Wellsburg
Posted by: silverquill
N 40° 15.927 W 080° 36.763
17T E 532930 N 4457292
This marker commemorates the founding of Wellsburg, West Virginia.
Waymark Code: WM3ZN1
Location: West Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 06/12/2008
Views: 17
Established in 1791. Brooke Academy, started, 1778, incorporated in 1799. Here lived Joseph Doddridge, the author of "Frontier Notes," and Patrick Gass, member of the Lewis and Clark Expedition and author of its "Journal".
Marker Title: Wellsburg
Marker Location: Route 2, Wellsburg
County or Independent City: Brooke County
Web Site: [Web Link]
Marker Number: Not listed
Marker Program Sponsor: Not listed
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