Preston County, WV / Maryland
N 39° 16.533 W 079° 29.228
17S E 630495 N 4348446
A two sided sign at the border of Preston County WV and Maryland.
Waymark Code: WMPVNV
Location: West Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 10/26/2015
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Preston County
Formed from Monongalia in 1818 and named for James Preston, 13th governor of Virginia. Here is model Federal homestead project, sponsored by Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt, the wife of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 32nd President.
Maryland
Named for Queen Henrietta Maria, the wife of Charles I, who gave a royal charter to Cecil Calvert, second Lord Baltimore, 1632. First settled at Saint Mary's City in 1634. It is one of the thirteen original colonies.
Marker Number: none
Marker Title: Preston County, WV / Maryland
Marker Location: North West of RT 219
County or Independent City: Red House, MD
Marker Program Sponsor: West Virginia Archives and History, 2012
Web Site: Not listed
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