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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Nicholas County, West Virginia
Adjacent to Nicholas County, West Virginia
▶ Braxton County (7) ▶ Clay County (6) ▶ Fayette County (64) ▶ Greenbrier County (66) ▶ Kanawha County (77) ▶ Webster County (3)
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| On Dixie Highway (West Virginia Route 16) just north of Twenty Mile Creek Road (Route 16/3), on the left when traveling south. |
| | Nearby is grave of Seaberry Osborne
(circa, 1815-66), daughter of Chief
Running Bear. She married Solomon
Osborne in Cherokee, N.C. and in
1838 fled to escape “Trail of Tears.”
The Native American pioneers found
sanctuary in the . . . — — Map (db m138009) HM |
| On Dixie Highway (West Virginia Route 16) just south of Sangamore Fork Road, on the left when traveling south. |
| | Clay County. Formed in 1858 from Braxton
and Nicholas. Named for the
great Kentuckian, Henry Clay
who was so popular in western
Virginia that in 1820 a monument was erected to him for
his part in bringing the
National Road to Wheeling.
. . . — — Map (db m137998) HM |
| On U.S. 19, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Off Young's Monument Rd. (.3M) is grave site of Henry & Lucinda Young. A Confed. militiaman or sympathizer, he was killed by Union troops nearby on 8 Sept. 1861. Details of Young's life and death are scant and confused, symbolizing divided . . . — — Map (db m60368) HM |
| On Turnpike Road (West Virginia Route 39) at West Virginia Route 129, on the right when traveling east on Turnpike Road. |
| | At Kessler's Cross Lanes
(5 miles east), Aug. 26, 1861 and
at Carnifex Ferry (7 miles west)
Sept. 10, 186l, battles occurred
between Confederates under
Gen. J. B. Floyd and Union
troops under Col. E. B. Tyler
and Gen. W. S. Rosecrans. — — Map (db m138036) HM |
| On Carnifex Ferry Road (County Route 23) 1.1 miles south of Summersville Lake Road (West Virginia Route 129), on the right when traveling south. |
| | This knoll is believed to be one of the Northern artillery positions. With possibly as many as seven artillery pieces each, the two armies engaged in a fierce bombardment for several hours. The blasts were heard as far away as Summersville. Although . . . — — Map (db m146330) HM |
| On Carnifex Ferry Crossing Road at County Route 23, on the right when traveling south on Carnifex Ferry Crossing Road. |
| | Used in battle reenactments, these log breastworks stand near the site of the original Confederate entrenchments designated by General Floyd as Camp Gauley. The rebel fortifications consisted of several thousand feet of log breastworks, trenches, . . . — — Map (db m21188) HM |
| On Carnifex Ferry Crossing Road 1.3 miles south of State Route 129, on the right when traveling west. |
| | The Civil War battle fought here on September 10, 1861 was named by the Union army after a nearby river ferry. Even though it was over a mile downstream, the ferry was the closest well-known landmark. Constructed by William Carnefix in the early . . . — — Map (db m20845) HM |
| On Carnifex Ferry Crossing Road 1.3 miles south of West Virginia Route 129, on the right when traveling west. |
| | Scene of battle, Sept. 10, 1861, between Federal army of Gen. W.S. Rosecrans and Confederate army of Gen. John B. Floyd. Engagement followed defeat of Federals at Cross Lanes, Aug. 26, 1861. State acquired site Oct. 29, 1933. — — Map (db m20843) HM |
| On Summersville Lake Road (West Virginia Route 129) at Whitewater Road (County Route 9), on the right when traveling south on Summersville Lake Road. |
| | Site of surprise attack by the Confederates under General John B. Floyd on the early morning of Aug. 26, 1861 against Federal troops of the 7th Ohio Inf., led by Colonel E.B. Tyler. The Federal soldiers were badly defeated and scattered. They lost . . . — — Map (db m76621) HM |
| On Carnifex Ferry Crossing Road 1.3 miles south of West Virginia Route 129, on the right when traveling south. |
| | Built in the 1850's by Mr. Patterson, this house was caught between opposing armies during the Battle of Carnifex Ferry. — — Map (db m20864) HM |
| On West Virginia Route 129 at Whitewater Road (County Route 9), on the left when traveling south on State Route 129. |
| | Keslers Cross Lanes. Here at the crossroads was an area of early settlement and growth. In 1854 Fred Kessler & John Vaughan opened store; Vaughan appointed postmaster. Site of first meeting of Nicholas County Court; significant Civil War . . . — — Map (db m76618) HM |
| On Summerville Lake Road (State Highway 129) 0.6 miles south of Whitewater Road (County Route 9), on the left when traveling south. |
| | In 1861, both Union and Confederate forces vied for control of Western Virginia. By July, Union Gen. Jacob D. Cox had driven Confederate Gen. Henry A Wise’s army out of the Kanawha Valley and was advancing east on the James River and Kanawha . . . — — Map (db m59197) HM |
| On Carnifex Ferry Crossing Road. |
| | Seeking to gain a foothold in Western Virginia from which to conduct military operations, Gen. John B. Floyd, C.S.A. with approx. 1,800 troops established Camp Gauley here on the Patterson Farm about one mile from Carnifex Ferry.
Gen. William . . . — — Map (db m20876) HM |
| On Summersville Lake Road just west of Carnifex Ferry Crossing Road (County Route 23), on the left when traveling east. |
| | Ramsey’s Fort was a small Union
garrison located on a hill west of
Kessler’s Cross Lanes during the
Civil War that was named for the
commander of the local militia,
Capt. J.R. Ramsey. A large number
of Confederates with Thurmond’s
Partisan . . . — — Map (db m138068) HM |
| On Summersville Lake Road (West Virginia Route 129) 0.2 miles west of Whitewater Road (Local Route 9), on the right when traveling west. |
| | Organized on April 17, 1824 by twelve
members from the Hopewell Church in
Fayette County at the home of Henry
Morris on Peter’s Creek. The first
building of frame, constructed in
1840, was destroyed by Union soldiers
in 1861. The building was . . . — — Map (db m138064) HM |
| On Old U.S. 19 just east of U.S. 19, on the left when traveling south. |
| | Site of first ferry in Nicholas County to
cross Gauley River nearby. Owned
first by William McClung; lost in court
case to Ed Hughes. Family operated
until 1903, when county built bridge
for $7,200. Vital transportation link
for settlers and . . . — — Map (db m138101) HM |
| On Mountaineer Expressway (U.S. 19) near Whippoorwill Road, on the right when traveling south. |
| | While digging Hawks Nest Tunnel in early 1930's, hundreds of the mostly black, migrant workforce contracted acute silicosis from silica dust and later died. Many were buried in secret, unmarked graves to the north. In 1971, the bodies were reburied . . . — — Map (db m78389) HM |
| On Hilltop Drive 0.1 miles west of Mountaineer Expressway (U.S. 19), on the right when traveling north. |
| | This Memorial honors an estimated 764 tunnel workers who died from mining a 3.8 mile tunnel through Gauley Mountain to divert water from the New River to a hydroelectric plant near Gauley Bridge in 1930-31. The tunnel cut through almost pure silica . . . — — Map (db m78390) HM |
| On Summersville Lake Road (West Virginia Route 129) 2.6 miles east of Turnpike Road (West Virginia Route 39), on the left when traveling east. |
| | Oldest church in Nicholas County. Founded
by Backus, Walker, Johnson, Linager,
Brown, Nutter, dorsey, Simms, Gross
& Hamrick families. Served by circuit
rider meeting in homes until log church
built, 1810. Blacks attended; services
alternated . . . — — Map (db m138060) HM |
| | Born: August 27, 1972
End of Watch: September 11, 2000
Of the Nicholas County Sheriff's Department, whose life was given in the service of his community, county, and state. His sacrifice was made to ensure that we could live our lives in . . . — — Map (db m143113) |
| On Main Street (West Virginia Route 41) at Church Street, on the right when traveling east on Main Street. |
| | Nancy Hart, noted, beautiful Confederate spy, was seized July, 1862, leading attack in which most of Summersville was burned. She killed her guard with his pistol and escaped. She was buried on Manning Knob. — — Map (db m78393) HM |
| | Has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places
By the United States Department of the Interior
Circa 1907 — — Map (db m143112) HM |
| On Main Street (West Virginia Route 41), on the right when traveling north. |
| | Summersville was established in 1820 and made the county seat. Nicholas County, which was settled about 1785, was crossed by the Pocahontas Trail which led from the Greenbrier Valley to the valley of the Great Kanawha. — — Map (db m78392) HM |
| On Summersville Lake Road (West Virginia Route 129) 2.6 miles west of U.S. 19, on the right when traveling east. |
| |
As the primary purpose of the Summersville Lake
Project is flood control, the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers continuously monitors rainfall and stream
flow conditions. To prevent downstream flooding, the
USACE monitors stream gauges in both . . . — — Map (db m138072) HM |
| On Summersville Lake Road (West Virginia Route 129) 2.6 miles west of U.S. 19, on the right when traveling east. |
| |
1) Only a relatively small force is required to move the valve.
2) Excellent flow regulation over a wide range of discharges can easily be obtained.
3) Ability to oxygenate water, benefiting downstream ecosystems.
At the time of . . . — — Map (db m138069) HM |
| On Main Street (State Highway 41) at Church Street on Main Street. |
| | The story of Nancy Hart is a blur of fact and legend. Born in Virginia in 1843, she settled with her family first in southwestern Virginia and then in Roane County by the mid-1850s. There, she grew to young adulthood and learned to ride and shoot as . . . — — Map (db m124928) HM |
| On Turnpike Road (West Virginia Route 39) at Country Road (Route 19/28), on the left when traveling east on Turnpike Road. |
| | Here on Peter’s Creek, mouth
of Whitewater, was a log school
with greased paper windows
dirt floor and split log seats
for Nicholas County students from Bucks Garden to Meadows (Keslers Cross Lanes). Opened 1809, teacher Joseph Pierson. — — Map (db m138039) HM |
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