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Oriskany Sand
in West Virginia Historical Markers
A sign telling us the amount of gas that the "Oriskany Sand" has produced in West Virginia.
posted by: Paintedwarrior
location: West Virginia
date approved: 08/26/2013
last visited: 08/30/2013
SW1 km
Fort Mill Ridge Trenches
Located at the intersection of Fort Mill Ridge Road and Core Road
posted by: flyingmoose
date approved: 11/03/2020
last visited: never
NE1.3 km
Lew Wallace's Raid on Romney
A sign telling about Col. Lew Wallace raid against Southern forces.
posted by: dukemartin
date approved: 08/27/2020
W1.3 km
Col. Claudius Crozet/ Mechanicsburg Gap
Located before the gap and along Eastbound Route 50 there is easy parking but no sights. There is however a Civil war fort east of here worth visiting.
date approved: 07/27/2006
last visited: 08/24/2013
NE2.4 km
Indian Mound
This marker is located along Route 50 right at the entrance to the Indian Mound Cemetary. This cemetary is well worth the visit.
date approved: 07/24/2006
last visited: 10/26/2011
E3.1 km
Early Memorial
Located in front of the Hampshire County Courthouse and the intersection of route 28 and 50 in downtown Romney.
date approved: 07/25/2006
"Stonewall" Jackson
E3.2 km
W. VA School For Deaf And Blind
Located along the Westbound side of route 50, this marker stands in front of the school which still stands and operates. My parents are Deaf and had taken me here when I was younger and it is good to know a piece of WVA Deaf and blind culture still stands.
NE6.4 km
Fort Forman
A sign telling us about Capt. William Forman.
date approved: 10/27/2011
last visited: 10/28/2011
NE14 km
Mount Bethel Church
A sign telling about the background of this church building.
date approved: 05/28/2013
last visited: 06/01/2013
NW14.6 km
Washington's Host
A sign telling of Abraham Johnson's arrival in the Patterson Creek valley.
date approved: 04/17/2017
last visited: 04/17/2017
SW15.9 km
White House Farm - Summit Point WV
In 1740, Dr. John McCormick, a Scots (Scotch)-Irish immigrant bought 395 acres from Jost Hite and established White House Farm
posted by: Don.Morfe
date approved: 03/12/2020
last visited: 10/24/2021
E16.4 km
Ice Mountain
Intersection of Route 50 and 29, parking is nearby as well as a nice asortment of flowers surrounding the marker. Please see marker webpage for information about Ice Mountain and the available tours.
last visited: 01/18/2012
NW16.4 km
Oriskany~Helderberg
Oriskany sandstone and Helderberg limestone have produced over a trillion cubic of gas in West Virginia.
date approved: 03/31/2022
SW17.4 km
High Knob
A high peak along the county line between Hampshire and Hardy Counties.
posted by: Markerman62
date approved: 04/08/2015
last visited: 03/20/2016
W17.5 km
Vandiver-Trout-Clause- House
Located along the Eastbound side of Route 50, this marker sits in front of the actual house which seems to be kept up pretty well. Parking is a cinch.
last visited: 09/01/2004
N19.3 km
Fort Ashby
Fort Ashby, one in the chain of Indian forts built by George Washington.
N19.5 km
Fort Ashby marker, located in Fort Ashby at the intersection of WV 28 and WV 46.
posted by: bitmapped
date approved: 02/12/2010
last visited: 05/18/2013
NW20 km
Keyser / Averell's Raid
A sign telling about Averell's Raid and how many times the town of Keyser changed hands during the civil war.
NW20.1 km
Fort Fuller / Capture of New Creek
A double sided sign, Fort Fuller built in 1862 and the capture of 700 Union soldiers at Fort Fuller.
Potomac State College
Located on a corner in front of the college this marker sits a bit high off the ground and like most other WV markers could use some TLC. The campus seems nice aside from the town locals.
Thomas R. Carskadon
A outline of jobs held by Thomas R. Carskadon
date approved: 09/10/2020
Keyser
Located in downtown Keyser on the northboud side of Route 220 there is parking at the nearby basketball courts.
E20.9 km
Blue's Gap Battle
A sign giving a brief history of the civil war battle fought here.
date approved: 04/16/2018
last visited: 04/16/2018
E22.4 km
A sign telling the amount of gas produced.