Historical Markers and War Memorials in Piedmont, West Virginia
Keyser is the county seat for Mineral County
Piedmont is in Mineral County
Mineral County(75) ► ADJACENT TO MINERAL COUNTY Grant County(32) ► Hampshire County(76) ► Hardy County(44) ► Allegany County, Maryland(294) ► Garrett County, Maryland(161) ►
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Born in Piedmont on July 29, 1900. Began playing trumpet at age three; learned to play all wind instruments by age twelve. Graduated from Storer College in 1920. First great arranger in jazz; internationally known as “The Little Giant of Jazz.” Had . . . — — Map (db m32825) HM
Near here, William Mayo, Thomas Savage, and party spent the winter of 1736 on their expedition for the British King to determine the head waters of the Potomac River and fix the boundary between Maryland and the lands of Lord Fairfax. — — Map (db m93934) HM
Mineral County. Formed from Hampshire in
1866 and named for its great mineral deposits. In Mineral County is Fort Ashby, the only standing unit in the chain of frontier forts which were built in 1755 under George Washington's order. . . . — — Map (db m179930) HM
