Historical Markers and War Memorials in Wardensville, West Virginia
Moorefield is the county seat for Hardy County
Wardensville is in Hardy County
Hardy County(44) ► ADJACENT TO HARDY COUNTY Grant County(32) ► Hampshire County(76) ► Mineral County(75) ► Pendleton County(48) ► Frederick County, Virginia(231) ► Rockingham County, Virginia(113) ► Shenandoah County, Virginia(217) ►
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Here the Lost River disappears under Sandy Ridge. Two miles away on the other side of the mountain the stream is “found” again as the headwaters of the Cacapon River. This stream has the Indian name for “Medicine Waters.” — — Map (db m74493) HM
The massive sandstone forming the cliff is the Oriskany of the driller, and the geologist. The "Oriskany Sand", an important gas sand, has produced in excess of a trillion cubic feet of gas in West Virginia. — — Map (db m34572) HM
The population center of the United State was in present West Virginia four times as it moved westward across the nation: near Wardensville in 1820; at Smoke Hole in 1830; west of Buckhannon in 1840; near Burning Springs in 1850. — — Map (db m23212) HM
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This mural, created by West Virginia artist David Heatwole, pays homage to both the surrealist and pointillism art movements through the creative use of recycled bottle caps. Originally created by artist David Heatwole, with . . . — — Map (db m153020) HM
During the Civil War, most of Wardensville's two hundred residents supported the Confederacy. Southern guerrilla found friends here. On May 7, 1862, Union Col. Stephen W. Downey arrived here with a mixed force of infantry and cavalry, searching . . . — — Map (db m200869) HM
George Washington laid off land here for William Wallace Warden, Nov. 11, 1749. Warden built a stockade fort, near which members of his family were killed by Indians, 1758, and the fort burned. Scene of skirmishes in 1862-1863. — — Map (db m237969) HM
During the Civil War, most of Wardensville's two hundred residents supported the Confederacy. Southern guerrilla found friends here. On May 7, 1862, Union Col. Stephen W. Downey arrived with a mixed force of infantry and cavalry, searching for . . . — — Map (db m238236) HM
West Virginia. (Hardy County) “The Mountain State”—western part of the Commonwealth of Virginia until June 20, 1863. Settled by the Germans and Scotch-Irish. It became a line of defense between the English and French during . . . — — Map (db m74496) HM
