Nicholas County / Clay County
N 38° 16.924 W 081° 11.469
17S E 483282 N 4237128
Tells where the counties were formed from and how they received their names.
Waymark Code: WMF1W4
Location: West Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 08/08/2012
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Nicholas County
Formed in 1818 from Kanawha, Greenbrier, and Randolph. Named for Wilson C. Nicholas, the governor of Virginia, 1814-1817. In this county in 1861 sharp engagements were fought at Carnifex Ferry and at Kessler's Cross Lanes.
Clay County
Formed in 1858 from Braxton and Nicholas. Named for the great Kentuckian, Henry Clay, who was so popular in western Virginia that in 1820 a monument was erected to him for his part in bringing the National Road to Wheeling.
Marker Number: none
Marker Title: Nicholas County / Clay County
Marker Location: East of Rt 16
County or Independent City: Bentree, WV
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