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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Kanawha County, West Virginia

 
Clickable Map of Kanawha County, West Virginia and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Kanawha County, WV (165) Boone County, WV (18) Clay County, WV (11) Fayette County, WV (113) Jackson County, WV (25) Lincoln County, WV (9) Nicholas County, WV (44) Putnam County, WV (25) Raleigh County, WV (63) Roane County, WV (19)  KanawhaCounty(165) Kanawha County (165)  BooneCounty(18) Boone County (18)  ClayCounty(11) Clay County (11)  FayetteCounty(113) Fayette County (113)  JacksonCounty(25) Jackson County (25)  LincolnCounty(9) Lincoln County (9)  NicholasCounty(44) Nicholas County (44)  PutnamCounty(25) Putnam County (25)  RaleighCounty(63) Raleigh County (63)  RoaneCounty(19) Roane County (19)
Charleston is the county seat for Kanawha County
Adjacent to Kanawha County, West Virginia
      Boone County (18)  
      Clay County (11)  
      Fayette County (113)  
      Jackson County (25)  
      Lincoln County (9)  
      Nicholas County (44)  
      Putnam County (25)  
      Raleigh County (63)  
      Roane County (19)  
 
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1West Virginia, Kanawha County, Alum Creek — Alum Creek
On Childress Road (West Virginia Route 214) 1.2 miles east of the Lincoln County line at the Coal River bridge (Route 214), on the right when traveling east.
2West Virginia, Kanawha County, Belle — Belle Works
On West DuPont Avenue (County Route 60/12), on the right when traveling east.
3West Virginia, Kanawha County, Belle — Camp Piatt
On West Dupont Avenue (Local Route 60/12) north of West 15th Street, on the right when traveling north.
4West Virginia, Kanawha County, Belle — Methodist Episcopal Church South Bell
On Stubb Road just south of West Dupont Avenue (County Road 60/12), on the left when traveling south.
5West Virginia, Kanawha County, Belle — Samuel Shrewsbury House
On West Dupont Avenue (County Road 60/12) 0.5 miles east of Simmons Creek Road (County Road 60/15), on the right when traveling east.
6West Virginia, Kanawha County, Big Chimney — Simon Kenton
On Pennsylvania Avenue (U.S. 119) 0.5 miles east of West Virginia Route 114, on the right when traveling north.
7West Virginia, Kanawha County, Cedar Grove — Andrew & Charles Lewis March
On U.S. 60 near Kellys Creek Road (County Route 81), on the right when traveling east.
8West Virginia, Kanawha County, Cedar Grove — Cedar Grove Veterans Memorial
On East Dupont Avenue (U.S. 60) at Woodmont Cemetery Drive, on the right when traveling south on East Dupont Avenue.
9West Virginia, Kanawha County, Cedar Grove — First Settlers
On U.S. 60, 0.3 miles east of Kellys Creek Road (County Route 81), on the right when traveling east.
10West Virginia, Kanawha County, Cedar Grove — Historic Church
On U.S. 60, 0.3 miles east of Kellys Creek Road (County Route 81), on the right when traveling east.
11West Virginia, Kanawha County, Cedar Grove — In Honor and Memory of William Morris — 1722 - 1792
On East Dupont Avenue (U.S. 60) at Woodmont Cemetery Drive, on the right when traveling south on East Dupont Avenue.
12West Virginia, Kanawha County, Cedar Grove — Major William Morris Jr. — 1746-1802 — In honor and memory of —
On East Dupont Avenue (U.S. 60), on the right when traveling south.
13West Virginia, Kanawha County, Cedar Grove — Virginia's Chapel
On East Dupont Avenue (U.S. 60) at Woodmont Cemetery Drive, on the right when traveling south on East Dupont Avenue.
14West Virginia, Kanawha County, Charleston — "The West Virginia Coal Miner"
Near Washington Street East near Greenbrier Street (U.S. 60), on the right when traveling east.
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15West Virginia, Kanawha County, Charleston — 1607 - 1681
Near Greenbrier Street (U.S. 60) at Quarrier Street, on the right when traveling north.
16West Virginia, Kanawha County, Charleston — 1716 - 1763
Near Greenbrier Street (U.S. 60) at Quarrier Street, on the right when traveling north.
17West Virginia, Kanawha County, Charleston — 1787 - 1818
Near Greenbrier Street (U.S. 60) at Quarrier Street, on the right when traveling north.
18West Virginia, Kanawha County, Charleston — 1819 - 1853
Near Greenbrier Street (U.S. 60) at Quarrier Street, on the right when traveling north.
19West Virginia, Kanawha County, Charleston — 1837 - 1889
Near Greenbrier Street (U.S. 60) near Quarrier Street, on the right when traveling north.
20West Virginia, Kanawha County, Charleston — 1859 - 1863
Near Greenbrier Street (U.S. 60) at Quarrier Street, on the right when traveling north.
21West Virginia, Kanawha County, Charleston — 30,000 B.C. - 1521 A.D.
Near Greenbriar Street at Quarrier Street, on the right when traveling north.
22West Virginia, Kanawha County, Charleston — 45th US Colored Infantry
On Kanawha Boulevard East, 0.1 miles east of Greenbrier Street (U.S. 60), on the right when traveling east.
23West Virginia, Kanawha County, Charleston — 980 A.D. - 1536 A.D.
Near Greenbrier Street (U.S. 60) at Quarrier Street, on the right when traveling north.
24West Virginia, Kanawha County, Charleston — Abraham Lincoln
On Kanawha Boulevard East (U.S. 60) east of Greenbrier Street, on the right when traveling east.
25West Virginia, Kanawha County, Charleston — Abraham Lincoln Walks At Midnight
On Kanawha Boulevard, 0.1 miles west of California Avenue, on the left when traveling east.
26West Virginia, Kanawha County, Charleston — Alex Schoenbaum
On Kanawha Boulevard West, 0.1 miles west of Stockton Street, on the right when traveling west.
27West Virginia, Kanawha County, Charleston — Baptism By Fire — To Arms!
On Kanawha Boulevard (U.S. 60) at Florida Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Kanawha Boulevard.
28West Virginia, Kanawha County, Charleston — Battle of Charleston — Downtown Battleground — Jenkins's Raid —
On Kanawha Boulevard at McFarland Street, on the right when traveling south on Kanawha Boulevard.
29West Virginia, Kanawha County, Charleston — Battle of Charleston — Lightburn's Retreat — Jenkins's Raid —
On Kanawha Boulevard (U.S. 60) at Ohio Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Kanawha Boulevard.
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30West Virginia, Kanawha County, Charleston — Booker Taliaferro Washington
Near Kanawha Boulevard East (U.S. 60) 0.1 miles east of Greenbrier Street.
31West Virginia, Kanawha County, Charleston — Breezemont — 915 Breezemont Drive
On Breezemont Drive just west of Ella Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
32West Virginia, Kanawha County, Charleston — Brines & Rock Salt
Near Greenbrier Street (U.S. 60) at Quarrier Street, on the right when traveling north.
33West Virginia, Kanawha County, Charleston — Charleston
On Kanawha Boulevard East west of Court Street, on the right when traveling east.
34West Virginia, Kanawha County, Charleston — Charleston Baptist Temple
On Quarrier Street just west of Morris Street, on the right when traveling west.
35West Virginia, Kanawha County, Charleston — Charleston Trails / Illustrated History of the Midland Trail
On Washington Street East (U.S. 60) just west of Sentz Street, on the right when traveling west.
36West Virginia, Kanawha County, Charleston — Charleston's Civil War Sites — The Past is Present
On Kanawha Boulevard.
37West Virginia, Kanawha County, Charleston — Coal
Near Greenbrier Street (U.S. 60) at Quarrier Street, on the right when traveling north.
38West Virginia, Kanawha County, Charleston — Craik-Patton House
On Kanawha Blvd E (U.S. 60), on the right when traveling east.
39West Virginia, Kanawha County, Charleston — Daniel Boone
On Kanawha Blvd E (U.S. 60), on the right when traveling east.
40West Virginia, Kanawha County, Charleston — Daniel Boone — The Western Virginia Pioneer 1788-1799
On Kanawha Blvd E (U.S. 60), on the right when traveling east.
41West Virginia, Kanawha County, Charleston — Dedicated to You, A Free Citizen in a Free Land — West Virginia's Liberty Bell Replica
Near Kanawha Boulevard East (U.S. 60) east of Greenbrier Street (West Virginia Route 114), on the left when traveling east.
42West Virginia, Kanawha County, Charleston — Executive Mansion
On Kanawha Blvd E (U.S. 60), on the right when traveling east.
43West Virginia, Kanawha County, Charleston — First Gas Well
On Kanawha Boulevard just west of Brooks Street, on the right when traveling east.
44West Virginia, Kanawha County, Charleston — Fort Clendenin — 1788
On Kanawha Boulevard at Brooks Street, on the left when traveling south on Kanawha Boulevard.
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45West Virginia, Kanawha County, Charleston — Fort Lee
On Kanawha Blvd E just east of Brooks Street, on the right when traveling east.
46West Virginia, Kanawha County, Charleston — Fort Scammon
On Fort Hill Drive just east of Cantley Drive at its intersection with U.S. 119, on the right when traveling east.
47West Virginia, Kanawha County, Charleston — KA-1 — Fort Scammon
On Mt. View Drive at Sheridan Circle, on the right when traveling east on Mt. View Drive.
48West Virginia, Kanawha County, Charleston — Garnet High School
On Shrewsbury Street just south of John Norman Street, on the left when traveling north.
49West Virginia, Kanawha County, Charleston — George W. Summers
On Kanawha Boulevard West west of Park Avenue, on the left when traveling west.
50West Virginia, Kanawha County, Charleston — Gold Star Families Memorial Monument — A tribute to Gold Star Families and Relatives
Near Greenbrier Street (U.S. 60) at Franklin Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
51West Virginia, Kanawha County, Charleston — Kanawha County Formed November 14, 1788
On Virginia Street East at Court Street, on the right when traveling east on Virginia Street East.
52West Virginia, Kanawha County, Charleston — Kanawha Riflemen — Hometown Boys in Gray
On Kanawha Boulevard East, 0.1 miles west of Elizabeth Street, on the left when traveling west.
53West Virginia, Kanawha County, Charleston — Kanawha Riflemen — 1861-1865
On Kanawha Boulevard, 0.1 miles west of Elizabeth Street, on the left when traveling east. Reported permanently removed.
54West Virginia, Kanawha County, Charleston — Lewis’ March
On Kanawha Boulevard East (U.S. 60) at Veazey Street, on the right when traveling east on Kanawha Boulevard East.
55West Virginia, Kanawha County, Charleston — Limestone • Sandstone • Silica
Near Greenbrier Street (U.S. 60) at Quarrier Street, on the right when traveling north.
56West Virginia, Kanawha County, Charleston — Little Page Terrace Public Housing — New Deal Era Project
On West Washington Street (U.S. 60) just west of Rebecca Street, on the left when traveling west.
57West Virginia, Kanawha County, Charleston — Mary Price Ratrie Greenspace — Nature's Gifts of Stone, Clay and Water
On Washington Street East (U.S. 60) just west of Clay Square, on the right when traveling west.
58West Virginia, Kanawha County, Charleston — Mary Price Ratrie Greenspace / Illustrated History of the Midland Trail
On Washington Street East (U.S. 60) just west of Sentz Street, on the right when traveling west.
59West Virginia, Kanawha County, Charleston — Mattie V. Lee Home, Inc.
On Donnelly Street just north of Dickinson Street, on the right when traveling north.
60West Virginia, Kanawha County, Charleston — Military Occupation — A Bitter Pill to Swallow
On Kanawha Boulevard at Court Street on Kanawha Boulevard.
61West Virginia, Kanawha County, Charleston — Natural Gas
Near Greenbrier Street (U.S. 60) at Quarrier Street, on the right when traveling north.
62West Virginia, Kanawha County, Charleston — Oil
Near Greenbrier Street (U.S. 60) at Quarrier Street, on the right when traveling north.
63West Virginia, Kanawha County, Charleston — Presidential Presence — Tending to Family, Fort, and Ferry
On Kanawha Boulevard at Court Street, on the right when traveling south on Kanawha Boulevard.
64West Virginia, Kanawha County, Charleston — Site of Fort Lee — 1786
On Kanawha Blvd E, 0.1 miles west of Morris Street, on the right when traveling east.
65West Virginia, Kanawha County, Charleston — Slavery in West Virginia
On Kanawha Boulevard East, 0.1 miles east of Elizabeth Street, on the right when traveling east.
66West Virginia, Kanawha County, Charleston — State Capitol
On Kanawha Boulevard just west of California Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
67West Virginia, Kanawha County, Charleston — State Capitol
On Greenbrier Street (West Virginia Route 114) near Kanawha Blvd E (U.S. 60), on the right when traveling north.
68West Virginia, Kanawha County, Charleston — State Capitol
On Greenbrier Street (West Virginia Route 114) near Washington Street E.
69West Virginia, Kanawha County, Charleston — State Capitol
On Lee Street East (U.S. 60) at Capitol Street, on the right when traveling east on Lee Street East.
70West Virginia, Kanawha County, Charleston — State Capitol — 1885 - 1921 — stonework from the front portico —
On Lee Street (U.S. 60) at Hale Street, on the right when traveling east on Lee Street.
71West Virginia, Kanawha County, Charleston — Temple Israel - 1873
On Lee Street.
72West Virginia, Kanawha County, Charleston — The 35th Star — * * * West Virginia Statehood
On Kanawha Blvd East (U.S. 60) near Greenbrier Street, on the right when traveling east.
73West Virginia, Kanawha County, Charleston — The Block
On Shrewsbury Street north of Washington Street East (U.S. 60), on the right when traveling north.
74West Virginia, Kanawha County, Charleston — The Block
On Shrewsbury Street north of Christopher Street, on the left when traveling north.
75West Virginia, Kanawha County, Charleston — The Block Historic District / Midland Trail
On Washington Street East (U.S. 60) just west of Sentz Street, on the right when traveling west.
76West Virginia, Kanawha County, Charleston — The New Deal In Your Community — Kanawha Boulevard
On Kanawha Boulevard (U.S. 60), on the right when traveling east.
77West Virginia, Kanawha County, Charleston — The New Deal In Your Community — Kanawha Boulevard
On Kanawha Blvd E (U.S. 60), on the right when traveling east.
78West Virginia, Kanawha County, Charleston — The Ruffners
On Kanawha Boulevard, 0.1 miles west of Elizabeth Street, on the right when traveling east.
79West Virginia, Kanawha County, Charleston — Thomas J. Jackson — "Stonewall"
On Kanawha Boulevard at California Avenue, on the left when traveling east on Kanawha Boulevard.
80West Virginia, Kanawha County, Charleston — Timber
Near Greenbrier Street (U.S. 60) at Quarrier Street, on the right when traveling north.
81West Virginia, Kanawha County, Charleston — Union Civil War Monument
On Kanawha Boulevard, 0.2 miles west of California Avenue, on the left when traveling east.
82West Virginia, Kanawha County, Charleston — War At The Front Door — Littlepage Mansion
On Washington Street (U.S. 60) at Cairns Court, on the right when traveling south on Washington Street.
83West Virginia, Kanawha County, Charleston — West Virginia Home Guards
On California Avenue at Washington Street, on the left when traveling north on California Avenue.
84West Virginia, Kanawha County, Charleston — West Virginia Veterans Memorial
On Greenbrier Street (U.S. 60) at Washington Street East (U.S. 60), on the right when traveling north on Greenbrier Street.
85West Virginia, Kanawha County, Charleston — West Virginia's Female Veteran
Near Greenbrier Street (U.S. 60) at Washington Street North (U.S. 60), on the right when traveling north.
86West Virginia, Kanawha County, Charleston — William Blizzard
On Kanawha Boulevard at Morris Street, on the left when traveling south on Kanawha Boulevard.
87West Virginia, Kanawha County, Charleston — William H. Davis
On Kanawha Boulevard West just east of Florida Street, on the right when traveling east.
88West Virginia, Kanawha County, Charleston — World War I Memorial — 1917 - 1918
On Lee Way, 0.1 miles east of Capitol Street, on the right when traveling east.
89West Virginia, Kanawha County, Charleston — World War I Memorial
On Dickinson Street just west of Donnally Street when traveling west.
90West Virginia, Kanawha County, Charleston — World War II Memorial — 1941 - 1945
On Lee Way just east of Capitol Street, on the right when traveling east.
91West Virginia, Kanawha County, Charleston — Zero Mile Stone — State Road Commission of West Virginia
On Kanawha Boulevard East (U.S. 60) 0.1 miles east of Greenbrier Street (U.S. 60), on the right when traveling east.
92West Virginia, Kanawha County, Clendenin — Col. George Clendenin / Town of Clendenin
On French Street at Virginia Avenue, on the right when traveling south on French Street.
93West Virginia, Kanawha County, Clendenin — Petrochemical Plant
On Elk River Road (U.S. 119) 0.1 miles south of West Virginia Route 4, on the right when traveling north.
94West Virginia, Kanawha County, Dunbar — Andrew & Charles Lewis March
On Fairlawn Avenue east of Lincoln Avenue, on the right when traveling east. Reported missing.
95West Virginia, Kanawha County, Dunbar — Indian Mound / Mounds-Earthworks
On Fairlawn Avenue (West Virginia Route 25) east of Lincoln Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
96West Virginia, Kanawha County, Dupont City — Burning Spring Monument
On Malden Belle Road (Local Route 60/12) north of West 34th Street, on the right when traveling south.
97West Virginia, Kanawha County, East Bank — Coalburg
On 3rd Avenue (West Virginia Route 61) 0.1 miles south of 1st Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
98West Virginia, Kanawha County, East Bank — East Bank High School
On Third Avenue (Route 61) at Walnut Street, on the right when traveling west on Third Avenue.
99West Virginia, Kanawha County, East Bank — Good Shepherd Chapel Catholic Church — Mission Established 1866
On 1st Avenue just north of 3rd Avenue (West Virginia Route 61), on the left when traveling north.
100West Virginia, Kanawha County, Elkview — Captain John Young / John Young Early Settler
On Elk River Road (U.S. 119) close to Milton Street, on the left when traveling north.

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Mar. 28, 2023