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Historical Markers in Benwood, West Virginia

 
Clickable Map of Marshall 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 Marshall County, WV (48) Ohio County, WV (176) Wetzel County, WV (13) Belmont County, OH (77) Monroe County, OH (26) Greene County, PA (92) Washington County, PA (377)  MarshallCounty(48) Marshall County (48)  OhioCounty(176) Ohio County (176)  WetzelCounty(13) Wetzel County (13)  BelmontCountyOhio(77) Belmont County (77)  MonroeCounty(26) Monroe County (26)  GreeneCountyPennsylvania(92) Greene County (92)  WashingtonCounty(377) Washington County (377)
Moundsville is the county seat for Marshall County
Benwood is in Marshall County
      Marshall County (48)  
ADJACENT TO MARSHALL COUNTY
      Ohio County (176)  
      Wetzel County (13)  
      Belmont County, Ohio (77)  
      Monroe County, Ohio (26)  
      Greene County, Pennsylvania (92)  
      Washington County, Pennsylvania (377)  
 
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1 West Virginia, Marshall County, Benwood — Benwood Mine Disaster
On Marshall Street, 0.2 miles north of 13th Street, on the right when traveling south.
Nearby mine supplied coal to large Wheeling Steel mill. An explosion here, 28 April 1924, resulted in third worst mine disaster in state history. 119 miners, many natives of Poland, Italy and Greece, were killed. There were no survivors. Led to . . . Map (db m59838) HM
2 West Virginia, Marshall County, Benwood — Marshall County / Ohio County
On West Virginia Route 2, 2.4 miles south of Interstate 470, on the right when traveling south.
Marshall County. Formed in 1835 from Ohio. Named for Chief Justice John Marshall. In Marshall County is Grave Creek Mound, first among remains left by the unknown race which lived in the Ohio Valley centuries before the white man came. . . . Map (db m57250) HM
3 West Virginia, Marshall County, Benwood — Marshall County / Ohio County
On Marshall Street North at 48th Street, on the right when traveling north on Marshall Street North.
Marshall County. Formed in 1835 from Ohio. Named for Chief Justice John Marshall. In Marshall County is Grave Creek Mound, first among remains left by the unknown race which lived in the Ohio Valley centuries before the white man . . . Map (db m189430) HM
 
 
  
  
 
 
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May. 10, 2024