Historical Markers and War Memorials in Beech Bottom, West Virginia
Wellsburg is the county seat for Brooke County
Beech Bottom is in Brooke County
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Near here stood Beech Bottom Fort, which was with Fort Pitt and Fort Henry in the group of posts guarding the western borders during the Revolution and its attendant Indian wars. Troops from Fort Pitt helped garrison this important fort. — — Map (db m54915) HM
On land near here was state's first military airfield, home to the West Virginia Flying Corps. Founded in April 1917 by Louis Bennett Jr. and backed by state and private funds, the corps was modeled after the French Lafayette Escadrille with the . . . — — Map (db m176858) HM