Madison
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two-bit Joe
N 38° 03.999 W 081° 44.168
17S E 435427 N 4213465
Quick Description: County Seat
Location: West Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 3/9/2011 1:03:02 PM
Waymark Code: WMAXXX
Views: 12
Long Description:
County seat, incorporated in 1906 and named for William Madison Peyton, a leader in movement for the formation of Boone County, 1847. Peyton, pioneer in the development of the Coal River Valley, locked and dammed Coal River in the 1840's and made it navigable for steamboats to transport coal from area to markets, and for a period made the Coal Valley one of the great industrial regions of the State.
Marker Title: Madison
Marker Location: WV 85, courthouse square, Madison
County or Independent City: Boone County
Marker Program Sponsor: West Virginia Department of Archives and History 1971
Marker Number: Not listed
Web Site: Not listed
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