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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Monongalia County, West Virginia
Morgantown is the county seat for Monongalia County
Adjacent to Monongalia County, West Virginia
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Near Frontier Street at University Avenue, on the left when traveling north.
Where Banks Cave in
The name "Monongahela" comes from a Lenape (Delaware) word meaning "falling banks." The river flows north from present-day Fairmont, WV to Pittsburgh, PA, along a course of uncertain depths. Until the late 19th . . . — — Map (db m200884) HM
On Frontier Street south of University Avenue, on the left when traveling north.
The First People
According to Native American oral tradition, Indigenous peoples have lived here since time immemorial. Archeological studies tell us one site in this region is ~19,000 years old. Early Native Americans interacted and . . . — — Map (db m200075) HM
Near Frontier Street at University Avenue, on the left when traveling north.
The Citizens Party
In their first municipal elections on June 14, 1907, Star City's residents voted for a slate of citizen candidates without party affiliation who ran unopposed. They directed the operation of the schoolhouse, organized in . . . — — Map (db m200179) HM
Near Frontier Street at University Avenue, on the left when traveling north.
Post-War Modernization
Since 1910, Star City residents worked tirelessly for the construction of their own bridge spanning the Monongahela River to simplify travel to the coal mines of Scotts Run. However, it was not until after World War . . . — — Map (db m200121) HM
Near Frontier Street at University Avenue, on the left when traveling north.
From Humble Beginnings
Until the construction of the first Star City Bridge in 1951, Star City residents and travelers crossed the Monongahela River by ferry. The earliest recorded operator of a ferry at Star City was Jesse Martin, listed . . . — — Map (db m200288) HM
Near Frontier Street at University Avenue, on the left when traveling north.
Mosaic Depicting the Highlights of Star City's Riverfront History
Glass Factories - Gentile Glass is primarily known for manufacturing paperweights. The business was owned and operated by John and Gertrude Gentile from 1947 to 2006. . . . — — Map (db m200034) HM
Near Frontier Street at University Avenue, on the left when traveling north.
A New Lease on the Line
As industries changed, and transportation shifted to trucks and automobiles, Star City's riverfront and adjacent rail corridor was used less. Concerned by the disappearance of America's rail network, the U.S. . . . — — Map (db m202201) HM
Near Frontier Street at University Avenue, on the left when traveling north.
Something in the Water
In the 1800s deep and surface coal mines operated unregulated. By the 1960s, the Monongahela River had become the most polluted major river system in the U.S. due to acid mine drainage. Many tributaries flowing into . . . — — Map (db m201257) HM
Near Frontier Street at University Avenue, on the left when traveling north.
Star City on Track
Over the late 19th and early 20th centuries, a growing number of factories opened in Morgantown and the surrounding area. The Fairmont, Morgantown, and Pennsylvania (FM&P) Railroad was the first completed in Monongalia . . . — — Map (db m200779) HM
On Frontier Street south of University Avenue, on the left when traveling north.
A Name in the Making
Star City was incorporated on May 17th, 1907 by Star City Glass Company workers. The owner of Star City Glass Co., Louis Kauffeld Sr., suggested the name Star City. He was known nationwide in the glass industry for . . . — — Map (db m200110) HM
On Point Marion Road (U.S. 119) at Stewartstown Road (County Road 65), on the left when traveling south on Point Marion Road.
The oldest denomination of Christians west of the mountains on the Waters of the Cheat and Monongahela Rivers in the Commonwealth of Virginia (now West Virginia).
First meeting house erected of logs on the highest point in the graveyard near . . . — — Map (db m74598) HM
On Point Marion Road (U.S. 119) at Stewartstown Road (County Route 65), on the right when traveling south on Point Marion Road.
William Stewart settled here in 1771. Northeast was Fort Dinwiddie. Forks of Cheat Baptist Church was organized here, 1775, by John Corbley, the pioneer minister, whose family was massacred later by the Indians. — — Map (db m74597) HM
Made famous as line between free and slave states before War Between the States. The survey establishing Maryland-Pennsylvania boundary began 1763; halted by Indian wars, 1767; continued to southwest corner, 1782; marked, 1784. — — Map (db m73341) HM
West Virginia (Monongalia County). “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 . . . — — Map (db m73342) HM
On St. Leo Road west of Route 7, on the right when traveling west.
The West Warren Baptist Church, originally known as The
West Warren Regular Baptist Church of Christ, was
organized in 1854. Members of the new church body had
been previously affiliated with the Union, St. Paul and
Harmony Baptist Churches. . . . — — Map (db m164946) HM
On Dupont Road (County Road 19/19) 0.1 miles south of Earl Atkins Drive, on the right when traveling south.
Mary "Lottie" Koon
First appointed female Mayor
September 1988 - November 1988
November 1989 - June 1990
and
Sheila Landis
First elected female Mayor
July 1994 to December 1996 — — Map (db m182584) HM
On West Park Avenue at Connecticut Avenue, on the right when traveling west on West Park Avenue. Reported missing.
From 1938 to 1954, Monongalia High was the only African American high school in the county. New Deal WPA funds paid for the new school. Dedicated by Eleanor Roosevelt on May 27, 1938, it served black high school students until 1954, when the county . . . — — Map (db m213807) HM
Near Commerce Drive south of Fairmont Road (U.S. 19), on the right when traveling south.
The Morgantown Vet Center is dedicated to all Veterans both living and dead who have endured the horrors of war so others could be free — — Map (db m211727) WM
On Holland Avenue (West Virginia Route 100) east of Newport Avenue, on the left when traveling east.
Built and dedicated in honor of the
men and women who served in war and peace
[On the other side of the memorial:]
In Grateful Tribute
to
those who served with
honor in the Armed Forces
of the
United States of . . . — — Map (db m166534) WM
Near River Road (County Road 45) 0.3 miles west of Dupont Road (County Road 19/19), on the right when traveling west.
These stones were taken from the sites of Cass District, Waitman Barbe, and Westover Junior High Schools, symbolizing their merger to become Westwood Middle School. — — Map (db m182065) HM
On Mason Dixon Highway (West Virginia Route 7) 0.4 miles west of Mooresville Road, on the right when traveling west. Reported permanently removed.
John Statler built a fort here in 1770. In its vicinity a number of settlers were Indian victims in 1777 and 18 white men lost their lives the next year. Later Statler himself and companions were massacred. — — Map (db m196734) HM
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