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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Davis, West Virginia

 
Clickable Map of Tucker 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 Tucker County, WV (74) Barbour County, WV (59) Grant County, WV (32) Preston County, WV (110) Randolph County, WV (103)  TuckerCounty(74) Tucker County (74)  BarbourCounty(59) Barbour County (59)  GrantCounty(32) Grant County (32)  PrestonCounty(110) Preston County (110)  RandolphCounty(103) Randolph County (103)
Parsons is the county seat for Tucker County
Davis is in Tucker County
      Tucker County (74)  
ADJACENT TO TUCKER COUNTY
      Barbour County (59)  
      Grant County (32)  
      Preston County (110)  
      Randolph County (103)  
 
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1 West Virginia, Tucker County, Davis — Blackwater Falls State Park
This area became a full-fledged member of the West Virginia Park System on October 5, 1953. It was made possible by a gift to the West Virginia Conservation Commission by companies of the Allegheny Power System, which includes Monongahela Power . . . Map (db m205460) HM
2 West Virginia, Tucker County, Davis — Boardwalk to the FallsBlackwater Falls State Park
Early visitors to this area scrambled down a boulder-strewn path and climbed over fallen trees to view Blackwater Falls. As one of today's visitors, you are enjoying a boardwalk of more than 200 steps that will take you to the closest viewing . . . Map (db m153050) HM
3 West Virginia, Tucker County, Davis — Changing Landscapes, Changing Values
Canaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge works to preserve the unique, wetlands and uplands of this high elevation, moist valley, providing a haven for a diverse collection of plants and animals. Take time to talk Refuge trails. View red spruce on . . . Map (db m210149) HM
4 West Virginia, Tucker County, Davis — Davis
Home of First Free Methodist Church in West Virginia 1891Map (db m153045) HM
5 West Virginia, Tucker County, Davis — Fairfax Line
Approximately 820 feet east of here, Camp 70 Road intersects the historic Fairfax Line, the western boundary of about 5,000,000 acres inherited by Thomas Lord Fairfax in 1719. In 1746 a survey party that included Peter Jefferson, father of Thomas . . . Map (db m210152) HM
6 West Virginia, Tucker County, Davis — In Memory of All American Veterans
This memorial honors all American veterans who, although separated by generations, shared a common, undeniable goal -- to valiantly protect our country's freedoms. The memories of these American veterans will continue to live or whenever and . . . Map (db m153047) WM
7 West Virginia, Tucker County, Davis — In Memory of Michael A. Beckelhimer and Frank H. Conway
Our friends and co-workers who died in the performance of their duty while piloting twin engine aircraft N91NR which crashed near this site January 21, 1976. Dedicated: Dec. 4, 1976 West Virginia Department of Natural Resources Ira S. . . . Map (db m229942) HM
8 West Virginia, Tucker County, Davis — Numbered Camps with Numbered Days
You are standing near the site of Camp 70, one of the numbered logging camps built by the Babcock lumber Company of Davis during the early 1900s. Temporary camps like these were located along railroad lines. Babcock Lumber built the railroads to . . . Map (db m210150) HM
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9 West Virginia, Tucker County, Davis — Porte CrayonBlackwater Falls State Park
Beginning in 1853, David Hunter Strother, writing under the pen name of "Porte Crayon," wrote a series of articles about his various adventures into the Blackwater region for Harper's New Monthly Magazine. His colorful descriptions and . . . Map (db m153051) HM
10 West Virginia, Tucker County, Davis — Salt Sands
The resistant Homewood and Conoquenessing sandstones, the “Salt Sands” of the driller, form the Canyon Walls and Blackwater Falls. These sands produce oil and natural gas in West Virginia and commercial brines on the Kanawha and Ohio . . . Map (db m69720) HM
11 West Virginia, Tucker County, Davis — Salt Sands
💧 The resistant Homewood and Conoquenessing sandstones, the “Salt Sands” of the driller, form the Canyon Walls and Blackwater Falls. These sands produce oil and natural gas in West Virginia and commercial brines on the Kanawha and Ohio . . . Map (db m205458) HM
12 West Virginia, Tucker County, Davis — The Davis Sawmill
In 1884, Henry Gassaway Davis's WV Central & Pittsburgh Railroad established Davis. Many industries followed, most notably Thompson's Blackwater Lumber, later acquired by Babcock Boom and Lumber. Jobs built on the area's rich resources drew . . . Map (db m229945) HM
 
 
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Oct. 3, 2023