Calhoun County / Gilmer County
N 38° 50.167 W 081° 00.570
17S E 499175 N 4298590
A two sided sign telling us from where the counties were formed.
Waymark Code: WMGJ1A
Location: West Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 03/10/2013
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Calhoun County
Formed in 1856 from Gilmer. Named for John C. Calhoun, eminent statesman from South Carolina. Is an important oil and gas~producing county. It is largely devoted to farming and has been prominent in livestock raising.
Gilmer County
Formed, 1845, from Kanawha and Lewis. Named for Thomas Walker Gilmer. Secretary of the Navy in President Tyler's Cabinet, who wad killed by the explosion of a gun on board the United States battleship, Princeton, February 28, 1844.
Marker Number: none
Marker Title: Calhoun County / Gilmer County
Marker Location: Sotuh of Route 33
County or Independent City: At Calhoun and Gilmer county line on Route 33.
Web Site: [Web Link]
Marker Program Sponsor: West Virginia Archives and History, 2009
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