Historical Markers in Upper Tract, West Virginia

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Historical Markers in Upper Tract, West Virginia

1 ► West Virginia, Pendleton County, Upper Tract — Eagle Rocks —

Named for William Eagle, a Revolutionary War soldier who lived nearby. Enlisting at age fifteen, 12-24-1776, he served in the 3rd, 4th, 8th, and 12th Va. Rgts., Continental Line, at Valley Forge and Yorktown. Died, 1848, and is buried here. — — Map (db m85457) HM

2 ► West Virginia, Pendleton County, Upper Tract — Fort Upper Tract —

Site of Fort Upper Tract, one of the forts erected under Washington's orders to guard the settlements. In 1758, Indians captured and burned it. Captain James Dunlap and 21 others were killed. No one escaped. — — Map (db m50401) HM

3 ► West Virginia, Pendleton County, Upper Tract — Old Judy Church —

Oldest log church building in Pendleton Co. Built in 1848 of hewn white pine logs cut nearby. Served as Methodist Episcopal Church until 1910 when abandoned. Used as community center since rededication in 1936. — — Map (db m50400) HM

4 ► West Virginia, Pendleton County, Upper Tract — Smoke Hole —

The Smoke Hole, a rugged canyon of 1421 feet elevation, made by the South Branch of he Potomac River, extends eighteen miles to the junction with the North Fork. In Coeymans Limestone of Devonian Age, the river has carved out various formations and . . . — — Map (db m94117) HM

5 ► West Virginia, Pendleton County, Upper Tract — Smoke Hole —

Smoke Hole, a rugged canyon formed by the South Branch of the Potomac River, extends eighteen miles south to U.S. 220. Early explorers reported that heavy mists rising from the canyon looked like smoke coming from a deep hole. The canyon . . . — — Map (db m95513) HM

6 ► West Virginia, Pendleton County, Upper Tract — Smoke Hole Cave — Reported missing

On Smoke Hole Knob (300 yards west), overlooking this site, is Smoke Hole Cave with its circular chamber, forty feet high and fifteen feet in diameter, resembling an inverted hornet’s nest, tapering to a natural chimney or “smoke hole.” Its use by . . . — — Map (db m99521) HM

7 ► West Virginia, Pendleton County, Upper Tract — St. George’s Church —

Built about 1850 as Methodist Episcopal Meeting House and known as Palestine Church. First trustees: Alfred Kimble, Jacob L. Kimble, J.H. Lantz, Abraham Kile, and Isaac Ault. Bought by Espiscopal Church, 1831; rededicated 1966. — — Map (db m99525) HM

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