Johnsontown
N 39° 20.426 W 077° 53.445
18S E 250867 N 4358541
A sign telling us about the first free black community in West Virginia.
Waymark Code: WMJCCY
Location: West Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 10/29/2013
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Johnsontown
Founded by free African Americans, George W. & Betty Johnson, in 1848 on 12 acres, it was the first free black community in the state. Johnsons and other families built number of homes and a log, one~room graded school, which also served as a meeting place and housed religious activities until Zion Baptist Church was erected in 1898. Many burials in the adjacent cemetery represent former families.
Marker Number: none
Marker Title: Johnsontown
Marker Location: South of Johnsontown Rd, Co Rt 1 / 4
County or Independent City: Charlestown, WV.
Web Site: [Web Link]
Marker Program Sponsor: West Virginia Division of Archives and History, 2003
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