Gerrardstown
N 39° 22.255 W 078° 05.751
17S E 750178 N 4361962
Tells who the town was named after.
Waymark Code: WMGNT8
Location: West Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 03/25/2013
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Gerrardstown
Established as a town, 1787. Named for John Gerrard, first pastor of Mill Creek Baptist Church, which was organized by early settlers about 1743. The congregation reorganized after Indian hostilities during the French and Indian War.
Marker Number: none
Marker Title: Gerrardstown
Marker Location: West of Route 51
County or Independent City: Gerrardstown, WV
Web Site: [Web Link]
Marker Program Sponsor: West Virginia Department of Archives and History, 1974
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