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(220) ►
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On West Virginia Route 259, 0.6 miles south of Sawmill Lane, on the right when traveling north.
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
On West Virginia Route 259, 0.1 miles north of Howard's Lick River State Park Road (County Route 12), on the left when traveling south.
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
On West Virginia Route 259 at Howard's Lick Road (County Route 12), on the right when traveling south on State Route 259.
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