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On West Virginia Route 7, on the right when traveling west.
Established in 1911 by an act of the Legislature as the State Tuberculosis Sanitarium. In 1921, name was changed to the Hopemont Sanitarium and to the Hopemont State Hospital for the chronically ill, aged, and infirm in 1965. — — Map (db m21196) HM
On West Virginia Route 7 near the state line with Maryland, on the right when traveling west.
Preston County. Formed from Monongalia in 1818 and named for James Preston, 13th governor of Virginia. Here is model Federal homestead project, sponsored by Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt, the wife of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 32nd President.
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On West Virginia Route 7 at Lime Plant Road (County Route 46), on the right when traveling west on State Route 7.
In 1784 George Washington, Bushrod Washington, James Craik and his son made a horseback journey to inspect their western lands and investigate the feasibility of building a canal from the Potomac River to westward waters. On their return trip, they . . . — — Map (db m20842) HM