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Dr. John Green
in West Virginia Historical Markers
First resident doctor in Mineral County WV.
posted by: dukemartin
location: West Virginia
date approved: 04/16/2018
last visited: 04/16/2018
SE4.2 km
Claysville United Methodist Church
Ample parking at the church a hundred or so feet from the marker, but the church is the place to see. If you can get photos of the inside that would be great!
posted by: flyingmoose
date approved: 07/25/2006
last visited: 08/24/2013
NW6.6 km
Mineral County / State of Maryland
A two sided giving a brief history of Maryland and Mineral County WV.
SW8 km
Grant County / Mineral County
A sign telling us from where the two counties were formed.
posted by: Paintedwarrior
date approved: 03/21/2016
last visited: 03/20/2016
E10.3 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.
date approved: 07/27/2006
last visited: 09/01/2004
NE13.4 km
Thomas R. Carskadon
A outline of jobs held by Thomas R. Carskadon
date approved: 09/10/2020
last visited: never
Keyser
Located in downtown Keyser on the northboud side of Route 220 there is parking at the nearby basketball courts.
NE14.2 km
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.
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.
date approved: 03/31/2022
N14.5 km
Mayo And Savage
A sign telling us about trying to find the headwaters of the Potomac River.
date approved: 04/17/2017
last visited: 04/17/2017
NE14.6 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.
date approved: 08/26/2013
N14.8 km
Don Redman
A sign telling about Don Redman and Jazz music.
NE16.1 km
Oriskany~Helderberg
Oriskany sandstone and Helderberg limestone have produced over a trillion cubic of gas in West Virginia.
SE18 km
Vincent Williams
A sign telling us about the Native Americans attack on his home.
SW18 km
By King's Command
A sign telling us to stop settlements west of these mountains.
Fort Ogden
A sign telling us some of the buildings established by George Washington.
SE18.8 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
NE19 km
Washington's Host
A sign telling of Abraham Johnson's arrival in the Patterson Creek valley.
S19.2 km
Greenland Gap
Cliffs 800 feet high lining great cleft in the New Creek and Knobley mountains
posted by: two-bit Joe
date approved: 03/26/2011
last visited: 07/03/2012
W21.4 km
Grant County / State of Maryland
Two sided sign. Grant County - Tells who the county was named after. State of Maryland - Tells who the state was named after.
date approved: 07/07/2012
last visited: 07/14/2012
SE22.7 km
High Knob
A high peak along the county line between Hampshire and Hardy Counties.
posted by: Markerman62
date approved: 04/08/2015
E26.6 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.
E27.4 km
Fort Mill Ridge Trenches
Located at the intersection of Fort Mill Ridge Road and Core Road
date approved: 11/03/2020
E27.8 km
Oriskany Sand
A sign telling us the amount of gas that the "Oriskany Sand" has produced in West Virginia.
last visited: 08/30/2013
SE28.5 km
Fort Pleasant
A marker about a Revolutionary War fort.
date approved: 03/14/2015