Historical Markers and War Memorials in Rowlesburg, West Virginia
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Rowlesburg is in Preston County
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Union Troops barricaded behind crossties routed the Raiders.
Raiders are ordered to torch the railroad bridge at "all hazard" but fail to carry out orders.
Union Troops dig behind barricade of . . . — — Map (db m235167) HM
Old Rowlesburg Church Property
First School, City Hall, Church
Telegraph Office
Est. c. 1848
Downtown Rowlesburg Historic District — — Map (db m200784) HM
To S on B&O Railroad is Buckeye Run Viaduct, 136' high, 350' long & 28' wide. Tray Run Viaduct, .6 mi. NW is 148' high, 445' long and 28' wide. Noted engineers Benjamin Latrobe & Albert Fink designed the viaducts. Built 1852 to carry main line, the . . . — — Map (db m33983) HM
(Preface) On April 20, 1863, Confederate Gens. William E. "Grumble" Jones and John D. Imboden began a raid from Virginia through present-day West Virginia on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. Taking separate routes, they later . . . — — Map (db m198742) HM
Cheat Bridges Become TargetSince 1861, a special target for destruction by order of both President Jefferson Davis and Commander of the Army of Northern Virginia, General Robert E. Lee, Rowlesburg was the only town or outpost in western Virginia . . . — — Map (db m198759) HM
(Preface) On April 20, 1863, Confederate Gens. William E. "Grumble" Jones and John D. Imboden began a raid from Virginia through present-day West Virginia on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. Taking separate routes, they later . . . — — Map (db m198797) HM
Hills Headquarters
"Rowlesburg, the headquaters of General Hill in Western Virginia, is situated in a deep gorge in the Alleghenies, at a point where the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad crosses Cheat River. The scenery around it is bold, grand, . . . — — Map (db m199725) HM
On April 20, 1863, Confederate Gens. William E. "Grumble" Jones and John D. Imboden began a raid from Virginia through present-day West Virginia on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. Taking separate routes, they later reported that they . . . — — Map (db m235168) HM
You are standing not far from an important battle site in the Civil War. Just across the bridge on the opposite side of the railroad yard a handful of determined Union troops behind a barricade of crossties routed a forward column of Confederate . . . — — Map (db m198872) HM
You are standing less than a mile from an important battle site in the Civil War. Just ahead a handful of determined Union troops and townspeople would thwart the Confederate Raiders. Though small in scale compared to Gettysburg and Antietam, the . . . — — Map (db m33988) HM
The hilltop area located above and to the right of where you are standing is Cannon Hill. In April 1863, the cannons located there defended Rowlesburg and the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad during a Civil War skirmish. The B&O Railroad crossed the . . . — — Map (db m34041) HM
Due to Confederate military activity in Northwestern Virginia, in the Spring of 1861, the Union army stationed soldiers in and near the town of Rowlesburg to protect the B&O Railroad and its vital bridge which crossed the Cheat River at that . . . — — Map (db m199096) HM
In respectful memory to all Civil War soldiers of the 6th WV Infantry Regiment and a special dedication to Company F and all loyal citizens of Rowlesburg, WV on April 26, 1863 — — Map (db m198775) WM
Downtown Rowlesburg Historic District has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013 by the United States Department of the Interior — — Map (db m198722) HM
The building and property was donated to the Rowlesburg Area Historical Society by the Independent Order of Odd Fellows; January 3, 1996. The property was deeded in 1873. The building was built in 1875 — — Map (db m198786) HM
The magnificent American chestnut tree (Castanea dentata) once dominated 200 million acres of the eastern United States.
Many uses of wood from these trees supported the U.S. economy and our way of life.
Chestnuts were a primary food . . . — — Map (db m198856) HM
These park grounds
were deeded to the Citizens of Rowlesburg
April 27, 1921
by
Randolph McVicker
and his wife
Mary Ellen Wonderly McVicker — — Map (db m198794) HM
The Rowlesburg Post Office has been in existence since 1852 and was established when the town was in the state of Virginia. Following is a list of leading area and town citizens who have served as Postmasters along with the dates of their . . . — — Map (db m199723) HM
In honor of the men and women of the Rowlesburg area who have served in the Armed Forces of the United States and in memory of those who gave their lives for their country. — — Map (db m34038) HM
A howitzer (as illustrated above by Peter W. Gaut) is a short-barreled, large-caliber cannon designed to throw shells at a higher trajectory than regular field guns. This makes them useful against enemy troops behind fortifications or concealed . . . — — Map (db m198732) HM
In Commemoration of the Great Flood of November 4-5, 1985
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Dedicated to the resilient Citizens of Rowlesburg, West Virginia
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Historic Cheat River Flood Water Crest 36.9 Feet
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Destruction of 118 Homes - Damage of 55 Houses - Loss . . . — — Map (db m198785) HM
Three structures have crossed Tray Run Valley since the first was built in 1852. When the 1852 structure was built it was the largest viaduct in the world. The stone structure shown below was built in 1907 to replace a wrought iron structure. The . . . — — Map (db m199724) HM
