Historical Markers and War Memorials in Albright, West Virginia
Kingwood is the county seat for Preston County
Albright is in Preston County
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On North Preston Highway (Route 26) at St. Joe Road (Local Route 7/12), on the right when traveling north on North Preston Highway.
Albright. In 1812, David Albright, a War of 1812 soldier, settled on Muddy Creek with his family. In 1821, he purchased 687 acres on the Cheat River. A bridge was built across the river in 1828 and the area was called Albrightsville. The name . . . — — Map (db m156310) HM
On West Virginia Route 7 at St. Joe Road (Local Route 7/12), on the right when traveling west on State Route 7.
Thomas Echarlin (Echarly) and two brothers settled here, 1784; first white men of record in Preston County. Brothers killed by Indians and cabin was burned. Site of National Guard Camp since 1909. — — Map (db m75142) HM
On North Preston Highway (West Virginia Route 26) 2.7 miles north of Albright, on the left when traveling north.
Harrison Hagans opened the Virginia Iron Furnace you see here in 1854. Except during the Civil War, the furnace operated intermittently until 1888.
Workers layered limestone, charcoal, and iron ore to forge pig iron that went into steel. A . . . — — Map (db m75121) HM
On North Preston Highway (West Virginia Route 26) 0.2 miles north of Glade Run Road (County Road 26/18), on the right when traveling north.
Spanish American War
John S. Martin
Civil War
Daniel H. Martin •
Lewis Smith •
Joel Titchnell •
James Martin
World War I
Francis H. Ault •
Solomon C. Burch •
Guy Crane •
Emory Ervin • . . . — — Map (db m169959) WM
On North Preston Highway (West Virginia Route 26) 2.7 miles north of Albright, on the right when traveling north. Reported missing.
Built by Harrison Hagans in 1852. This furnace and others were used to cast iron in frontier days. Early castings were made here for the Brandonville stove used by the early settlers west of the Ohio River. — — Map (db m169479) HM
