Hampshire County / Morgan County
N 39° 29.973 W 078° 26.179
17S E 720438 N 4375352
Tells where the counties where formed from and how they were named.
Waymark Code: WMGNQT
Location: West Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 03/25/2013
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Hampshire County
Oldest county; established by the Virginia Assembly, 1754. Formed from Frederick and Augusta. Lord Fairfax, owner, named it for the English shire of the same name. Ice Mountain and Hanging Rocks are among its natural wonders.
Morgan County
Formed, 1820, from Berkeley and Hampshire. Named for Gen. Daniel Morgan of the Revolutionary Army. Many of his renowned "Riflemen" were from the Eastern Panhandle, where he once lived. Famed Berkeley Springs here.
Marker Number: none
Marker Title: Hampshire County / Morgan County
Marker Location: At county line on Route 9.
County or Independent City: Paw Paw, WV
Web Site: [Web Link]
Marker Program Sponsor: West Virginia Department of Culture and History, 1981
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