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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Athens

 
Clickable Map of Mercer 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 Mercer County, WV (58) McDowell County, WV (39) Raleigh County, WV (99) Summers County, WV (54) Wyoming County, WV (33) Bland County, VA (12) Giles County, VA (24) Tazewell County, VA (48)  MercerCounty(58) Mercer County (58)  McDowellCounty(39) McDowell County (39)  RaleighCounty(99) Raleigh County (99)  SummersCounty(54) Summers County (54)  WyomingCounty(33) Wyoming County (33)  BlandCountyVirginia(12) Bland County (12)  GilesCounty(24) Giles County (24)  TazewellCounty(48) Tazewell County (48)
Princeton is the county seat for Mercer County
Athens is in Mercer County
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Raleigh County (99)  ►
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Wyoming County (33)  ►
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Giles County, Virginia (24)  ►
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1 ► West Virginia, Mercer County, Athens — Capt. J.H. French —
On Beckett Ridge Road at Vermillion Street, on the right when traveling east on Beckett Ridge Road.
Seventeen Years Principal of the Concord Normal School Died Dec. 11, 1891 ----- Honored and Beloved — — Map (db m161245) HM
2 ► West Virginia, Mercer County, Athens — Concord University —
On Beckett Ridge Road at Vermillion Street, on the right when traveling east on Beckett Ridge Road.
Chartered as Concord State Normal School, February 28, 1872. Relocated in 1910 to present campus. In 1931 name changed to Concord State Teachers College, in 1943 to Concord College and in 2004 to Concord University. — — Map (db m161242) HM
3 ► West Virginia, Mercer County, Athens — Concord University Supreme Sacrifice Memorial —
On Beckett Hill Road 0.2 miles north of Vermillion Street (County Road 9), on the right when traveling north.
Dedicated to all Concordians who made the Supreme Sacrifice in World War I Dedicated to all Concordians who made the Supreme Sacrifice in World War II Dedicated to all Concordians who made the Supreme Sacrifice in the Korean Conflict . . . — — Map (db m254672) WM
4 ► West Virginia, Mercer County, Athens — A Field of Dreams —
On Beckett Hill Road, on the right when traveling south.
Location of the original home plate of the old baseball field Dedicated to all Concordians who stood here hoping to clear the pines in left field or rattle the music building in right field For all the coaches who shouted encouragement to . . . — — Map (db m270610) HM
5 ► West Virginia, Mercer County, Athens — William French Home —
On Vermillion Street at Weaver Street, on the right when traveling east on Vermillion Street.
One mile east is the former home of Colonel William Henderson French, (1812-1872), local legislator, land dealer and soldier. Elected to the Virginia House of Delegates in 1842, 1843 and 1845, French later became a Captain in the Confederate cavalry . . . — — Map (db m161243) HM
 
 
 
 
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Nov. 13, 2026