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West Virginia Archives and History Historical Markers
This series is for the markers that are part of the West Virginia Department of Archives and History as well as its predecessor agencies.
By Mike Wintermantel
Central Station Bridge Marker
GEOGRAPHIC SORT
| On Stone Valley Road near Arnold Creek Road, on the right when traveling east. |
| | In 1915, a two-span reinforced concrete arch bridge was built over Arnold Creek near Central Station by the Clarksburg-based Concrete Steel Bridge Company. Constructed during the Good Roads Movement and the state's first major effort to address poor . . . — — Map (db m142409) HM |
| On West Virginia Route 18 at Carter Camp Run Road, on the right when traveling north on State Route 18. |
| | Here lived Joseph H. Diss Debar, artist, designer of the State seal and coat of arms. He lived here many years and helped establish Saint Clara Colony nearby, about 1845. Author of first "Handbook of West Virginia". — — Map (db m142421) HM |
| On West Virginia Route 18 at Porto Rico Road, on the right when traveling south on State Route 18. |
| | 21st governor of W. Va. (1941-1945), born at Grove, 1874, spent boyhood here in former town of Market. He served in Spanish American War and graduated from W. Va. Univ. before opening law practice in Fairmont. His public career included terms as . . . — — Map (db m142423) HM |
| On Smithton Road at East Main Street, on the right when traveling north on Smithton Road. |
| | Born January 8, 1820, Stuart was prosecuting attorney of Doddridge County, 1852-1861. After voting against secession at the Richmond Convention, he was elected senator of the Restored Government of VA. He also served as a delegate to the . . . — — Map (db m142415) HM |
| On Davis Street (West Virginia Route 18) 0.1 miles north of Howell Street, on the right when traveling south. |
| | Skirmish at West Union
Early on May 5, 1863, six companies of the 2nd WV Infantry under Col. George Latham arrived in West Union to protect area railroad bridges during the Jones-Imboden raid. Two regiments of Confederate cavalry advanced to . . . — — Map (db m142412) HM |
| On Davis Street / Old U.S. 50 (West Virginia Route 18) just north of Main Street (West Virginia Route 18), on the left when traveling north. |
| | West Union, incorporated in 1881, was formerly called Lewisport in honor of Lewis Maxwell. It is the county seat of Doddridge, named for Philip Doddridge. In it lived J. H. Diss Debar and Sen. and Gov. M. M. Neely. — — Map (db m42429) HM |
| On Midland Trail (U.S. 60), on the left when traveling west. |
| | Mouth of the great Hawk's Nest Tunnel, three miles long, which diverts water of New River from its five-mile long gorge. The tunnel, a mile of which is through solid rock, and a 50-foot dam give waterfall of 160 feet for electric power. — — Map (db m34421) HM |
| On West Main Street (U.S. 60). |
| | Built, 1830, on the old James River and Kanawha Turnpike. Restored antebellum home of Colonel George W. Imboden, on General Lee's staff, C.S.A. Property and headquarters of the Fayette County Historical Society, organized in 1926. — — Map (db m50392) HM |
| On James River and Kanawha Turnpike East (County Route 60/33) at Tyree Street, on the right when traveling east on James River and Kanawha Turnpike East. |
| | Regular stop on the James River and Kanawha Turnpike. The original building, dating from before the Revolution, was rebuilt by William Tyree, 1810. During the winter of 1861-62, it was headquarters for Chicago Gray Dragoons. — — Map (db m67013) HM |
| On U.S. 60 1.7 miles west of Fox Avenue, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Once called Marshall’s Pillar for Chief Justice John Marshall, who came here, 1812. U.S. engineers declare the New River Canyon, 585 feet deep, surpasses the famed Royal Gorge. Tunnel for river makes vast water power here. — — Map (db m20675) HM |
| Near Midland Trail (U.S. 60) 0.4 miles west of Short Street. |
| | Construction of nearby tunnel, diverting waters of New R. through Gauley Mt. for hydroelectric power, resulted in state’s worst industrial disaster. Silica rock dust caused 109 admitted deaths in mostly black, migrant underground work force of . . . — — Map (db m34417) HM |
| On East Main Street (U.S. 60) at Cemetery Street, on the left when traveling west on East Main Street. |
| | In Westlake Cemetery is the grave of the mother of General Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson. The monument at the grave was placed by Captain Thomas Ranson, who had fought in Jackson's old brigade in the War between the States. — — Map (db m34376) HM |
| Near West Main Street (U.S. 60) near Orchard Street. |
| | The sheer cliffs of Nuttall sandstones forming the walls of the New River Gorge are the "Salt Sands" of the driller. These sands produce oil and natural gas in West Virginia and commercial brines on the Kanawha and Ohio Rivers.
Sponsored . . . — — Map (db m34420) HM |
| On U.S. 60 0.4 miles east of Park Road. |
| | On a ridge between Armstrong and Loop creeks across the river are extensive prehistoric stone ruins whose walls are several miles long, and enclose a large area. Many of these stones are from the valley below the old wall. — — Map (db m20820) HM |
| On Camp Carver Road (Local Route 11/3) 1.2 miles west of Clifftop Road (County Route 11), on the right when traveling north. |
| | Camp named for Booker T. Washington (1856-1915) and George Washington Carver (1864-1943). Land deeded for sum of $5.00 by Charles and Kathryn Midelburg. Constructed 1939-1942 by local WPA labor with materials found on site including stone and native . . . — — Map (db m138103) HM |
| On North Court Street (Route 16) at Keller Avenue (County Route 82), on the right when traveling north on North Court Street. |
| |
Battle of Fayetteville (1862)
On September 10, 1862, soldiers under the command of Confederate Gen. W.W. Loring attacked Union forces in Fayetteville under Col. Edward Siber, driving them out of the town towards Charleston, where fighting . . . — — Map (db m120516) HM |
| On North Court Street (West Virginia Route 16), on the left when traveling west. |
| | In the attack on Federal forces here, 1863. Milton W. Humphreys, the educator and soldier, gunner of Bryan's Battery, 13th Virginia Light Artillery, C.S.A., first used “indirect firing,” now in universal military use. — — Map (db m55815) HM |
| On Academy Court (County Road 8) at Park Drive, on the right when traveling east on Academy Court. |
| | Memorial Park was presented to citizens of Fayetteville to honor all veterans who served to defend their country. LaFayette Post No. 149, The American Legion, obtained lease for this property on August 4, 1958 from the New River Pocahontas Coal Co. . . . — — Map (db m76724) HM WM |
| On Nickelville Road (County Route 19/1) north of Talbert Road, on the left when traveling south. |
| | Nearby on May 19-20, 1863, Corp. Milton W. Humphreys, gunner in Bryan's Battery, 13th Virginia Light Artillery, C.S.A., made first use of indirect artillery fire in warfare. Target was Union fort in Fayetteville. — — Map (db m55814) HM |
| | John Townsend bought a large tract of land here in 1841, an area that became Lansing Ames Heights and Canyon rim Park. Operated a ferry that provided commercial transport across the river at site of present bridge until the civil war. Grandson . . . — — Map (db m78288) HM |
| On High Street north of West Wiseman Avenue, on the left when traveling west. |
| | Masonic group owned property in 1854. Baptists worshipped here prior to Civil War, but building destroyed during the conflict. Contains 29 marked graves, including town's early settlers and soldiers of the Civil War. A number of graves are marked . . . — — Map (db m76708) HM |
| On Midland Trail (U.S. 60) 9.7 miles west of West Virginia Route 16, on the right when traveling west. |
| | Christopher Q. Tompkins
Born 1813 in Matthews County, VA.
Tompkins was an 1836 graduate of
West Point. A prominent industrial
businessman in the Kanawha Valley
before the Civil War, from May to
November 1861 he was colonel of
the . . . — — Map (db m138027) HM |
| On U.S. 60 0.1 miles east of West Virginia Route 16, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Here New and Gauley rivers unite to form Great Kanawha River. Piers still stand of old bridge destroyed by the Confederate troops in 1861. Here Thomas Dunn English, author of the ballad, "Ben Bolt," wrote "Gauley River". — — Map (db m20818) HM |
| On U.S. 60, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Located across Kanawha River from this point was Civil War camp for Union Army, 1862-64. Site had 56 cabins and parade grounds for 23rd Ohio Vol. Inf. commanded by Col. Rutherford B. Hayes and Lt. William McKinley, future United States presidents. — — Map (db m50397) HM |
| On U.S. 60 at West Virginia Route 41, on the right when traveling east on U.S. 60. |
| | The nearby highway is part of route traversing W.Va. from Lewisburg to Point Pleasant memorialized by the state to commemorate the march of the American Colonial army of 1,200 men led by Andrew & Charles Lewis. After a month's march this army . . . — — Map (db m33809) HM |
| On Stanaford Road (West Virginia Route 41) 3.8 miles from Meadow Bridge Road (County Route 41), on the left when traveling south. |
| | Site of largest mine disaster in Fayette County history. On 2 March 1915, coal dust in Layland #3 ignited, killing 112 men; 42 of 53 survivors were rescued 6 March, one mile inside 10th left section behind barricade they built. — — Map (db m140484) HM |
| On U.S. 60 at Spy Rock Loop, on the right when traveling east on U.S. 60. |
| | Sandstone formation at 2510 feet is landmark known for view of Sewell Mt. range to SE. Known as "Rock of Eyes" by Native Americans and dubbed "Spy Rock" by Civil War soldiers. Sept. 1861, Gen. J.D. Cox and 5,000 Union soldiers camped here to oppose . . . — — Map (db m34430) HM |
| On 2nd Avenue (West Virginia Route 61) 0.1 miles east of College Street, on the right when traveling west. |
| | Born in slavery in Monroe Co., Sept. 7, 1848, he worked as servant in the Confederate army. Served as teacher and ordained Baptist minister; estab. West Virginia Enterprise, Pioneer, & Mountain Eagle papers; later a lawyer. First . . . — — Map (db m34413) HM |
| On Fayette Pike West (West Virginia Route 61) 0.1 miles east of Jackson Street, on the left when traveling east. |
| | Fayette County
Formed in 1831 from Nicholas, Greenbrier, Kanawha, Logan. Named for General Lafayette. On New River, 1671, Batts and Fallam officially claimed Mississippi Valley for Great Britain in opposition to the claim of France. . . . — — Map (db m76931) HM |
| On 4th Avenue east of Washington Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Settled before the Revolution by Levi Morris, whose father, William Morris, made the first permanent settlement in the Great Kanawha Valley. Named Coal Valley in 1879. Renamed when incorporated in 1891 for James C. Montgomery. — — Map (db m138010) HM |
| Near Deepwater Mountain Road (West Virginia Route 61) at the Montgomery Bridge (West Virginia Route 6), on the right when traveling east. |
| | Settled before the Revolution by Levi Morris, whose father, William Morris, made the first permanent settlement in the Great Kanawha Valley. Named Coal Valley in 1879. Renamed when incorporated in 1891 for James C. Montgomery. — — Map (db m138013) HM |
| On Fayette Pike West (West Virginia Route 61) 0.3 miles east of Jackson Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | State institution established in 1895 as Preparatory Branch of West Virginia University. In 1931, name was changed to New River State College. Became a multipurpose college in 1941, known as West Virginia Institute of Technology. — — Map (db m76933) HM |
| On West Virginia Route 16 north of Virginia Street, on the right when traveling south. |
| | An African American high school
formed in 1917, it educated black
Fayette County children until 1956.
Students were taught in community
buildings and churches, 1950-1954,
after the school was destroyed by
fire. The second DuBois High . . . — — Map (db m140445) HM |
| On West Virginia Route 41 0.4 miles south of Nallen Road, on the left when traveling south. |
| |
Nallen. Wilderness Lumber Co. camp, named
for John I. Nallen, manager, circa 1916.
John Bayes family settled in 1825
later by James Miller, who had ferry
across Meadow R. Served by Sewell
Valley, later NF&G connection to
C&O RR. . . . — — Map (db m138102) HM |
| On Central Avenue at Virginia Street, on the right when traveling south on Central Avenue. |
| | Built in 1903 by the White Oak Railway Company, the depot is one of the oldest surviving structures in the community. It was leased by the Virginian Railway Company in 1912, then purchased in 1922, and is the only extant Virginian depot in West . . . — — Map (db m143111) HM |
| On West Virginia Route 612 at Torrey Fork Road (County Route 15/2), on the right when traveling west on State Route 612. |
| | White Oak Fuel Company built the Oakwood Mine Complex in 1902. In 1915, 21 miners died when gas in the mine exploded. A year later, the original wooden tipple was upgraded to a multi-story steel structure. New River Company ran the mine after . . . — — Map (db m76691) HM |
| On Stanaford Road (West Virginia Route 41) at Prince Army Camp Road (Local Route 41/39), on the right when traveling east on Stanaford Road. |
| | Fayette County. Formed in 1831 from Nicholas,
Greenbrier, Kanawha, Logan.
Named for General Lafayette.
On New River, 1671, Batts
and Fallam officially claimed
Mississippi Valley for Great
Britain in opposition to the
claim of France.
. . . — — Map (db m140483) HM |
| On Midland Trail 3.7 miles west of Rainelle, on the left when traveling west. |
| | From August to October 1861, about
17,000 Union and Confederate troops
operated near the Sewell Mountain
area. Waiting for a major battle
that never came, many soldiers died
of disease caused by foul weather.
Excessive rainfall hampered . . . — — Map (db m138110) HM |
| On Midland Trail (U.S. 60) at Stonehouse Road (County Route 10), on the right when traveling east on Midland Trail. |
| | Southwest is the Old Stone
House, built, 1824, by Richard
Tyree on the James River and
Kanawha Turnpike. It was visited by Jackson, Clay, Webster,
Benton, and other notables.
Here Matthew Fontaine Maury
wrote his book on navigation. — — Map (db m138108) HM |
| On West Virginia Route 5 0.1 miles west of Spruce Run (County Route 30), on the left when traveling west. |
| | 1922-1992. Funds raised and labor provided by Duck Run and Bear Run citizens Wilford, Keith, Bush, Hess, Wright, Summers, Landford, Cloves,Divers, Hardman,Simmons & Floyd. Engineers: Fred Lewis & Wm Moss. Roebling Co. and Bethlehem Steel supplied . . . — — Map (db m50026) HM |
| On Pioneer Way (County Route 5/3) 0.2 miles east of North Court Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | At the top of the hill is the site of a log fort 30x30 feet in size, built in spring, 1864, for Capt. W.T. Wiant's Gilmer County Home Guards. Occupied until December, 1864. Burned days later by Confederates under Capt. Sida Campbell. — — Map (db m73428) HM |
| On North Lewis Street (U.S. 33) east of Main Street, on the left when traveling east. |
| | Here was written “The West Virginia Hills,” State song. This was the home of William Perry Brown, author of three score books for children, and for many years one of the most popular writer for the old “Youth’s Companion.” — — Map (db m14154) HM |
| | A college that offers both professional and general education with emphasis on teacher education was established by the Legislature in 1872 as the Glenville Branch of the West Virginia Normal School. Became Glenville State Normal School in 1898. . . . — — Map (db m73429) HM |
| | A central West Virginia college maintained for the training of grade and high school teachers. Established as a normal school in 1872 by the Legislature. Given college status in 1930. — — Map (db m73430) HM |
| On North Lewis Street (U.S. 33) at Factory Road (West Virginia Route 5), on the right when traveling east on North Lewis Street. |
| | Built this home in 1837 on a 1000-acre tract, and laid out the town of Glenville in 1845. As a member of the Virginia Assembly, he urged the building of the Parkersburg-Staunton Turnpike. As a Congressman, in 1842, Hays appointed Thomas Jonathan . . . — — Map (db m17557) HM |
| On George Washington Highway (U.S. 50) at Mavis Avenue, on the right when traveling west on George Washington Highway. |
| |
Grant County. Formed in 1866 from Hardy. Named for General Grant, later President. At the northwestern corner is the Fairfax Stone, which established the limits of the lands of Lord Fairfax. The county has many mountain peaks and beautiful . . . — — Map (db m156427) HM |
| On West Virginia Route 93 at Scherr Road (County Route 1), on the right when traveling south on State Route 93. |
| | Cliffs 800 feet high lining great cleft in the New Creek and Knobley mountains, which rival the famed Franconia Notch of New England. Scene of skirmish in 1863 between General Jones' cavalry and Federal troops from New Creek. — — Map (db m36835) HM |
| On George Washington Highway (U.S. 50) west of Cherry Ridge Road, on the left when traveling west. |
| | The proclamation of George III, King of England, in 1763 ordered settlement west of these mountains to stop. The early treaties between the English and the Six Nations accepted this range as the dividing line between them. — — Map (db m75184) HM |
| On George Washington Highway (U.S. 50) west of Cherry Ridge Road, on the left when traveling west. |
| | Frontier defense, including blockhouse, stockade, and cabins. Part of the chain of forts established by George Washington about 1755. Point of refuge for the Bowmans, Lees, Logsdons and many pioneer families. — — Map (db m75185) HM |
| On U.S. 220 just south of the city line, on the right when traveling south. |
| | Here was the southwestern boundary of the six million acre estate of Lord Fairfax. This vast tract, lying south of the Potomac and known as the Northern Neck, included the Eastern Panhandle and most of the South Branch. — — Map (db m155451) HM |
| On U.S. 220, on the right when traveling south. |
| | Near this fort, established as defense against Indians, stood Samuel Bingamon's cabin. His home attacked and his wife wounded, Bingamon single-handed shot and clubbed to death all but one of a party of seven Indians. — — Map (db m50399) HM |
| On Virginia Avenue (West Virginia Route 55) east of Main Street (U.S. 220), on the right when traveling east. |
| | Settled about 1745. Near by was Fort George, Indian fort. Federal trenches overlooked the town in 1863 and 1864. Here is grave of Rev. W. N. Scott, pioneer preacher, who built churches at Old Fields, Moorefield, and Petersburg. — — Map (db m155450) HM |
| On Patterson Creek Road (County Route 5) 0.4 miles north of Williamsport-Twin Mountain Road (Local Road 5/2), on the left when traveling north. |
| | Nearby was located cabin of Vincent Williams, an early settler and noted Indian fighter of the South Branch, who lived on Patterson’s Creek near Fort Pleasant. During a July 16, 1756 attack on his home, Williams killed five Native Americans before . . . — — Map (db m94034) HM |
| On Riverview Avenue (West Virginia Route 12) at Monroe Street, on the right when traveling east on Riverview Avenue. |
| | Settled in 1777 by “Elder” John Alderson, the frontier missionary. He organized the first Baptist church in the Greenbrier Valley. In 1763, the Muddy Creek settlements were destroyed by Shawnee Indians under Cornstalk. — — Map (db m76515) HM |
| On North Monroe Street north of Walnut Avenue, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Alderson Academy opened September 18, 1901, a coeducational secondary school founded mainly through the efforts of Miss Emma C. Alderson. Closely associated with Greenbrier Baptist Church, after 1910 control was assumed by W. Va. Baptist . . . — — Map (db m76519) HM |
| On West Virginia Route 3 0.2 miles east of Big Branch Road (County Road 3/11), on the right when traveling east. |
| |
Marker Front: Formed, 1778, from Botetourt and Montgomery. Named for the river which drains it. This county had many pioneer forts and saw many bloody Indian battles. Here are the world-famed White Sulphur and other mineral springs. . . . — — Map (db m76636) HM |
| On Midland Trail W (U.S. 60) at Old State 12/Alta Mountain Road (County Route 60/38) on Midland Trail W. |
| | The nearby highway is part of route traversing W.Va. From Lewisburg to Point Pleasant memorialized by the state to commemorate the march of the American Colonial army of 1,200 men led by Andrew & Charles Lewis. After a month's march this army . . . — — Map (db m55819) HM |
| On Midland Trail W (U.S. 60) at Old State 12/Alta Mountain Road (County Route 60/38) on Midland Trail W. Reported missing. |
| | Fort Donnally Built by Andrew Donnally a few miles north about 1771. Attack on this fort by 200 Indians in 1778 was second most important frontier engagement in the State. The fort was relieved by force under Colonel John Stuart.
Border . . . — — Map (db m55818) HM |
| On Midland Trail (U.S. 60) at Raders Valley Road, on the left when traveling south on Midland Trail. |
| | Built by Andrew Donnally a few mile north about 1771. Attack on this fort by 200 Indians in 1778 was second most important frontier engagement in the state. Fort was relieved by force under Col. John Stuart.
Before the Fort Donnally attack, . . . — — Map (db m116372) HM |
| On Midland Trail (West Virginia Route 60) at Delta Road 7 (Local Route 60/70), on the right when traveling east on Midland Trail. |
| | The resistant Droop Sandstone
in this quarry is the “Maxon Sand”
of the driller, and shows southerly
dipping cross laminations. This
Sand yields oil and natural gas
at depths of over 1000 feet in
southern and central West Virginia. — — Map (db m140575) HM |
| On Alta Dr (West Virginia Route 12). |
| | Unknown Soldiers
Six miles west, a Confederate regt. from Georgia camped at Blue Sulphur Springs in improvised shelters, during the winter of 1863. Many died of exposure and disease, and are buried on the hill 400 yards north of the . . . — — Map (db m100004) HM WM |
| On Midland Trail (U.S. 60) 1.2 miles west of Harts Run Road (County Road 60/14), on the right when traveling west. |
| | The massive pebbly sandstone exposed in the cliff is the Berea of the driller and geologist. This sand produces large quantities of oil and natural gas in West Virginia. — — Map (db m76501) HM |
| On Seneca Trail (U.S. 219) north of Red Oaks Farm Lane, on the right when traveling north. |
| | In November 1863, David S. Creigh, a well-known southern sympathizer, found a Union soldier ransacking his home and harassing his wife. In the ensuing fight, Creigh killed the man, then hid the body. Later arrested, Creigh was tried and, on June 10, . . . — — Map (db m110028) HM |
| On U.S. 219 0.2 miles north of Anthony Road (County Route 21), on the right when traveling north. |
| | Col. John Stuart, who came here in 1769 with McClanahan, the Renicks, and companions, bought out earlier claims of William Hamilton. "The Cliffs" to the east offer one of the celebrated beauty spots of Greenbrier Valley. — — Map (db m50389) HM |
| On Midland trl (U.S. 60), on the right when traveling south. |
| | On the evening of May 1, 1863, Lt. Col. George Edgar moved to block Union troops marching to Lewisburg. Establishing lines at Tuckwiller's hill, Edgar caught the enemy by surprise under cover of darkness early on the 2nd, and reportedly feigned . . . — — Map (db m116378) HM |
| On U.S. 60, on the right when traveling west. |
| | The Greenbrier Limestone in the quarry represent the "Big Lime" of the driller. Fish-egg like oölitic zones in the "Big Lime" produce oil and natural gas in West Virginia. — — Map (db m97799) HM |
| On Church St., on the right when traveling south. |
| | Carnegie Hall, built in 1902, by Lewisburg Female Institute and citizens of the Greenbrier Valley area. It is one of only three Halls in the U.S. named for Andrew Carnegie who gave $26,750. Local citizens gave $10,000 to complete the Hall. . . . — — Map (db m61464) HM |
| On North Jefferson Street (U.S. 219) north of Lee Street, on the left when traveling south. |
| | Col. John Stuart Col. John Stuart built Stuart Manor, 1789, near Fort Stuart. He was a military and civil leader and led a company in the Battle of Point Pleasant. As clerk of Greenbrier County, he left many historic records. His first office is . . . — — Map (db m50394) HM |
| On Courtney Drive east of Washington Street (U.S. 60). |
| | Side A On the hill, 400 yards west, in a common grave shaped like a cross, lie unclaimed bodies of ninety-five Confederate soldiers, casualties of the area, including those of the Battle of Droop Mountain and the Battle of Lewisburg. . . . — — Map (db m21748) HM |
| On E. Washington St. near Near Lee St.. |
| | Enslaved African, noted for bravery in defense of Fort Donnally during Shawnee attack May 29, 1778. He was granted his freedom by James Rodgers in 1801. Land granted to other defenders; his 1795 pension petition, supported locally, denied. . . . — — Map (db m21737) HM |
| On Church Street at West Foster Street, on the right when traveling south on Church Street. |
| | Site of the campus of Greenbrier College. In 1812, the Rev. John McElhenney established a co-ed school, the Lewisburg Academy. In 1875, the academy transferred all properties to the Lewisburg Female Institute. Briefly named Lewisburg Seminary prior . . . — — Map (db m140673) HM |
| On Court Street at Randolph Street on Court Street. |
| | Constructed 1837 by John W. Dunn, well known local brickmason. All brick was made locally. Building has been in constant use since its completion and is unchanged except for wings added in 1937 and 1963. — — Map (db m50471) HM |
| On U.S. 60, on the right when traveling west. |
| | First established at Lewisburg 1808-09 by Dr. John McElhenney and chartered as an academy in 1812. Used as barracks and hospital during War between the States. Present buildings on north side of town built 1921. — — Map (db m19378) HM |
| On U.S. 219 at Greenbrier Ave., on the right when traveling north on U.S. 219. |
| | First school was established 1808-09 by Dr. John McElhenney and chartered as an academy in 1812. Used as barracks and hospital during War between the States. The present buildings were erected in 1921. — — Map (db m19382) HM |
| On Courtney Drive at Washington Street (U.S. 60) on Courtney Drive. |
| | Side A Site of Fort Savannah, built in 1755. Here at Camp Union Gen. Andrew Lewis mustered troops which participated in the Battle of Point Pleasant 1774. Lewisburg was incorporated in October, 1782, by the Virginia Assembly. Side B . . . — — Map (db m21747) HM |
| On U.S. 60, on the left when traveling west. |
| | Confederate troops under Gen. Henry Heth here, May 23, 1862, were repulsed in attach upon division of Col. Geo. Crook's brigade. The Old Stone Church was used as a hospital. In his retreat, Heth burned bridge over Greenbrier at Caldwell. — — Map (db m19380) HM |
| On Houfnaggle Road (County Route 35) 1.8 miles south of Midland Trails Road (U.S. 60), on the left when traveling north. |
| | Pontiac's WarMassacre of white families of Muddy Creek and of the Clendenins near here by a band of Shawnee Indians led by Chief Cornstalk, in 1763, completed the destruction of the early settlements in the Greenbrier Valley.
Welsh . . . — — Map (db m50395) HM |
| On North Court Street at Preston Boulevard, on the right when traveling north on North Court Street. |
| | Born July 28, 1805, Samuel Price served in the Virginia legislature, 1850-1841 Constitutional Convention, and 1861 Richmond Convention. From 1863 to 1865, he was Lt. Governor of Confederate Virginia. As president of West Virginia’s Constitutional . . . — — Map (db m140698) HM |
| On Midland Trail (U.S. 60) at Cavendish Road (Local Route 60/17), on the left when traveling east on Midland Trail. |
| | Near here, at highest point on
the Midland Trail, Gen. Robert
E. Lee had headquarters during
his campaign in West Virginia
in 1861. His famous war horse
“Traveler,” was brought to him
here from the Andrew Johnston
farm in . . . — — Map (db m138111) HM |
| On Kanawha Avenue (U.S. 60) 0.1 miles east of S. Sewell Street (West Virginia Route 20), on the left when traveling east. |
| | Meadow River Lumber CompanyEstablished as Raine-Andrew Lumber Co. concern with purchase of 32,000 ac. (1906-08) by John & Tom Raine, namesake of Rainelle, founded 1908. Used logging railroad from woods to mill & Sewell Valley RR (NF&G) to C&O. . . . — — Map (db m50391) HM |
| On 219 at Hokes Mill Road (County Road 62), on the right when traveling west on 219. |
| | In this cave, whose beautiful natural formations have long been known, salt petre was manufactured before 1835. When war broke out between the states in 1861, it was a source of powder supply for General Lee's army. — — Map (db m76509) HM |
| On West Main Street (U.S. 219) at Locust Street, on the right when traveling south on West Main Street. |
| | From the French word meaning “Greenbrier”. Thomas Edgar settled in Greenbrier County before 1780. His son built first grist mill on Greenbrier River. Three successive mills were destroyed but the fourth plant operates today. — — Map (db m76513) HM |
| On Midland Trail W Road (U.S. 60) east of Fagle Lane, on the left when traveling east. |
| | A post office was established here in 1889 and the village was incorporated in 1945. Named for Dr. Cyrus A. Rupert (1812-1891), a prominent local physician. The first settler here was William McClung (1738-1833) who came in 1766. A soldier in the . . . — — Map (db m50390) HM |
| On Midland Trail W Road (U.S. 60) near junction with Sam Black Church Road (County Route 60/5), on the right when traveling east. |
| | Built in 1901, church building was dedicated in memory of the Rev. Sam Black (1813 - 1899). He preached here in the 1880s - 90s. Born in Rupert & licensed in 1840, Black was a Methodist circuit rider almost fifty years. Sam Black Church, a spiritual . . . — — Map (db m55766) HM |
| On Midland Trail W Road (U.S. 60) 0.1 miles south of Exit 156 - Sam Black Church exit (Interstate 64), on the right when traveling east. |
| | Interred in nearby cemetery is Zona Heaster Shue. Her death in 1897 was presumed natural until her spirit appeared to her mother to describe how she was killed by her husband Edward. Autopsy on the exhumed body verified the apparition's account. . . . — — Map (db m50356) HM |
| On Trout Road (County Road 10) at Friar's Hill Road (County Road 9), on the right when traveling north on Trout Road. |
| | On November 26, 1862, 20 members of Company G, 2nd WV Cavalry, led by Maj. William H. Powell and Lt. Jeremiah Davidson, surprised and routed 500 Confederate soldiers of the 14th VA Cavalry at the base of Cold Knob. Union forces captured more than . . . — — Map (db m144217) HM WM |
| On E. Main St. (U.S. 60). |
| | Site of the first organized golf club in United States. It was formed, 1884, on the "Oakhurst estate of owner, Russell W. Montague, a New Englander and Scotchmen" George Grant, Alexander m. and Roderick McLeod and Lionel Torrin. — — Map (db m21752) HM |
| On East Main St. (U.S. 60) at West Virginia Route 92, on the right when traveling west on East Main St.. |
| | A two-day encounter, Aug. 26-27, 1863, between Gen. Sam Jones' Confederates and Gen. W. W. Averell's Federals. Action is also known as Howard's Creek, White Sulphur Springs and Rocky Gap. Losses: 350. — — Map (db m76721) HM |
| On Kanawha Trail (West Virginia Route 311) 0.3 miles south of Exit 183 (Interstate 64), on the right. |
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Greenbrier County. Formed, 1778, from Botetourt and Montgomery. Named for the river which drains it. This county had many pioneer forts and saw many bloody Indian battles. Here are the world-famed White Sulphur and other mineral springs.
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| On U.S. 60 at Kate's Mountain Rd. on U.S. 60. |
| | Named for Kate Carpenter, whose husband, Nathan, was killed by the Indians. Fine scenic view. Home of Kate's Mountain Clover and other rare plants, such as the Box Huckleberry, 6000 years old - the oldest living thing. — — Map (db m19363) HM |
| On U.S. 60, on the left when traveling west. |
| | Large Federal fish hatcheries are located here. A mile east on Howard's Creek the armies of North and South fought in 1863. At "Oakhurst" three miles north the first golf club in America was organized in 1884.
Twelve Presidents, from "Old . . . — — Map (db m19361) HM |
| On Northwestern Turnpike (U.S. 50) 0.2 miles west of Moler Drive, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Confederate troops under Captain George F. Sheets were defeated by Colonel S. H. Dunning's 5th Ohio Infantry here, Jan. 7, 1862. North River Bridge and a number of buildings were burned by the Federals. — — Map (db m126141) HM |
| On Northwestern Turnpike (U.S. 50) 0.1 miles east of North River Road (County Road 50/21), on the right when traveling east. |
| | The pure massive sandstone forming Hanging Rock is the Oriskany of the driller and geologist. The "Oriskany Sand," an important gas Sand, has produced in excess of a trillion cubic feet of gas in West Virginia. — — Map (db m150664) HM |
| On U.S. 50, on the right when traveling west. |
| | Troops from this fort under Captain Mercer were ambushed in 1756 and many were killed. The French and Indians later attacked the fort but the garrison, aided by Daniel Morgan and other frontiersmen, repulsed the assault. — — Map (db m4556) HM |
| On U.S. 50, on the right when traveling west. |
| | In 1784, Washington proposed the Northwestern Turnpike as an all-Virginia route to the Ohio. Authorized in 1827 and started in 1831, it remains a monument to the skill of its engineers, Charles Shaw and Colonel Claudius Crozet. — — Map (db m4623) HM |
| On Carpers Pike (West Virginia Route 259) at Capon Springs Road (Local Route 16), on the left when traveling south on Carpers Pike. |
| | First erected in 1874 as a two span bridge on US Route 50 near Romney, one span was moved here in 1938 and re-erected on a new foundation. the 17' wide by 176' long bridge is a Whipple-Murphy Truss. The state’s oldest extant metal truss, the bridge . . . — — Map (db m92752) HM |
| On West Virginia Route 259 north of Capon Springs Road (County Route 16), on the left when traveling south. |
| | Capon Springs bears Indian name meaning the "Medicine Waters." Discovered in 1765. Famous resort of early days. President Franklin Pierce, Daniel Webster, and his guest, Sir Henry Bulwer, the British Minister, were among guests. — — Map (db m50808) HM |
| On Bloomery Pike (West Virginia Route 127) east of Owl Hollow, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Named for James Caudy, pioneer and Indian fighter, who took refuge from the Indians on a mass of rocks overlooking Cacapon River during the French and Indian War (1754–1763). From his position on the Castle of Rocks, he defended himself by . . . — — Map (db m20850) HM |
| On Bloomery Pike (West Virginia Route 127), on the right when traveling east. |
| | Bloomery Iron Furnace
The furnace was built, 1833, by Thomas Pastly and later was owned by Lewis Passmor. He placed a Mr. Cornwell in charge who operated it until 1848 when it was sold to S. A. Pancost. He and his heirs operated it until 1875 . . . — — Map (db m11019) HM |
| On Bloomery Pike (West Virginia Route 127) 0.4 miles west of South Sleepy Creek Road (Route 734), on the right when traveling west. |
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Hampshire County
Oldest county; established by the Virginia Assembly, 1754. Formed from Frederick and Augusta. Lord Fairfax, owner, named it for the English shire of the same name. Ice Mountain and Hanging Rocks are among its natural . . . — — Map (db m159337) HM |
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