Marion County / Wetzel County
N 39° 38.531 W 080° 25.108
17S E 549897 N 4388205
A sign at the county line telling about the formation of the counties.
Waymark Code: WMG92D
Location: West Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 01/31/2013
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Marion County
Formed, 1842, from Harrison and Monongalia. Named for hero of the Revolution, Gen. Francis Marion. County was home of Francis H. Pierpont, leader in formation of this State. The Monongahela River forms just above Fairmont.
Wetzel County
Formed in 1846 from Tyler. Named for Lewis Wetzel, the great frontiersman who, with his brothers during Indian days, ranged the settlements from their home in Marshall County throughout northern West Virginia.
Marker Number: none
Marker Title: Marion County / Wetzel County
Marker Location: west sidd of Route 250
County or Independent City: Marion / Wetzel counties
Web Site: [Web Link]
Marker Program Sponsor: West Virginia Department of Culture and History, 1978
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