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Historical Markers in Lakin

 
Clickable Map of Mason 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 Mason County, WV (109) Cabell County, WV (79) Jackson County, WV (38) Putnam County, WV (34) Gallia County, OH (68) Meigs County, OH (65)  MasonCounty(109) Mason County (109)  CabellCounty(79) Cabell County (79)  JacksonCounty(38) Jackson County (38)  PutnamCounty(34) Putnam County (34)  GalliaCountyOhio(68) Gallia County (68)  MeigsCounty(65) Meigs County (65)
Point Pleasant is the county seat for Mason County
Lakin is in Mason County
Mason County (109)  ►
ADJACENT TO MASON COUNTY
Cabell County (79)  ►
Jackson County (38)  ►
Putnam County (34)  ►
Gallia County, Ohio (68)  ►
Meigs County, Ohio (65)  ►
 
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1 ► West Virginia, Mason County, Lakin — Lakin State Hospital —
On Ohio River Road (West Virginia Route 62) at Bateman Circle, on the right when traveling south on Ohio River Road.
. . . — — Map (db m315682) HM
2 ► West Virginia, Mason County, Lakin — “Mark Twain” Family —
On Ohio River Road (West Virginia Route 62) at State Farm Road (Local Route 8), on the right when traveling west on Ohio River Road.
Samuel and Pamela Clemens, grandparents of “Mark Twain,” settled here in 1803. Samuel was accidentally killed in 1805 at a “house-raising.” Their eldest son, John Marshall, the father of “Mark Twain,” lived here until he moved West. — — Map (db m124904) HM
 
 
  
  
  
 
 
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Nov. 13, 2026