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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Elizabeth

 
Clickable Map of Wirt 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 Wirt County, WV (13) Calhoun County, WV (12) Jackson County, WV (38) Ritchie County, WV (22) Roane County, WV (22) Wood County, WV (139)  WirtCounty(13) Wirt County (13)  CalhounCounty(12) Calhoun County (12)  JacksonCounty(38) Jackson County (38)  RitchieCounty(22) Ritchie County (22)  RoaneCounty(22) Roane County (22)  WoodCounty(139) Wood County (139)
Elizabeth is the county seat for Wirt County
Elizabeth is in Wirt County
Wirt County (13)  ►
ADJACENT TO WIRT COUNTY
Calhoun County (12)  ►
Jackson County (38)  ►
Ritchie County (22)  ►
Roane County (22)  ►
Wood County (139)  ►
 
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1 ► West Virginia, Wirt County, Elizabeth — Beauchamp-Newman Museum — Dedicated 1955 —
This property has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior — — Map (db m222271) HM
2 ► West Virginia, Wirt County, Elizabeth — Camp Kootaga — Boy Scouts of America —
You are entering the northwest side of Camp Kootaga, a 634 acre Boy Scout Camp situated on the Hughes River in Wirt County, West Virginia. Camp Kootaga is officially known as the George A. Stevenson Reservation of the local Allohak Council of the . . . — — Map (db m130362) HM
3 ► West Virginia, Wirt County, Elizabeth — Elizabeth —
Settled by William Beauchamp, 1796. Named for wife of David Beauchamp. Near here in 1752. Christopher Gist placed a marker for the Ohio Company whose plan to colonize the western lands was halted by the French and Indian War. — — Map (db m73494) HM
4 ► West Virginia, Wirt County, Elizabeth — Historical Elizabeth —
Beauchamp Cemetery The Beauchamp Cemetery is located on Route 14 on the north side of the Town of Elizabeth. It was named for William Beauchamp, the first settler in this area. William settled near the Little Kanawha River at Tucker's . . . — — Map (db m222270) HM
5 ► West Virginia, Wirt County, Elizabeth — Wells Lock and Dam No. 3 —
Built 1867-74 by Kanawha Navigation Company at cost of $60,000, Dam is 289 ft. long with 42 ft. wide base anchored to bedrock. Lockchamber is 22 ft. wide and 125 ft. long with a 11.8 ft. lift. Purchased by Federal Government, 1905. and partially . . . — — Map (db m174330) HM
6 ► West Virginia, Wirt County, Elizabeth — Wirt County Honor Roll —
Wirt County Honor Roll 1917-1918 Basil Bumgarner • Owen Hopkins • Charley Kidder • Monroe Goff • Shirley McCauley • Ira Haught • Towny Matson • Oliver Owens • Willie Davis • Frank Lee • Walter Trickett • Ray Pettit . . . — — Map (db m189916) WM
 
 
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Nov. 13, 2026