Gilmer County / Lewis County
N 39° 00.612 W 080° 43.088
17S E 524403 N 4317946
A two sided sign telling us from where the two counties were formed.
Waymark Code: WMGJ0R
Location: West Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 03/10/2013
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Gilmer County
Formed in 1845 from Kanawha and Lewis. Named for Thomas Walker Gilmer, Secretary of the Navy in Tyler's cabinet, who was killed in an accident on a war vessel. Farming is important, particularly sheep and cattle raising.
Lewis County
Formed from Harrison in 1816. It was named for Colonel Charles Lewis, who was killed in 1774 at Battle of Point Pleasant. It was home of Jesse Hughes, frontier scout, and the boyhood home of General Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson.
Marker Number: none seen of the sign
Marker Title: Gilmer County / Lewis County
Marker Location: North of Route 33 / Route 119
County or Independent City: Gilmer and Lewis County line on Route 33 / Route 119.
Web Site: [Web Link]
Marker Program Sponsor: None listed on bottom of sign.
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