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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
Marion County(99) ► Preston County(116) ► Taylor County(51) ► Wetzel County(13) ► Fayette County, Pennsylvania(272) ► Greene County, Pennsylvania(89) ►
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Site of Baldwin blockhouse, 1770-1775. Brice and Nathan Worley settled here in 1766. Nathan was killed by Indians in 1777. Laid out as a town in 1829 and lots sold through a lottery. Town is named for David Black, early settler. — — Map (db m73798) 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 m73800) HM
In memory of all who have served our country
1941 - 1945
Adams, Gerald Adams, Lester Ambrose, Joe Ambrose, Tony Ammons, Morris D. Anglin, Albert Anglin, Hiawatha Anglin, William H. Jr. Anglin, William Jr. Ash, Howard G. . . . — — Map (db m176848) WM
Can you imagine a bustling community here made up of hundreds of people, all with livelihoods centered around this old stone furnace? The Henry Clay Iron Furnace was the fiery heart fueling this small community, and reminds us of our historic . . . — — Map (db m109189) HM
Ice's Ferry was settled by Frederick Ice in 1767. His son Adam, born the same year, was the first white child born in Monongahela Valley. Andrew Ice in 1785 started the first authorized ferry in western Virginia. — — Map (db m73337) HM
Revolutionary Soldier 1780–81. First white child born in West Virginia. Son of Frederick Ice, who hewed these millstones from the adjacent hill, installed them on Buffalo Creek, Barrackville W. Va. in the mill operated by his descendants for . . . — — Map (db m74550) HM
West, in Coopers Rock State Forest, is the Henry Clay cold blast furnace, built 1834-36 by Leonard Lamb. It had capacity of four tons pig iron per day, and furnished employment for 200 people. Sold to Ellicots in 1837. Operated until 1847. — — Map (db m145217) HM
Henry Clay Furnace, located on Quarry Run, was built between 1834 and 1836 by Leonard Laws for Tassey and Bissell. It was a cold-blast furnace and produced 4 tons of pig iron each 24 hours. It was one of several furnaces that were operated in this . . . — — Map (db m74511) HM
The massive pebbly Connoquenessing Sandstone, one of the “Salt Sands”of the driller, forms Coopers Rock. The “Salt Sands” produce oil and natural gas in West Virginia and commercial brines on the Kanawha and Ohio Rivers. — — Map (db m74548) HM
Across Dunkard Creek from Mason-Dixon Historical
Park and Ripley Run Road, a grist and sawmill existed
for 106 years, a center of community activity and commerce. The mill was built by Abraham Brown and is remembered as Shanks Mill after its last . . . — — Map (db m164945) HM
John Statler built a fort here in 1770. In its vicinity a number of settlers were killed during raids in 1777 with eighteen men losing their lives the next year. Among those massacred was Statler's brother, Jacob. — — Map (db m196803) HM
This bronze tablet has been erected by the
Olive United Methodist Church In memory of the young men and women of this community who by their patriotism and loyalty served God and Country
in the Wars of our Nation
Dedicated Aug. 5, 1945 . . . — — Map (db m175322) WM
On April 30, 1927, Federal No. 3 Mine exploded, killing at least 97 miners. Nine men inside survived the blast and soon reached safety. Using oxygen breathing apparatus, 21 teams conducted rescue efforts until May 24, containing fires as they went. . . . — — Map (db m74653) HM
Dedicated to the 149+ Miners Who Died Here
1920
Mike Bolonko
1922
Larry Harachuk
George Derifaj
1923
Paso Rumble
1924
William McKeever
1926
James Marshall, Jr.
Albert Adams . . . — — Map (db m172629) HM
Dedicated to those who lost their lives in the terror attacks on 9/11/2001 and the first responders who risk their lives everyday to keep our communities safe — — Map (db m184920) WM
All Gave Some, Some Gave All
Africano John Affricano Sullivan *** Agafonoff Mike Alleveto Louis Aloia Vincent Arboit James Arnold Junior Arnold Richard Ballas Andy Barto Andy Barto Charles Barto John Beres James . . . — — Map (db m172157) WM
In honor of those who served
Africano, John Africano, Sullivan * Agafonoff, Mike Alleveto, Louis Aloia, Vincent Arbogast, Jack W. Arboit, James Arnold, Junior Arnold, Richard
Ballas, Andy Barto, Andy Barto, Charles . . . — — Map (db m223887) WM
Built before the Civil War on land donated by Rufus E. and Elizabeth Conn in 1854, this church was the meetinghouse for congregations of Episcopal, Presbyterian, Methodist Episcopal and Methodist Protestant denominations. It was placed on the . . . — — Map (db m153204) HM
Protecting the Reservoir with Constant Vigilance
The West Virginia Botanic Garden is on the site of the former Tibbs Run Reservoir. Ralph Lemley, the longest serving reservoir caretaker, was first listed as a laborer working for the . . . — — Map (db m173304) HM
Warrior Branch of the Great Catawba Indian War Path. Here are located the three crossings of Dunkard Creek by Mason and Dixon. Here the Chief of the Six Nations Indians declared that he "would not proceed one step further." Here hostile Shawnees and . . . — — Map (db m73799) HM
Fort Martin was built in 1769 by Colonel Charles Martin. Three settlers were killed and seven captured near the fort in 1779. At the Methodist Episcopal Church here Bishop Francis Asbury preached in 1784. — — Map (db m74599) HM
Seven hundred feet east of this marker is the site of Martins Fort built in 1773 for the protection against the Indians and British. Here in 1779 three settlers were killed and seven were captured by the Indians. — — Map (db m102052) HM
Monongalia County. Formed, 1776, from District of West Augusta. All or parts of 21 other counties, including three in Pennsylvania, were carved from it. Named for the Monongahela River, bearing an Indian name, which means the "River of Caving . . . — — Map (db m167179) HM
The Real McCoy Plane Project 2020
Dedicated to the Clay Battelle High School Graduating Classes of 20202021
in Honor of Carley McCoy and America's Veterans
"Courage is endurance to go one moment more."
Sincere Thanks to AFROTC Detachment . . . — — Map (db m175264) HM
In Honor of
the Boys from Fort Martin who
served in World Wars I and II
Charles Daugherty
Harry Daugherty
Hubert Daugherty
Jack Daugherty
Robert Daugherty
Melvin Garlow
Paul Gutta
William J. Herod
John . . . — — Map (db m171897) WM
From 1933-1942, the young men of the Civilian Conservation Corp (CCC) helped lift America out of the Great Depression through hard work and ingenuity. They helped develop and restore our recreation areas and natural resources for the benefit of . . . — — Map (db m109191) HM
Reliance on the Monongahela River to supply enough water to a growing Morgantown meant the overall year-round quality remained a subject of great concern. West Virginia University researchers in the 1920s identified the problems with the river . . . — — Map (db m174748) HM
Site of West Virginia University's first building erected solely for the work of medical education. This 14' by 20' structure was built at a cost of $350 and used for dissection of cadavers. It became known locally as "The Hick House due to a . . . — — Map (db m178202) HM
Morgan District High School was the original home of this School Bell. In 1939, upon the completion of a W. P. A. Addition, the building was renamed Sabraton Junior High. When the school closed in 1980, the students were moved to the new South . . . — — Map (db m176832) HM
Son, brother, soldier, friend.
Well done. Be thou at peace.
West Point Class of 2005
Killed in Action
January 20th, 2007
Karbala, Iraq
2nd Battalion
377th Parachute Field Artillery Regiment
4th Brigade Combat Team
25th . . . — — Map (db m176220) WM
This National Guard unit traces it origins to Capt. Morgan Morgan, who formed the company Feb. 17, 1735. It served with Washington's militia in Braddock's 1755 campaign. At the outset of the Revolution he called upon these fighting men to "drive the . . . — — Map (db m73352) WM
The Ideal Spot for a Reservoir
When nearby land was no longer able to supply an adequate amount of water to town, the Union Improvement Company (UIC) searched for a site to build a reservoir. The land you see here was ideal Tibbs Run water . . . — — Map (db m173795) HM
Glass making in West Virginia began with the
abundance of sandstone, limestone and coal. While there
were at least 14 other glass makers in Morgantown, much
of my research was done in Star City. Star City was
founded in 1907 and named by . . . — — Map (db m175933) HM
Bell
of the
Armored Cruiser
U.S.S. West Virginia
Commissioned: 23 Feb 1905
Decommissioned: 1 Sept 1920
Dedicated to the memory
of those West Virginians
who gave their lives in
the service of their country
by
Alpha Phi Omega . . . — — Map (db m134302) WM
Allen Holland constructed what is now known as The Big Log Cabin in 1815-16 near White Day Creek. His farm was located along US Route 73, known then as the Morgantown and Fairmont Pike. In 1871 Holland sold his farm to his daughter Mary's husband . . . — — Map (db m196916) HM
Brooks Hall, named in honor of Chandler, Fred, Amos, and Alonzo Brooks, originally opened in 1951. Brooks Hall was home to the University's biology department until its relocation into the Life Sciences Building in the fall of 2002. Fall 2007, . . . — — Map (db m134280) HM
Camp Muffly was founded by Harry P. Muffly in 1929. Mr. Muffly served as the county agent in Monongalia County for 31 years. In 1958 the County 4-H Camp was named for Mr. Muffly for all the work he had done over the years. The original eight log . . . — — Map (db m195973) HM
William Raber built this house in 1810 near Maidsville in Cass District, Monongalia County. After receiving the land from his father Christopher Raber in 1809, William willed the house and farm to his youngest son Samuel in 1849. Samuel Raber and . . . — — Map (db m196523) HM
In 1912, the Cheat Haven and Bruceton Railroad was constructed along the Cheat River as a short connector line between the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in Cheat Haven, Pennsylvania and the Kendall Lumber Company operations near Ice's Ferry, West . . . — — Map (db m178381) HM
This gnarled old tree, over five feet in diameter, is believed to be the third or fourth largest chinquapin oak in the world. The tree lost its top long ago, probably before 1900. The tree is hollow but still alive. The best estimates of its age . . . — — Map (db m177494) HM
Built in 1893, this building was named for Oliver Perry Chitwood, West Virginia University Professor of History from 1907 to 1946. During that period, his textbook on American colonial history was used throughout the country. The building originally . . . — — Map (db m134295) HM
Residents Welcome Tibbs Run Water
Tibbs Run did not supply water to the reservoir here until 1912. It did, however, serve as a public water source earlier. In 1889, the new Union Improvement Company (UIC) purchased 210 acres of land south . . . — — Map (db m173661) HM
Clinton Cabin is the only log cabin at Camp Muffly that is not an original settlers cabin. Constructed of logs cut from chestnut trees along Booth's Creek in Clinton District, Monongalia County, Clinton Cabin was built on this site in 1934. Wayne . . . — — Map (db m196393) HM
The Core Arboretum was part of the Krepps Farm until 1948, when West Virginia University purchased land for the Evansdale campus. The WVU Department of Biology manages the 91 acre arboretum as a place for research, study, exercise and quiet . . . — — Map (db m153674) HM
A typical dictionary definition states that an arboretum is "a place where trees and other plants are grown for purposes of science, education, and display." Most of the Core Arboretum is natural woodland.
West Virginia University acquired the . . . — — Map (db m172813) HM
Named for the Monongalia River, Monongalia County was established in 1776. With the formal recognition of the Mason-Dixon line in 1783, it was determined that the first meeting place of the county court actually fell within the borders of . . . — — Map (db m153672) HM
This unusual tree is a dawn-redwood, Metascquoia glyptostroboides. Like larches and baldcypresses, dawn-redwoods are cone-bearing trees that shed their leaves in the fall.
Metasequoia was once thought to be an extinct genus of trees . . . — — Map (db m173234) HM
1.5 miles south; erected in 1889 by order of Monongalia County Court. Contract awarded to W. A. Loar with Edward W. Brand as superintendent. Stone abutments built by Loar at cost of $198, with wood framework constructed by Wm. and Joseph Mercer at a . . . — — Map (db m171425) HM
Don Knotts, a Morgantown native, began his career performing as a ventriloquist here at the historic Metropolitan Theatre.
After graduating from Morgantown High School in 1942 and West Virginia University in 1948, his impressive comedic and . . . — — Map (db m194605) HM
The Buffalo and Mahoning sandstones, the "Dunkard Sands" of the driller, are exposed in the road cuts and merge to form a great cliff at Raven Rock. They produce oil and natural gas in northern and western West Virginia. — — Map (db m73376) HM
Steam driven grist mill, built ca. 1870 by Henry Koontz, could grind 120 bu. of grain daily. Stone burrs were replaced with iron rollers in 1894, improving output and quality, and representing peak technological development for a local flour mill. . . . — — Map (db m164464) HM
West Virginia University was chartered by an act of the Legislature on February 7, 1867 and was called the "Agricultural College of West Virginia." In 1868, the name was changed to "West Virginia University." As early as 1867, the liberal arts . . . — — Map (db m134284) HM
Elizabeth Moore Hall
Built in 1928
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior — — Map (db m134306) HM
Walkway is named in honor of F. Duke Perry and is dedicated to honor his vision and leadership of the West Virginia University Foundation from 1999 through 2006. Under his guidance, the construction of One Waterfront Place served as the foundation . . . — — Map (db m195962) HM
First Methodist Protestant Church
Founded 1830
Old Stone House
Chestnut Street
Cornerstone Laid
September 7, 1907
Spruce and Fayette Streets
Morgantown, West Virginia — — Map (db m172507) HM
First Pottery. The first pottery in West Virginia was founded here about 1785 and the making of pottery was important before 1800. John Scott, Jacob Foulk, John Thompson, and Francis Billingsley were among the first potters.
Old Iron . . . — — Map (db m157691) HM
John Pierpont, Revolutionary soldier and the son-in-law of Zackquill Morgan, built a fort in 1769. Washington was his guest in 1784. Here was born Francis H. Pierpont, who played an important part in the formation of West Virginia. — — Map (db m117095) HM
Fossilized tree stumps found in the rock above coal seams are referred to as "kettle bottoms". When the coal is removed, kettle bottoms, similar to this one fall out into the mine entry. This fossil is approximately 300 million years old of the . . . — — Map (db m228184) HM
West Virginia's rich traditions and culture nurtured an artistic
sensibility in Burl Jones which enabled him to become one of the
country's most respected bronze sculptors. Born near Charleston,
Burl excelled in academics and athletics and . . . — — Map (db m173212) HM
One half mile north of this marker stood the house where George Washington stopped in September 1784 and conferred with leading men of this section “pursuing my inquiries respecting the navigation of the western waters”. Eager to . . . — — Map (db m117094) HM
In 1788 Joshua Low was given a land patent which included property near the mining village of Brady in Grant District, Monongalia County. In 1871 his grandson, also named Joshua, built what is now known as Grant Cabin on the land. He and his wife . . . — — Map (db m197308) HM
This lawn area was a farm field when WVU acquired it in 1948. By 1951, Biology Department faculty and graduate students began to plant trees and shrubs here for purposes of study and display.
At first, the emphasis of the plantings was on . . . — — Map (db m172806) HM
For all that he was as an All-American basketball player at West Virginia University, there are many who believed "Hot" Rod Hundley could have been so much more. He was a self-made basketball player who played the game the way he wanted - which . . . — — Map (db m175962) HM
Arthur J. Murray Civil War
CPL. Rush C. Hatch, WWII
BM2 Ernest C. Hilling (NIN), WWII
PFC Foster A. Hilling, WWII
PVT Gaylord R. Hilling, Korean
PVT Robert Hilling, Korean
PFG Harold J. Hilling (Bubby), WWII
PFC . . . — — Map (db m173235) WM
Who on the 24th day of March 1846 gave the land on which this church is built to be used to erect a house for the worship of the Holy Creator, God, forever.
This plaque is presented in memoriam by all who have found blessed salvation . . . — — Map (db m173502) HM
She was the little girl with her brother Stephen in the melon patch when her father, David Morgan had his famous fight with two Indians near Rivesville, W. Va. Apr. 1st 1779. — — Map (db m188244) HM
Once part of the Burris farm, site holds a limestone monument to Sarah Morgan Burrows (Burris) erected in 1910 to commemorate a raid on the Morgan homestead near Rivesville by Native Americans, during which her father, frontiersman and French and . . . — — Map (db m186184) HM
WVU College of Business
& Economic
1989 - 1998
September 11, 2001
North Tower, World Trade Center
Floor 92
Dedicated By Parents, Jim & Linda Samuel,
Sister, Jennifer Agresto, Girlfriend, Jackie Curcio,
Neice, Mikayla . . . — — Map (db m175869) WM
Jerry West, a native of Chelyan, W.Va., established 17 WVU records and led the Mountaineers to a mark of 61-12 during his career (1958-60) as West Virginia
earned three straight NCAA berths and came within two points of winning the national . . . — — Map (db m175833) HM
Born in Monongalia County in 1827, he was a delegate to the First and Second Wheeling Conventions and a member of the Restored Government of Virginia. Appointed colonel of the 7th WV Infantry in 1862, he was wounded at Fredericksburg. In late 1863, . . . — — Map (db m104396) HM
84 Paul Bischoff
First Time All-American - 1952
66 Chuck Howley
Super Bowl V MVP
NFL All-Pro - 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970
75 Sam Huff
Pro Football Hall of Fame - 1982
. . . — — Map (db m174360) HM
20 Russ Meredith
First Team All-American - 1922
12 Oliver Luck
NFL Executive
CoSIDA Academic All-America Hall of Fame - 2000
90 Darryl Talley
College Football Hall of Fame - . . . — — Map (db m174361) HM
10 Steve Slaton
Consensus All-American - 2006
Sugar Bowl MVP - 2006
5 Pat White
NCAA Career Rushing Record for Quarterbacks
Big East Offensive Player of the Year - 2007
37 Tom . . . — — Map (db m174365) HM
9 Major Harris
College Football Hall of Fame - 2009
ECAC Player of the Year - 1988, 1989
11 Fred Wyant
Southern Conference Player of the Year - 1954
30-4 record as starting quarterback
42 . . . — — Map (db m174366) HM
32 Garrett Ford Sr.
Southern Conference Player of the Year - 1966
First 1,000-yard rusher in school history
Don Nehlen
College Football Hall of Fame - 2005
Winningest Coach in WVU History (1980 - . . . — — Map (db m174367) HM
32 Aaron Beasley
Consensus All-American - 1995
Football News Defensive Player of the Year - 1995
6 Grant Wiley
Consensus All-American - 2003
Big East Rookie of the Year - 2000
21 Ira Errett Rodgers
. . . — — Map (db m174370) HM
38 Joe Stydahar
Pro Football Hall of Fame - 1967
College Football Hall of Fame - 1956
10 Marc Bulger
NFL Pro Bowl - 2004, 2007
NFL Pro Bowl MVP - 2004
44 Jim . . . — — Map (db m174371) HM
96 John Thornton
First Team All-American - 1998
Played 10 Seasons in the NFL
3 Stedman Bailey
Biletnikoff Semifinalist 2012
WVU's single season (25) touchdown receptions leader
WVU's career . . . — — Map (db m211311) HM
Bobby Bowden
College Football Hall of Fame - 2006
WVU Head Football Coach (1970 - 75)
15 Jeff Hostetler
Super Bowl XXI and Super Bowl XXV Champion
NFL . . . — — Map (db m211491) HM
West Virginia Equal Suffrage Assn. President, 1916-1917 & woman's Christian temperance union leader. Helped establish Elizabeth Moore Hall. — — Map (db m223024) HM
This tree is an offspring of a London plane tree growing on Liberty Island or nearby Ellis Island in New York Harbor. These islands are home to the Statue of Liberty and a famous immigrant processing facility.
France presented the Statue of . . . — — Map (db m173098) HM
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