Braxton County / Lewis County
N 38° 47.924 W 080° 28.962
17S E 544920 N 4294569
Quick Description: A sign telling us where the counties where formed from and who they were named after.
Location: West Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 6/1/2015 6:52:58 AM
Waymark Code: WMP010
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Long Description:
Braxton County
Formed in 1836 from Lewis, Kanawha, and Nicholas. Named for Carter Braxton, signer of the Declaration of Independence. Washington planned to establish important point in project for western communication in this county.
Lewis County
Formed from Harrison in 1816. It was named for Colonel Charles Lewis, who was killed in 1774 at Battle of Point Pleasant. It was home of Jesse Hughes, frontier scout, and the boyhood home of General Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson.
Marker Number: None shown on maker
Marker Title: Braxton County / Lewis County
Marker Location: East of RT 19
County or Independent City: Walkersville
Marker Program Sponsor: None shown on sign
Web Site: Not listed
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