Harrison County / Taylor County
N 39° 16.730 W 080° 12.139
17S E 568801 N 4348022
A two sided sign telling when and where the counties were formed from.
Waymark Code: WMGX01
Location: West Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 04/18/2013
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Harrison County
Formed, 1784, from Monongalia. It included all or part of 17 other counties. Named for Benjamin Harrison, signer of Declaration of Independence and the governor of Virginia, 1781~1784. Birthplace of General "Stonewall" Jackson.
Taylor County
Formed, 1844, from Marion, Harrison and Barbour. Named for John Taylor of Virginia. This county was the home of Bailey Brown, first Union soldier killed in the Civil War. He was shot, May 22, 1861, at Fetterman, now Grafton.
Marker Number: none
Marker Title: Harrison County / Taylor County
Marker Location: Rt 76east from Bridgeport, WV
County or Independent City: Bridgeport, WV
Web Site: [Web Link]
Marker Program Sponsor: West Virginia Department of Archives and History, 1974
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