Historical Markers and War Memorials in Moundsville, West Virginia
Moundsville is the county seat for Marshall County
Moundsville is in Marshall County
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On 7th Street east of Lafayette Avenue (West Virginia Route 2), on the right when traveling east.
Rescued the body of 2nd Lieutenant Benjamin H. Hodgson from within the enemy lines; brought up ammunition and encouraged the men in the most exposed positions under heavy fire in the Little Big Horn River fight.
Sergeant Benjamin C. Criswell . . . — — Map (db m20503) HM
On Virginia Street just east of Elm Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
Bushrod Washington Price
House
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
c. 1830 — — Map (db m196489) HM
On 7th Street at Tomlinson Avenue, on the right when traveling east on 7th Street.
In tribute to Howard D. Blankenship, who made all the arrangements to have both cannons retrofitted to their original. His project started 1977 and was completed 1984.
The northern piece was manufactured by N.P. Ames Foundry, Springfield . . . — — Map (db m20394) HM
On Tomlinson Avenue south of 6th Street, on the right when traveling south.
"A limb has fallen from the family tree
I hear a voice that whispers, "Grieve not for me.
Remember the best times, the laughter, the songs.
The good life I lived while I was strong.
Continue my heritage, I'm counting on you. . . . — — Map (db m196479) WM
On Jefferson Avenue south of 8th Street, on the right when traveling south.
This world-famous burial mound was built by the Adena people sometime before the Christian Era. The mound was originally 69 feet high, 295 feet in diameter, and was encircled by a moat. There were many mounds in the area-hence the city's name: . . . — — Map (db m54886) HM
On Morton Avenue at 6th Street, on the right when traveling north on Morton Avenue.
In memory of
Julian L. Berisford
SPC United States Army
June 13, 1984
November 4, 2009
Killed in Action
Bermal District, Afghanistan
Company C, 3rd Battalion
509th Infantry 4BCT
Fort Richardson, AK
In honor of all fallen . . . — — Map (db m196485) WM
On Lafayette Avenue (West Virginia Route 2) 0.5 miles south of North Jefferson Avenue (U.S. 250), on the right when traveling south.
The “Spirit of St. Louis,” piloted by Charles Lindberg landed in Moundsville .1 mile west at Langin Field, Aug. 4, 1927. Seen by 140,000 locally, he led aviation into the rocket era, creating the U.S. air transportation network. — — Map (db m20418) HM
On Tomlinson Avenue at 7th Street, on the left when traveling north on Tomlinson Avenue.
Erected By
The County Court
of Marshall County,
West Virginia
To Commemorate the Service
Men and Women of Marshall
County in the World War
1917 - 1919
The tumult and the shouting dies-
Lord God of Hosts - Be with us yet . . . — — Map (db m54933) WM
On 7th Street east of Lafayette Avenue (West Virginia Route 2), on the left when traveling east.
Moundsville. Named for Grave Creek Mound. This mound, 900 feet around, 70 feet high, is the largest conical mound in America. The inscribed stone found in it has never been deciphered. Near by was the Indian fort built by Joseph Tomlinson.
. . . — — Map (db m20373) HM
On Tomlinson Avenue north of 7th Street, on the left when traveling north.
Dedicated to the Recipients of the
Nations oldest military decoration
The Purple Heart
Combat Veterans Wounded
1782 Military Order of
The Purple Heart 1932
My stone is red for
The blood they shed.
The . . . — — Map (db m54934) HM
On Lafayette Avenue (West Virginia Route 2) at 12th Street, on the right when traveling south on Lafayette Avenue.
At Rosby’s Rock (5 Mi. E.) Dec. 24, 1852, the B. & O. Railroad joined the Baltimore and Wheeling with the first continuous railroad from the Atlantic to the Ohio, after such engineering feats as building 11 tunnels and 113 bridges. — — Map (db m21074) HM
On Energy Road (West Virginia Route 2) 0.1 miles north of Teletech Drive, on the right when traveling north.
Born January 20, 1820, Trainer worked as a tailor before becoming a Methodist minister. An opponent of secession, he was a delegate to the state's first Constitutional Convention and served as chaplain of the 12th WV Infantry during the Civil War. . . . — — Map (db m189433) HM
On Tomlinson Avenue just north of 7th Street (County Road 250/88), on the left when traveling north.
This French oak tree planted by Volture #173 40 6. April 9, 2003
Tree dedicated to those in the Armed Forces of the U.S. who gave their lives to assure mankind, liberty and freedom forever.
"Lord God of hosts, be with us . . . — — Map (db m196478) WM
On Tomlinson Avenue at 7th Street, on the left when traveling north on Tomlinson Avenue.
Erected by
The County Court
of
Marshall County West Virginia
to commemorate its
volunteers in the
Spanish-American War
They served that others might be free — — Map (db m55011) WM
On West Virginia Route 2 south of Frontage Road, on the right when traveling south.
This tract of 587 acres in Round Bottom was patented by George Washington in 1784 after a purchase of warrants held by officers of the French and Indian War. Washington sold these lands in 1798 to Archibald McClean. — — Map (db m54819) HM
On Frontage Drive at Frontage Road, on the right when traveling south on Frontage Drive.
This tract of 587 acres in Round Bottom was patented by George Washington in 1784 after a purchase of warrants held by officers of the French and Indian War. Washington sold these lands in 1798 to Archibald McClean. — — Map (db m190875) HM
On Jefferson Avenue south of 8th Street, on the left when traveling south.
Established, 1866, A prison for men and women convicted of felonies until prison for women was established at Pence Springs, 1947. Capital criminals were hanged here, 1889-1950. Electric chair used until death penalty was abolished, 1965. — — Map (db m54890) HM