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Historical Markers in Proctor, West Virginia

 
Clickable Map of Marshall County, West Virginia and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Marshall County, WV (48) Ohio County, WV (176) Wetzel County, WV (13) Belmont County, OH (77) Monroe County, OH (26) Greene County, PA (92) Washington County, PA (377)  MarshallCounty(48) Marshall County (48)  OhioCounty(176) Ohio County (176)  WetzelCounty(13) Wetzel County (13)  BelmontCountyOhio(77) Belmont County (77)  MonroeCounty(26) Monroe County (26)  GreeneCountyPennsylvania(92) Greene County (92)  WashingtonCounty(377) Washington County (377)
Moundsville is the county seat for Marshall County
Proctor is in Marshall County
      Marshall County (48)  
ADJACENT TO MARSHALL COUNTY
      Ohio County (176)  
      Wetzel County (13)  
      Belmont County, Ohio (77)  
      Monroe County, Ohio (26)  
      Greene County, Pennsylvania (92)  
      Washington County, Pennsylvania (377)  
 
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1 West Virginia, Marshall County, Proctor — Baker's Station
Site of blockhouse built by Captain John Baker in 1784. Rendezvous of scouts along Indian war path from Muskingum Valley into Virginia. Near by are buried Captain Baker, John Wetzel, and others killed by Indians in 1787.Map (db m54808) HM
2 West Virginia, Marshall County, Proctor — ML 1 — George Rogers Clark Reported missing
In 1772, George Rogers Clark explored the Ohio and Great Kanawha rivers He stayed the winter here, planted and harvested a crop, and carried out much surveying. Riflemen from the region aided him in winning the Northwest in 1778-1779.Map (db m54811) HM
3 West Virginia, Marshall County, Proctor — ML 2 — Zachary Taylor
General Zachary Taylor, on his way to Washington to be inaugurated as the 12th President of the U.S., found his steamer blocked by ice here. He left his boat and completed his trip over the National Pike.Map (db m54810) HM
 
 
  
  
 
 
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May. 1, 2024