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Peter Burr House
in West Virginia Historical Markers
A sign telling us about one of the state's oldest frame structures.
posted by: Paintedwarrior
location: West Virginia
date approved: 10/30/2013
last visited: 02/04/2023
E2.9 km
General William Darke
A sign telling us about General William Darke
last visited: 11/02/2013
SW3.2 km
Johnsontown
A sign telling us about the first free black community in West Virginia.
NW4 km
Travelers' Rest
Information about General Horatio Gates.
date approved: 10/30/2012
last visited: 08/13/2014
W5.6 km
The Bower
Tells about General Adam Stephen's home.
date approved: 03/25/2013
last visited: 08/10/2014
SE6.9 km
Bellair - Harpers Ferry, WV
Historical marker placed by the West Virginia Dept of Archives and History in 1974.
posted by: Queens Blessing
date approved: 11/02/2008
last visited: 03/22/2014
S7.1 km
Freedom's Call
A call for rebels to join the British army.
date approved: 02/13/2012
last visited: 12/05/2015
Martin R. Delany
Things that Martin R. Delany did during his lifetime.
last visited: 02/25/2012
S7.2 km
A short text about defiance toward Lord Dunmore in 1775.
date approved: 03/24/2014
last visited: 09/04/2014
SW7.6 km
Locust Hill
Tells about the mansion built by John and Lucy.
last visited: 03/30/2013
S7.7 km
Charles Town
This historical marker is located in front of the old Charles Town Post Office in Charles Town, West Virginia.
posted by: Marine Biologist
date approved: 08/21/2008
SW7.7 km
Harewood
Tells about the home here and some of the people who visited here.
Ruins of St. George's Chapel
Tells about the history of the chapel.
NW7.9 km
Veterans Administration Center
A sign telling how the center received its name and when it opened.
date approved: 06/23/2013
last visited: 01/09/2022
S7.9 km
Star Lodge No. 1 / Old Stone House
A two sided sign telling us about one of the oldest buildings in Charles Town and the fact that two African-American organizations bought the building.
last visited: 03/29/2014
S8 km
John Brown Scaffold
Site of the scaffold on which John Brown, leader of the Harpers Ferry raid, was executed December the Second, 1859.
posted by: Don.Morfe
date approved: 03/09/2020
last visited: 10/24/2021
SW8 km
Cameron's Depot
Tells of the Civil War battle here and the areas it covered.
Cedar Lawn
Tells about the land that different Washington's owned.
S8.4 km
Happy Retreat
This historical marker is located in front of the "Happy Retreat" home of Charles Washington (George Washington's youngest brother) in Charles Town, West Virginia.
SE8.9 km
Union Skirmish Line
This historical marker is located on the Bolivar Heights/Schoolhouse Ridge section of the Harpers Ferry National Historic Park in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia.
SW8.9 km
Richwood Hall
Tells about the mansion and how it was used during the Civil War.
NE9.3 km
Shepherd State Teachers College
This historical marker is located at the intersection of German Street (West Virginia Route 230) and King Street (West Virginia Route 480) in Shepherdstown, West Virginia.
last visited: 04/16/2017
NE9.7 km
Shepherd College/Shepherdstown
Two sided historical marker describing the town and college.
posted by: vhasler
date approved: 08/26/2012
last visited: 03/23/2013
NE10 km
Jefferson County/Maryland
Dual message marker at the state border
date approved: 08/14/2014
The James Rumsey Bridge
Marker for bridge dedicated to James Rumsey
posted by: Prying Pandora
date approved: 06/11/2010
last visited: 04/12/2023