Wyoming / Raleigh County
N 37° 40.311 W 081° 22.435
17S E 467025 N 4169472
A sign telling where the counties were formed from and how they were named.
Waymark Code: WMD6YA
Location: West Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 11/28/2011
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Wyoming County
Formed in 1850 from Logan. Named for the Wyoming tribe of Indians. First settler was John Cooke; first permanent settlement, Oceana. County has vast areas of smokeless coal. Among its natural features is Castle Rock.
Raleigh County
Formed, 1850, from Fayette. Named for Sir Walter Raleigh, who planted the first English colony in America. Beckley, the county seat, was founded by Alfred Beckley, and named for his father, John, first clerk of the House of Representatives.
Marker Number: none
Marker Title: Wyoming / Raleigh County
Marker Location: South East side of Rt 97 and Rt 54
County or Independent City: Slab Fork, WV
Web Site: [Web Link]
Marker Program Sponsor: West Virginia Department of Archives and History, 1975
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