Historical Markers and War Memorials in Maidsville, West Virginia
Morgantown is the county seat for Monongalia County
Maidsville is in Monongalia County
Monongalia County(227) ► ADJACENT TO MONONGALIA COUNTY Marion County(100) ► Preston County(128) ► Taylor County(51) ► Wetzel County(13) ► Fayette County, Pennsylvania(289) ► Greene County, Pennsylvania(92) ►
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On Buckeye Road (West Virginia Route 39) 0.7 miles east of Mason Dixon Highway (West Virginia Route 7), on the right when traveling west.
Warrior Branch of the Great Catawba Indian War Path. Here are located the three crossings of Dunkard Creek by Mason and Dixon. Here the Chief of the Six Nations Indians declared that he "would not proceed one step further." Here hostile Shawnees and . . . — — Map (db m73799) HM
On Fort Martin Road (County Route 53) just south of the Pennsylvania state line, on the left when traveling south.
Fort Martin was built in 1769 by Colonel Charles Martin. Three settlers were killed and seven captured near the fort in 1779. At the Methodist Episcopal Church here Bishop Francis Asbury preached in 1784. — — Map (db m74599) HM
On Fort Martin Road, 0.9 miles north of Seece Lane, on the right when traveling north.
Seven hundred feet east of this marker is the site of Martins Fort built in 1773 for the protection against the Indians and British. Here in 1779 three settlers were killed and seven were captured by the Indians. — — Map (db m102052) HM
On Blue Horizon Drive (U.S. 19) 0.5 miles north of Cassville-Mt Morris Road (West Virginia Route 39), on the right when traveling north.
Monongalia County. Formed, 1776, from District of West Augusta. All or parts of 21 other counties, including three in Pennsylvania, were carved from it. Named for the Monongahela River, bearing an Indian name, which means the "River of Caving . . . — — Map (db m167179) HM
On Mason-Dixon Highway (West Virginia Route 7) 0.3 miles east of Daybrook Road (West Virginia Route 218), on the right when traveling north.
The Real McCoy Plane Project 2020
Dedicated to the Clay Battelle High School Graduating Classes of 2020–2021
in Honor of Carley McCoy and America's Veterans
"Courage is endurance to go one moment more."
Sincere Thanks to AFROTC Detachment . . . — — Map (db m175264) HM
Near Fort Martin Road (County Road 53) 0.7 miles north of Crafts Run Road (County Road 52/2), on the right when traveling north.
In Honor of
the Boys from Fort Martin who
served in World Wars I and II
Charles Daugherty •
Harry Daugherty •
Hubert Daugherty •
Jack Daugherty •
Robert Daugherty •
Melvin Garlow •
Paul Gutta •
William J. Herod •
John . . . — — Map (db m171897) WM
