Jefferson County/Maryland
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member vhasler
N 39° 26.152 W 077° 48.219
18S E 258704 N 4368898
Dual message marker at the state border
Waymark Code: WMM94X
Location: West Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 08/14/2014
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member razalas
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East Face
Jefferson County
Formed in 1801 from Berkeley. Named for Thomas Jefferson. Home of Generals Gates, Darke, and Charles Lee. Here four companies of Washington's men organized. Shepherdstown was strongly urged as the seat of the National Capitol.

West Face
Maryland
Named for Queen Henrietta Maria, the wife of Charles I, who gave a royal charter to Cecil Calvert, second Lord Baltimore, in 1632. First settlement at St. Mary's City in 1634. It was one of the 13 original colonies.

West Virginia Archives & History, 2012

Limited parking right at marker.

Marker Number: None

Marker Title: Jefferson County/Maryland

Marker Location: US 340 at Virginia/West Virginia border

County or Independent City: Jefferson County

Web Site: [Web Link]

Marker Program Sponsor: West Virginia Archives & History, 2012
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