West Virginia / Giles County
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Thorny1
N 37° 23.836 W 080° 48.106
17S E 517545 N 4138962
Virginia Historical Marker on the border of VA and WV in Giles County.
Waymark Code: WM4AR6
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 07/30/2008
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member tiki-4
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West Virginia/Giles County
Z-289

(Obverse) West Virginia Z-289 West Virginia was long a part of Virginia. Morgan Morgan began the settlement of the region in 1727. A great battle with the Indians took place at Point Pleasant, 1774. West Virginia became a separate state of the Union in 1863.

(Reverse) Giles County Z-289 Formed in 1806 from Montgomery, Tazewell and Monroe, and named for William B. Giles, United States Senator and Governor of Virginia, 1827-1830. Mountain Lake is in the county.

1951
Marker Number: Z-289

Marker Title: West Virginia / Giles County

Marker Location: VA/WV state line on US 219.

County or Independent City: Giles County

Web Site: [Web Link]

Marker Program Sponsor: Not listed
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