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Jordan Nelson's Coal Bank
in West Virginia Historical Markers
Tells about selling coal for 1 cent a bushel.
posted by: dukemartin
location: West Virginia
date approved: 11/27/2018
last visited: never
Bramwell / Mill Creek Coal & Coke Co.
A two sided sign telling us a brief history of the town of Bramwell and about the 1st shipment of coal from the Pocahontas coal field.
Flag Raising
Tells us about the new flag with a 35th star for New Virginia.
date approved: 10/18/2018
The Hanging of David Creigh
Tells us about a man protecting his property but yet was hanged for it.
date approved: 10/11/2018
Confederate Postal Service
A brief outline of Civil War rebel postal services.
Allen T. Caperton
A sign telling us how Allen T. Caperton served in government.
West Virginia (Mercer County) / Mercer County
A two sided sign telling us about who settled in West Virginia and how Mercer county got it name.
Greenbrier County / Summers County
A two sided sign telling us where the counties were formed from and what they were named after.
date approved: 10/05/2018
Alderson Baptist Academy and Junior College
A sign telling us some of the history of the school once located here.
Greenbrier County / Nicholas County
A two sided sign telling us where both counties were formed from and what they were named after.
Sewell Mountain Campaign
Tells of Union and Confederate forces waiting for a battle that never happened.
Monroe County / West Virginia (Monroe County)
A two sided sign telling where Monroe County was formed from and who settled the area of West Virginia.
Fort Gay
date approved: 09/11/2018
Helvetia
A sign describing the many skills the immigrants brought to this town.
date approved: 06/05/2018
last visited: 06/05/2018
Big Lime
The limestone here yields oil and natural gas.
Andrew & Charles Lewis March
A quick description of the trail by Andrew & Charles Lewis plus the battle they fought at Point Pleasant.
date approved: 05/16/2018
last visited: 05/16/2018
Fayette County / Summers County
A two sided sign telling where the counties were formed from.
Layland Mine Disaster
Site of largest mine disaster in Fayette County.
Fayette County / Raleigh County
A two sided sign telling us where the counties where formed from.
date approved: 05/15/2018
Oakwood Mine Complex
Short history of how the Oakwood Mine Complex came to be.
Townsend's Ferry
Quick history about the ferry that once operated here.
Fight At Ramsey's Fort
A small Union garrison located on a hill west of Kesslers Cross Lanes.
Mineral County / State of Maryland
A two sided giving a brief history of Maryland and Mineral County WV.
date approved: 04/16/2018
last visited: 04/16/2018
West Virginia / Frederick County VA
A two sided sign giving a brief history for each state.