Born 1808, he represented Roane
County in 2nd Wheeling Convention,
1861, and voted in favor of a new
state despite pro-Southern views
of his constituents. Arrested by
Confederates upon his return home,
Roberts was sent to Libby Prison . . . — — Map (db m179595) HM
On September 2, 1862, during the Jenkins Raid, Union Col. Rathbone (11th West Virginia Volunteers) surrendered the town of Jenkins without firing a shot in its defense, much to the disdain of men under his command. As a result of their actions, . . . — — Map (db m137929) HM
(preface) Confederate Gen. Albert G. Jenkins led 550 cavalrymen on a 500-mile raid from Salt Sulphur Springs, Aug. 22-Sept. 12, 1862, attacking Federal forces and destroying military stores. He captured and paroled 300 Union soldiers, . . . — — Map (db m189967) HM
In honor of
Col. Ruby G. Bradley
U.S. Army Nurse Corps, 30 years.
W.W. II, 1941–1945. Prisoner of war 37 months in the Asiatic Pacific Campaign in the Philippine Islands.
Korean War, 1950–1953.Chief Nurse of the . . . — — Map (db m11221) HM
Roane County. Formed in 1856 from Gilmer, Jackson, and Kanawha. Named for Judge Spencer Roane of Virginia. Land grants to Albert Gallatin and friends in 1787 and 1795, and to the Tiersons and Samuel Hopkins, included most of the county.
. . . — — Map (db m11599) HM
Dedicated to veterans of
The American Revolution • War of 1812 • Mexican War • Spanish-American War
who were residents of what is now Roane County, West Virginia
Erected by RC&D 1995 — — Map (db m189961) HM
In August 1861, a Union militia unit led by Capt. William Pell of Spencer was stationed in Spencer and charged with the area's protection. The first armed conflict consisted of three incidents over 11 days:
1—Confederate guerillas fired on the . . . — — Map (db m11447) HM
April 12, 1861—Confederates attack Fort Sumter.
April 17, 1861—Virginia Secession Ordinance adopted.
June 19, 1861—Statewide vote on ordinance confirmed. Roane County voted in favor of secession, although majority of future West . . . — — Map (db m13900) HM
Visited, 1771, by Jesse Hughes, Indian fighter and scout. In 1812, named Tanner’s Cross Roads for Samuel Tanner. To the west on the Marcellus Hart farm is the deepest oil or gas well east of the Mississippi River, 9104 feet. — — Map (db m14125) HM
Formerly
The First Methodist Church
Organized in 1851
and
The Grace Methodist Church
Organized in 1870
Consolidated September 22, 1940 — — Map (db m189970) HM
Born April 20, 1919, Zona, WV, one of 15 children
of Ord and Ethel Gandee Conley
Walton HS 1938 Glenville State College 1938-41
Co. M Spencer National Guard 1939
Awarded Distinguished Service Cross
for gallantry July 13, 1944
Killed . . . — — Map (db m189962) WM
“The memory of those men who went out in their country’s service, whether to the North or to the South, whether returned and buried here, or fell on the field and was laid to rest elsewhere, deserves to be kept.” —William H. Bishop
In the . . . — — Map (db m13933) HM
The Pocatalico River keeps
alive the Indian word which
meant “Plenty of Fat Doe.”
Here early hunters and
trappers brought their furs
and by canoe made their way
down this stream to Great
Kanawha River and markets. — — Map (db m137923) HM
