Isaac Duvall and Company
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N 40° 15.919 W 080° 36.766
17T E 532925 N 4457277
This marker honors Isaac Duvall whose company built the first glass house in western Virginia in 1813.
Waymark Code: WM3ZN3
Location: West Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 06/12/2008
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member flyingmoose
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The first glass house in Western Virginia was built at Charlestown, now Wellsburg, in 1813, by Isaac Taylor Duvall and Company. It was located on the southeast corner of Fifth and Yankee Streets. Cobalt blue, green and clear flint glass wares were made here. Isaac Duvall died in 1828, and company was sold in 1838 to Samuel Lowther, Joseph Miller and George Cotts for $2100.
Marker Title: Isaac Duvall and Company

Marker Location: Route 2, Wellsburg

County or Independent City: Brooke County

Marker Program Sponsor: West Virginia Department of Culture and History

Marker Number: Not listed

Web Site: Not listed
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