Plaque One
Abraham Vandal
1758-1848
* Born in Dutchess, NY
* Soldier in the American Revolutionary War 1776-1781
* Married Mary Dillon 1780
* Father of Eight Children
* Early Fayetteville Settler
* In 1812 Abraham . . . — — Map (db m55816) HM
On County Route 8, on the right when traveling west.
This torch has been erected
by
American Legion Post 149
Fayetteville. West Virginia
as a tribute to
the veterans of all wars who
by their patriotism and loyalty
served God and Country — — Map (db m203948) WM
On North Court Street (State Highway 16) at Wiseman Avenue, on the right when traveling north on North Court Street.
During the Civil War, Fort Scammon stood in front of you on the hill behind the courthouse. There, on September 10, 1862, Union Col. Edward Siber and the 1,500 men of his 37th Ohio Infantry defended Fayetteville against Confederate Gen. William . . . — — Map (db m59214) HM
On North Court Street (Route 16) at Keller Avenue (County Route 82), on the right when traveling north on North Court Street.
Battle of Fayetteville (1862)
On September 10, 1862, soldiers under the command of Confederate Gen. W.W. Loring attacked Union forces in Fayetteville under Col. Edward Siber, driving them out of the town towards Charleston, where fighting . . . — — Map (db m120516) HM
On Access road to Lower New River Take-Out parking near Fayette Station Road (County Route 82).
You are in the New River watershed, a place where streams and rainfall drain to a common outlet. Here that outlet is the New River. This 320 mile river is the main stem of a 7,000 square mile watershed that starts in the western mountains of North . . . — — Map (db m179414) HM
On Rotan Street (Local Road 19/15) at Austin Street and King Avenue, on the right when traveling south on Rotan Street.
At the top of the hill here a community came together to help Jewish soldiers
keep their faith in the midst of war. In early April 1862, Pvt. Joseph A. Joel
and 20 other Jewish soldiers in the 23rd Ohio Infantry asked Col.
Rutherford B. Hayes, a . . . — — Map (db m223876) HM
Near East Maple Street at North Court Street (West Virginia Route 16).
(Side A)
I have taken an oath
To serve and protect my fellow man
Guide me safely in my duties
To do the very best I can
Give me the ability
To stop those things that are wrong
To bring comfort and safety by restoring it to . . . — — Map (db m161223)
On North Court Street (West Virginia Route 16), on the left when traveling west.
In the attack on Federal forces here, 1863. Milton W. Humphreys, the educator and soldier, gunner of Bryan's Battery, 13th Virginia Light Artillery, C.S.A., first used “indirect firing,” now in universal military use. — — Map (db m55815) HM
Left Marker
Fayetteville Town Park
Memorial Park was presented to citizens of Fayetteville to honor all veterans who served to defend their country. LaFayette Post No. 149, The American Legion, obtained lease for this property on August . . . — — Map (db m161226) WM
On Academy Court (County Road 8) at Park Drive, on the right when traveling east on Academy Court.
Memorial Park was presented to citizens of Fayetteville to honor all veterans who served to defend their country. LaFayette Post No. 149, The American Legion, obtained lease for this property on August 4, 1958 from the New River Pocahontas Coal Co. . . . — — Map (db m76724) HM WM
On Fayette Station Road (County Road 82), on the right when traveling east.
The same geological process that produced the region's coal seams
also resulted in a layer of sandstone perfect for rock climbing
This layer, called Nuttall Sandstone, has its origins in the ancient
formation of the Appalachian Mountains. As . . . — — Map (db m165212) HM
On Fayette Station Road (County Road 82) 2.9 miles west of Lansing Loop (County Road 85/3), on the left when traveling west.
Mining towns sprang up along the
banks of the New River when, in 1873,
the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway created
a pathway for transportation through the
region. Thurmond, Kaymoor, Nuttallburg,
Fayette, and other communities formed due
to the . . . — — Map (db m165210) HM
On Nickelville Road (County Route 19/1) north of Talbert Road, on the left when traveling south.
Nearby on May 19-20, 1863, Corp. Milton W. Humphreys, gunner in Bryan's Battery, 13th Virginia Light Artillery, C.S.A., made first use of indirect artillery fire in warfare. Target was Union fort in Fayetteville. — — Map (db m217549) HM
On West Maple Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
Presented to
Lafayette Post 149 American Legion
by
Scotia Coal & Coke Company
in recognition
of the services rendered by
our employees who
served in World War II — — Map (db m203953) WM
On North Court Street (West Virginia Route 16), on the left when traveling east.
Front Plaque
French Statesman
Friend of the American Revolution
“...The new County so to be formed be called Lafayette or Fayette County to perpetuate a remembrance of his virtues and philanthropy through future ages of our . . . — — Map (db m55817) HM
On East Maple Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
Morris Harvey House
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
1902 — — Map (db m204329) HM
On Fayette Station Road (County Road 82), on the right when traveling east.
The gorge, like all
environments, is continually
changing. Change peaked in
the late 1800s when logging,
mining, and the railroad
converged to play a vital role
in the industrialization of the
United States. By the 1960s,
industrial . . . — — Map (db m165213) HM
On Visitors Center Road, 0.2 miles west of Fayette Mine Road (County Road 85/9), on the left when traveling west.
New River Gorge Bridge
has been placed on the
National Register of
Historic Places
August 14, 2013
by the United States Department of the Interior — — Map (db m165219) HM
On Fayette Station Road (County Road 82), on the right when traveling east.
With the opening of the iconic New River Gorge Bridge on October 22, 1977, the challenge of getting
across the 876 foot deep gorge was solved. The bridge dramatically decreased travel time. A 45 minute
winding drive down and back up suddenly . . . — — Map (db m165211) HM
On a day-use area parking lot near Fayette Station Road (County Route 82).
The primary goal of most coal mining companies in New River Gorge was to maximize profits and decrease costs. It was common for coal companies to put physical and social needs of their workers and families last. Safety, health, social service and . . . — — Map (db m179418) HM
On Fayette Station Road (State Road 82) near the Tunney Hunsaker Bridge.
John Townsend bought a large tract of land here in 1841, an area that became Lansing, Ames Heights and Canyon Rim Park. Operated a ferry that provided commercial transport across the river at site of present bridge until the civil war. Grandson . . . — — Map (db m78288) HM
On High Street north of West Wiseman Avenue, on the left when traveling west.
Masonic group owned property in 1854. Baptists worshipped here prior to Civil War, but building destroyed during the conflict. Contains 29 marked graves, including town's early settlers and soldiers of the Civil War. A number of graves are marked . . . — — Map (db m76708) HM
On a day-use area parking lot near Fayette Station Road (County Route 82).
Imagine shoveling coal all day while balanced on your knees! In the coal mines of the gorge, the height of the mines corresponded to the height of the coal seam, in some cases just three feet tall. To loosen the coal, explosives were set of at the . . . — — Map (db m179416) HM
