared to die
that freedom might live, and grow, and increase its . . . — — Map (db m134406) WM |
| On U.S. 50 at Knobley Road (Local Route 9) on U.S. 50. |
| | Located on a 1766 Fairfax grant and
site of a former blockhouse. Built
by John Vandiver in early 19th century; soon operated as an ordinary.
Henry Trout purchased the house in
1869, repairing damage done during
the Civil War. In the latter . . . — — Map (db m92756) HM |
| On West Virginia Route 28 north of Airport Road, on the right when traveling south. |
| | West Virginia
(Mineral County)
"The Mountain State"—western part of the Commonwealth of Virginia until June 20, 1863. Settled by the Germans and Scots-Irish. It became a line of defense between the English and French during the French . . . — — Map (db m134411) HM |
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