Fort Minear/First County Seat
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member two-bit Joe
N 39° 09.760 W 079° 41.970
17S E 612356 N 4335633
Erected by John Minear in 1776 located in St. George
Waymark Code: WM3AFX
Location: West Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 03/05/2008
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member flyingmoose
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Erected by John Minear in 1776, who with a group of immigrants later founded St. George. Settlement site of American Indian raids in spring of 1780. Minear and son Jonathan among those killed in 1781 attack.

Here stood Tucker's first courthouse. Confederate flag raised over it, May 1861. The town changed sides ten times during the Civil War. "County Seat War" ended Aug 1, 1893, when records removed by armed men.
Marker Title: Fort Minear/First County Seat

Marker Location: Main Street, St. George

County or Independent City: Tucker County

Marker Program Sponsor: West Virginia Division of Archives And History 2001

Marker Number: Not listed

Web Site: Not listed
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