Hardy County / Virginia
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dukemartin
N 38° 46.891 W 078° 53.758
17S E 682759 N 4294634
Double sided sign at the West Virginia / Virginia border. West Virginia sign tells where the county was formed from and the Virginia sign tells who the state was named after.
Waymark Code: WMWB94
Location: West Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 08/07/2017
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Hardy County
Formed from Hampshire in 1786. Named for distinguished Virginian, Samuel Hardy. In 1725, John Van Meter of New York visited the South Branch Valley. He praised it highly, so his sons acquired land and settled at Old Fields.
Virginia
Named for Queen Elizabeth, the Virgin Queen of England. Site of the first permanent English settlement, 1607, in America. Virginia was one of the 13 original colonies and birthplace of wight United States presidents.
Marker Number: none on marker
Marker Title: Hardy County / Virginia
Marker Location: East side of Rt 259, at WV / VA border.
County or Independent City: Hardy County, WV
Marker Program Sponsor: West Virginia Archives & History, 2012
Web Site: Not listed
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