Harrison County / Lewis County
N 39° 07.876 W 080° 25.237
17S E 550076 N 4331503
A sign at the county line telling about the formation of each county.
Waymark Code: WMG55A
Location: West Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 01/14/2013
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Harrison County
Formed, 1784, from Monongalia. It included all or parts of 17 other counties. Named for Benjamin Harrison, signer of Declaration of Independence and the governor of Virginia, 1781-84. Birthplace of Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson.
Lewis County
Formed, 1816, from Harrison. Named for Colonel Charles Lewis who was killed at the Battle of Point Pleasant in 1774. Home of Jesse Hughes, frontier scout, and boyhood home of General Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson.
Marker Number: none
Marker Title: Harrison County / Lewis County
Marker Location: Route 19
County or Independent City: North of Jane Lew, WV
Web Site: [Web Link]
Marker Program Sponsor: West Virginia Historic Commission, 1964
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