On Main Street east of 3rd Street, on the right when traveling east.
In Memorium
Brigadier General
James Kemp McLaughlin
1918-2019
Braxton County Native
WWII Veteran 1941-1945
Piloted 39 Combat Missions
8th Air Force
Founder & Commander
W.Va. Air National Guard
1947-1977 . . . — — Map (db m281226) WM
On Main Street 0.1 miles east of Camden Avenue (West Virginia Route 4), on the right when traveling east.
On December 29, 1861, Confederate partisans attacked a company of the 1st West Virginia Cavalry at Sutton. After ammunition ran low, the Federals left with part of the Confederate force in pursuit. When the Confederates returned, they found the town . . . — — Map (db m173334) HM
On Main Street at Camden Avenue (West Virginia Highway 4), on the right when traveling east on Main Street. Reported permanently removed.
In 1861, Col. Erastus B. Tyler’s 7th Ohio Infantry constructed earthworks near Suttonville to protect the suspension bridge across the Elk River. Later in the year, Capt. Weston Rowand’s Co. K, 1st Virginia Cavalry (US), about a hundred men, . . . — — Map (db m58728) HM
On Main Street (County Highway 19/40), on the right when traveling east.
The scenic Elk River now flows peacefully before you, but in 1861, the conflict raged here. That year, Col. Erastus B. Tyler's 7th Ohio constructed earthworks near this location to protect an important suspension bridge. About 100 men of Capt. . . . — — Map (db m208238) HM
Panel 1
How Did Braxton County Get Its Name?
Ten years after Sutton was incorporated, Braxton County was formed in 1836. The new county was named after Carter Braxton, a signer of the Declaration of Independence. The Town of Sutton . . . — — Map (db m173346) HM
On Main Street west of 3rd Street, on the right when traveling west.
Honoring Revolutionary War Soldiers and Patriots buried in Braxton County.
Andrew Skidmore, 1750-1827 • Charles Francis Boggs Jr., 1754-1837 • Jacob Fisher 1763-1846 • Peter Shields, 1755-1832 • John Dobbins 1747-1833 • Patrick Murphy, . . . — — Map (db m179591) WM
On Main Street east of 3rd Street, on the right when traveling east.
(Preface):
On April 20, 1863, Confederate Gens. William E. "Grumble" Jones and John D. Imboden began a raid from Virginia through present-day West Virginia against the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. Taking separate routes, they . . . — — Map (db m281228) HM
On Main Street at 3rd Street, on the right when traveling east on Main Street. Reported permanently removed.
(Preface) On April 20, 1863, Confederate Gens. William E. “Grumble” Jones and John D. Imboden began a raid from Virginia through present-day West Virginia against the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. Taking separate routes, they later . . . — — Map (db m252259) HM
On Main Street west of 3rd Street, on the right when traveling west.
Boggs, Clarence H. • Brown, Solomon • Buckner, Thomas • Carr, Benjamin H. • Clayton, Harry • Clowser, David • Conley, John P. • Craft, John E. • Criss, Guy Harley • Cutlip, William I, • Dobbins, Thomas • Dulin, Edwin L. • Exline, Oscar • Fisher, . . . — — Map (db m179590) WM
