Captain John Hereford / Mercer's Bottom
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dukemartin
N 38° 39.120 W 082° 09.864
17S E 398678 N 4278802
A two sided sign telling about two officers in the Revolutionary Army.
Waymark Code: WMWE6P
Location: West Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 08/22/2017
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Captain John Hereford
Revolutionary War Adjutant in Col. John Alexander's Virginia Regiment under Lafayette at Yorktown. He was born in Fairfax Co. in 1758, moved to Mason Co. in 1808, serving as magistrate and sheriff, and died, 1846.
Mercer's Bottom
This is part of the 16,000 acre tract surveyed by order of Washington for General Hugh Mercer. Nearby are the graves of Adjutant John Hereford and Ensign John Wilson. They were officers in the Revolutionary Army.
Marker Number: none on marker
Marker Title: Captain John Hereford / Mercer's Bottom
Marker Location: West of Rt2
County or Independent City: Apple Grove, WV
Marker Program Sponsor: West Virginia Archives & History, 2012
Web Site: Not listed
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