Historical Markers in New Martinsville, West Virginia
New Martinsville is the county seat for Wetzel County
New Martinsville is in Wetzel County
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Adena burial mound, of Woodland Period, 1000BC-AD700, flooded ca. 1890 by new Ohio River dams. Ohio Valley was a center of the Adena culture (Mound Builders). Thousands of burial mounds along river seemed like natural terrain to early settlers. . . . — — Map (db m64099) HM
On County Route 2, 1.1 miles south of Waynes Ridge Road (Route 78), on the right when traveling south.
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Cedar Curve Cemetery
Not far from this place on the inside of a bend called Wells Bottom sat the Cedar Curve Cemetery. The Cedar Curve Cemetery was in use from 1802-1847 on land first settled by James McMechen in 1776.
It . . . — — Map (db m102050) HM
On Energy Road (West Virginia Route 2) at Harlan Drive, on the right when traveling south on Energy Road.
Born 1794, he was a politician and Methodist minister. Involved in the creation and development of Wetzel County, he also served in both houses of Virginia's prewar legislature. A member of the 2nd Wheeling Convention, he served as committee chair . . . — — Map (db m190879) HM
On Energy Roadd (West Virginia Route 2) 0.3 miles south of Rosary Road, on the right when traveling south.
Born in 1824, he served in the VA legislature before the Civil War. A delegate to the 1861 Richmond Convention, Hall voted in favor of secession, and he aided Confederate efforts in Richmond during the war. Hall returned to WV postwar and resumed . . . — — Map (db m190877) HM
On Main Street at Washington Street, on the right when traveling south on Main Street.
1736–1826. Pursuant to an act of the Legislature of the State of West Virginia, this monument is erected in appreciation of the services rendered and in memory of Levi Morgan, a soldier and scout of the early border warfare. — — Map (db m1021) HM
On West Virginia Route 2, 0.7 miles north of West Virginia Route 89, on the right when traveling south.
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Marshall County
Formed, 1835, from Ohio and named for Chief Justice John Marshall. In Marshall County is Grave Creek Mound, first among remains left by the unknown race which lived in the Ohio Valley centuries before the white . . . — — Map (db m80249) HM
On West Virginia Route 2, 0.7 miles north of West Virginia Route 89.
Made famous as line between free and slave states before War Between the States. The survey establishing Maryland-Pennsylvania boundary began, 1763; halted by Indian wars, 1767; continued to southwest corner, 1782; marked, 1784. — — Map (db m80248) HM
On West Virginia Route 2 at Harlan Drive, on the right when traveling south on State Route 2.
Settled by Edward Doolin who was killed here by Indians in 1785. Named for Presley Martin. Here stands a monument to Levi Morgan, a scout for the army of General St. Clair. He was a noted Indian fighter who killed 100. — — Map (db m80250) HM