Historical Markers and War Memorials in Marshall County, West Virginia
Moundsville is the county seat for Marshall County
Adjacent to Marshall County, West Virginia
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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Nearby mine supplied coal to large Wheeling Steel mill. An explosion here, 28 April 1924, resulted in third worst mine disaster in state history. 119 miners, many natives of Poland, Italy and Greece, were killed. There were no survivors. Led to . . . — — Map (db m59838) HM
Marshall County. Formed in 1835 from Ohio. Named for Chief Justice John Marshall. In Marshall County is Grave Creek Mound, first among remains left by the unknown race which lived in the Ohio Valley centuries before the white man came. . . . — — Map (db m57250) HM
Marshall County. Formed in 1835 from Ohio. Named for Chief Justice John Marshall. In Marshall County is Grave Creek Mound, first among remains left by the unknown race which lived in the Ohio Valley centuries before the white man . . . — — Map (db m189430) HM
Marshall County. Formed in 1835 from Ohio. Named for Chief Justice John Marshall. In Marshall County is Grave Creek Mound, first among remains left by the unknown race which lived in the Ohio Valley centuries before the white men came. . . . — — Map (db m67104) HM
This Bridge donated by David Pollock Esq. & James Rizer. Originally sat at the
Elementary School in Aleppo, PA. It was moved and constructed by members of Boy Scout Troop #92. Engineered by Nick Lilley - May 2015 — — Map (db m161151) HM
Constructed with PWA grant, 1939, the unique semi-circular pool with underwater lifeguard station was design of Frank Hunter. Beach area once had sand from Lake Michigan. Pool also emergency reservoir for fire protection. Listed in 1993 on National . . . — — Map (db m80388) HM
Site of Indian fort built in 1779 on land of George Beeler. In 1782, an attack of Mohawk and Shawnee Indians was repulsed by its defenders, among whom were Martin and Lewis Wetzel, the celebrated scouts and Indian fighters. — — Map (db m21076) HM
Born November 18, 1847, he moved to Cameron as a child. Lying about his age, he enlisted in the 6th WV Volunteer Infantry in September 1864. Alley was captured at New Creek, WV, in November and was a POW until February l1865. Postwar, he worked in . . . — — Map (db m161145) HM
Bennett Cockayne
House
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
c.1850 — — Map (db m164731) HM
In the summer of 2010 personnel from Archaeological Consultants of the Midwest in Wheeling excavated one of the several privies thought to be in existence on the grounds surrounding the Cockayne Farmhouse. The excavation of this privy exposed a . . . — — Map (db m164733) HM
A partnership of the John Marshall High School Horticulture Department
and the Cockayne Farmstead Preservation Project of the Marshall County Historical Society.
The contemporary garden and orchard, first planted by JMHS . . . — — Map (db m164735) HM
Born 3 June 1856, in 1885 was first licensed woman physician in state; opened private practice then hospital in Wheeling, 1892. Jones was active in temperance and women's suffrage; and promoted establishment of state sanitariums in Terra Alta & . . . — — Map (db m57247) HM
The Cockayne Mound is one of the few remaining intact prehistoric mounds in Marshall County. It has been given site number 46MR26 in the archaeological files of the West Virginia Division of Culture & History.
In January, 2005, Jamie Vosvick . . . — — Map (db m164734) HM
The Cockayne Farm
The Cockayne farmhouse was built by Bennett Cockayne around 1850. His son Samuel A.J. was renowned as a sheep breeder. Dubbed Glendale by Samuel's wife Hannah, the farm was the namesake for Glen Dale when it was . . . — — Map (db m102040) HM
Dedicated this 26th day of May 1986
To the men and women who served
with pride of patriotism and love of flag and country
To Recall ★
Reconfirm ★
Reflect ★
Restore
The Principles of Freedom
★ . . . — — Map (db m160341) WM
John Wetzel and sons, Lewis, Jacob, Martin, John, and George, came with the Zanes in 1769 and built a fort. The Wetzels became famous scouts and Indian fighters. In 1787, the elder Wetzel was killed by Indians at Baker’s Station. — — Map (db m21075) HM
Near this spot occurred the massacre, by Indians, of Captain William Foreman and twenty one of his men on September 27th, 1777.--•--
This marker erected by Wheeling Chapter
Daughters of the American Revolution. — — Map (db m71009) HM WM
In the "Narrows," September 27, 1777, Capt. Wm. Forman (Foreman) and his Hampshire County troops were ambushed by Indians; 21 were killed. They had joined Fort Henry garrison, located on the Ohio at Wheeling to protect western settlements. — — Map (db m71010) HM
Rescued the body of 2nd Lieutenant Benjamin H. Hodgson from within the enemy lines; brought up ammunition and encouraged the men in the most exposed positions under heavy fire in the Little Big Horn River fight.
Sergeant Benjamin C. Criswell . . . — — Map (db m20503) HM
Bushrod Washington Price
House
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
c. 1830 — — Map (db m196489) HM
In tribute to Howard D. Blankenship, who made all the arrangements to have both cannons retrofitted to their original. His project started 1977 and was completed 1984.
The northern piece was manufactured by N.P. Ames Foundry, Springfield . . . — — Map (db m20394) HM
"A limb has fallen from the family tree
I hear a voice that whispers, "Grieve not for me.
Remember the best times, the laughter, the songs.
The good life I lived while I was strong.
Continue my heritage, I'm counting on you. . . . — — Map (db m196479) WM
This world-famous burial mound was built by the Adena people sometime before the Christian Era. The mound was originally 69 feet high, 295 feet in diameter, and was encircled by a moat. There were many mounds in the area-hence the city's name: . . . — — Map (db m54886) HM
In memory of
Julian L. Berisford
SPC United States Army
June 13, 1984
November 4, 2009
Killed in Action
Bermal District, Afghanistan
Company C, 3rd Battalion
509th Infantry 4BCT
Fort Richardson, AK
In honor of all fallen . . . — — Map (db m196485) WM
The “Spirit of St. Louis,” piloted by Charles Lindberg landed in Moundsville .1 mile west at Langin Field, Aug. 4, 1927. Seen by 140,000 locally, he led aviation into the rocket era, creating the U.S. air transportation network. — — Map (db m20418) HM
Erected By
The County Court
of Marshall County,
West Virginia
To Commemorate the Service
Men and Women of Marshall
County in the World War
1917 - 1919
The tumult and the shouting dies-
Lord God of Hosts - Be with us yet . . . — — Map (db m54933) WM
Moundsville. Named for Grave Creek Mound. This mound, 900 feet around, 70 feet high, is the largest conical mound in America. The inscribed stone found in it has never been deciphered. Near by was the Indian fort built by Joseph Tomlinson.
. . . — — Map (db m20373) HM
Dedicated to the Recipients of the
Nations oldest military decoration
The Purple Heart
Combat Veterans Wounded
1782 Military Order of
The Purple Heart 1932
My stone is red for
The blood they shed.
The . . . — — Map (db m54934) HM
At Rosby’s Rock (5 Mi. E.) Dec. 24, 1852, the B. & O. Railroad joined the Baltimore and Wheeling with the first continuous railroad from the Atlantic to the Ohio, after such engineering feats as building 11 tunnels and 113 bridges. — — Map (db m21074) HM
Born January 20, 1820, Trainer worked as a tailor before becoming a Methodist minister. An opponent of secession, he was a delegate to the state's first Constitutional Convention and served as chaplain of the 12th WV Infantry during the Civil War. . . . — — Map (db m189433) HM
This French oak tree planted by Volture #173 40 6. April 9, 2003
Tree dedicated to those in the Armed Forces of the U.S. who gave their lives to assure mankind, liberty and freedom forever.
"Lord God of hosts, be with us . . . — — Map (db m196478) WM
Erected by
The County Court
of
Marshall County West Virginia
to commemorate its
volunteers in the
Spanish-American War
They served that others might be free — — Map (db m55011) WM
This tract of 587 acres in Round Bottom was patented by George Washington in 1784 after a purchase of warrants held by officers of the French and Indian War. Washington sold these lands in 1798 to Archibald McClean. — — Map (db m54819) HM
This tract of 587 acres in Round Bottom was patented by George Washington in 1784 after a purchase of warrants held by officers of the French and Indian War. Washington sold these lands in 1798 to Archibald McClean. — — Map (db m190875) HM
Established, 1866, A prison for men and women convicted of felonies until prison for women was established at Pence Springs, 1947. Capital criminals were hanged here, 1889-1950. Electric chair used until death penalty was abolished, 1965. — — Map (db m54890) HM
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
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
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
Born in 1820, Clemens studied law at Washington College (PA) and was admitted to the bar in 1843, then established a practice in Wheeling. Serving in the U.S. House, 1852-53 and 1857-61, he was a delegate to the Richmond Convention of 1861, where he . . . — — Map (db m190873) HM
