South on New River at Crump's Bottom, Fort Culbertson was built, 1774, at outbreak of Dunmore's War by Capt. James Robertson on order of William Preston, Lieutenant-Colonel of Fincastle County. This fort was garrisoned by troops. — — Map (db m76682) HM
The great tunnel of the C&O Railroad was started at Big Bendin1870 and completed three years later. It is more than a mile long, and now has a twin tunnel. Tradition makes this the scene of the steel drivers' ballad, "John Henry". — — Map (db m210998) HM
Named for its founder. Indian raids broke up early settlements in southern part of this county. First permanent settlements were those of James Graham at Lowell and of Robert Lilly on Little Bluestone from 1770 to 1772. — — Map (db m76684) HM
Babe Ruth’s first two major league home runs,
6 May and 2 June 1915, were hit off pitcher,
John Wauhop, 1884-1960, at the Polo Grounds
in NY. Wauhop, playing under name of Warhop
and "Chief,” played for Highlanders, who became
the NY Yankees, . . . — — Map (db m179179) HM
The historic village of Lilly was located at the
conference of the Little Bluestone and Bluestone
Rivers three miles northwest of this point. It
was settled by Robert and Fanny Lilly who
migrated here in the late 1700's from the Dublin-Pulaski . . . — — Map (db m165186) HM
The Lilly Truss Bridge was determined to be eligible for the National Register of Historic Places for its association with the creation of the Bluestone Dam and Bluestone Lake. It was built to provide a transportation link across the lake. The . . . — — Map (db m132561) HM
During the Civil War, Pack's Ferry
was a strategic river crossing for
Federal troops in the area. On the
morning of August 6, 1862, 900 men
and 2 artillery guns of Confederate
Col. G. C. Wharton's command fired
on 23rd Ohio soldiers . . . — — Map (db m132560) HM
On February 27, 1871, Summers County was formed from parts of Fayette, Greenbrier, Mercer, and Monroe counties. Summers County was named for George W. Summers, a prominent jurist and legislator from Virginia then West Virginia. Summers County was . . . — — Map (db m243866) HM
After Summers County was formed in 1871, the county needed a courthouse. The first being used as a courthouse was a Baptist Church located two miles north of the New River. The courthouse then moved to the second floor of Cameron Lewis Thompson . . . — — Map (db m243861) HM
Across Greenbrier River, on October 23, 1890, engineer George Washington Alley (b. July 10, 1860) was scalded to death. Engine No. 134, pulling Fast Flying Virginian from Cincinnati to Washington, hit a boulder on tracks. Lewis Withrow & Robert . . . — — Map (db m76653) HM
