Historical Markers and War Memorials in Mathias, West Virginia
Moorefield is the county seat for Hardy County
Mathias is in Hardy County
Hardy County(44) ► ADJACENT TO HARDY COUNTY Grant County(32) ► Hampshire County(76) ► Mineral County(75) ► Pendleton County(48) ► Frederick County, Virginia(231) ► Rockingham County, Virginia(113) ► Shenandoah County, Virginia(217) ►
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Hardy County. Formed from Hampshire in 1786. Named for distinguished Virginian, Samuel Hardy. In 1725, John Van Meter of New York visited the South Branch Valley. He praised it highly, so his sons acquired land and settled at Old Fields. . . . — — Map (db m237976) HM
Howard's Lick
Howard's Lick, or Lee White Sulphur Springs, was once owned by Gen. Henry "Light Horse Harry" Lee of Revolutionary War fame. It was owned later by Charles Carter Lee, brother of the beloved Gen. Robert E. Lee.
Jackson Home . . . — — Map (db m50470) HM
When the Civil War began in 1861, John and Susanna Mathias lived in this house with their son John Thomas Mathias (age 21) and their daughter Susan Mathias (age 12).
John T. Mathias enlisted in Confederate service in the 1st Regiment Virginia . . . — — Map (db m164936) HM