Henry Church, who died in 1860 at the age of 109, was familiarly known as “Old Hundred” and the town was named for him. He was a soldier in the British Army under Conrwallis and was captured by American troops under Gen. Lafayette. — — Map (db m1041) HM
In memory of the boys from church district who gave their lives in the
Second World War 1941 - 1945
Wayne Taylor •
Kenneth Stewart •
Harry Reed •
Neil Pethtel •
Lawrence Taylor •
James Main •
Edward Morris •
Delmar Stollar • . . . — — Map (db m160312) WM
The East Wetzel Trail is built on the bed of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad. The line connecting Cumberland, MD to Wheeling, VA (later WV) was completed on Christmas Eve 1852. This route, over the Alleghenies, was the most challenging mountain . . . — — Map (db m73797) HM
In memory of the veterans of World War I & II of Clay District
Honoring those who served during the Korean War 1950 - 1953
Presented by Post No. 8178
Littleton, West Virginia
Honoring those who served during the Vietnam War
1964 - . . . — — Map (db m164895) WM
Adena burial mound, of Woodland Period, 1000BC-AD700, flooded ca. 1890 by new Ohio River dams. Ohio Valley was a center of the Adena culture (Mound Builders). Thousands of burial mounds along river seemed like natural terrain to early settlers. . . . — — Map (db m64099) HM
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Cedar Curve Cemetery
Not far from this place on the inside of a bend called Wells Bottom sat the Cedar Curve Cemetery. The Cedar Curve Cemetery was in use from 1802-1847 on land first settled by James McMechen in 1776.
It . . . — — Map (db m102050) HM
Born 1794, he was a politician and Methodist minister. Involved in the creation and development of Wetzel County, he also served in both houses of Virginia's prewar legislature. A member of the 2nd Wheeling Convention, he served as committee chair . . . — — Map (db m190879) HM
Born in 1824, he served in the VA legislature before the Civil War. A delegate to the 1861 Richmond Convention, Hall voted in favor of secession, and he aided Confederate efforts in Richmond during the war. Hall returned to WV postwar and resumed . . . — — Map (db m190877) HM
1736–1826. Pursuant to an act of the Legislature of the State of West Virginia, this monument is erected in appreciation of the services rendered and in memory of Levi Morgan, a soldier and scout of the early border warfare. — — Map (db m1021) HM
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Marshall County
Formed, 1835, from Ohio and named for Chief Justice John Marshall. In Marshall County is Grave Creek Mound, first among remains left by the unknown race which lived in the Ohio Valley centuries before the white . . . — — Map (db m80249) 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 m80248) HM
Settled by Edward Doolin who was killed here by Indians in 1785. Named for Presley Martin. Here stands a monument to Levi Morgan, a scout for the army of General St. Clair. He was a noted Indian fighter who killed 100. — — Map (db m80250) HM
Village settled early 1800s, named for pioneer Steven(1793-1873) and family in 1840s. John and Margaret Van Camp gave land for Methodist E. Church, 1879; services held into 1940s; cemetery dates to 1851; site for school, ca. 1870-1920, given by . . . — — Map (db m102051) HM
