Preston County/Taylor County
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member wvhunter
N 39° 20.071 W 079° 53.687
17S E 595251 N 4354481
County Line on Rt. 50
Waymark Code: WMA4AQ
Location: West Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 11/14/2010
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member tiki-4
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Formed from Monongalia in 1818 and named for James Preston, 13th governor of Virginia. Here is model Federal homestead project, sponsored by Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt, the wife of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 32nd President.

Formed, 1844, from Marion, Harrison and Barbour. Named for John Taylor of Virginia. This county was the home of Bailey Brown, first Union soldier killed in the Civil War. He was shot, May 22, 1861, at Fetterman, now Grafton
Marker Title: Preston County/Taylor County

Marker Location: US 50

County or Independent City: Preston/Taylor

Marker Program Sponsor: West Virginia Historic Commission

Marker Number: Not listed

Web Site: Not listed
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