Marshall County / Wetzel County
N 39° 43.223 W 080° 49.384
17S E 515164 N 4396738
A two sided sign telling where the counties were formed from and who they were named after.
Waymark Code: WMK5ZW
Location: West Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 02/18/2014
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Marshall County
Formed in 1835 from Ohio. Named for Chief Justice John Marshall. In Marshall County is Grave Creek Mound, first among remains left by the unknown race which lived in the Ohio Valley centuries before the white men came.
Wetzel County
Formed in 1846 from Tyler. Named for Lewis Wetzel, the great frontiersman, who with his brothers during Indian days ranged the settlements from the Wetzel home in Marshall County throughout northern West Virginia.
Marker Number: None shown on marker
Marker Title: Marshall County / Wetzel County
Marker Location: West side of Rt 2
County or Independent City: Proctor, WV
Web Site: [Web Link]
Marker Program Sponsor: None shown on sign.
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