Fayette County / Raleigh County
N 37° 52.763 W 081° 09.018
17S E 486782 N 4192443
A two sided sign telling us where these two counties were formed from.
Waymark Code: WMM2H6
Location: West Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 07/08/2014
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Fayette County
Formed in 1831 from Nicholas, Greenbrier, Kanawha, Logan. Named for General Lafayette. On New River, 1671, Batts and Fallam officially claimed Mississippi Valley for Great Britain in opposition to the claim of France.
Raleigh County
Formed, 1850, from Fayette. Named for Sir Walter Raleigh, who planted the first English colony in America. Beckley, the county seat, was founded by Alfred Beckley, and named for his father, John, first clerk of the House of Representatives.
Marker Number: None shown on marker
Marker Title: Fayette County / Raleigh County
Marker Location: West side of RT 61.
County or Independent City: Fayette / Raleigh Counties
Marker Program Sponsor: West Virginia Historic Commission, 1965
Web Site: Not listed
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